Ms. Beery has 32 years of experience in financial services and asset management, with strong knowledge of traditional and alternative investment products and specialized expertise in B2B and B2C distribution, brand strategy and reputation management, and product marketing and packaging. Ms. Beery served as Executive Vice President, Head of US Distribution, for Janus Capital Group (now Janus Henderson Investors) a publicly traded asset-management company, from September 2009 until her retirement from Janus in August 2014. She also served as CEO and President of the Janus Mutual Funds business during that period and was a member of the Janus Executive Committee from 2003 to 2014. In her capacity leading US Distribution, Ms. Beery had oversight of sales, client service, product, marketing, and corporate communications. From April 2003 to September 2009, she served as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer for Janus Capital Group, and was the President of the Janus Foundation from 2000 to 2014, overseeing the firm s philanthropic endeavors and community relations. Ms. Beery has served as an independent fund board trustee for the Hartford Multi-Factor Exchange Traded Funds (formerly branded Lattice Strategies) since December 2014, the Hartford Exchange-Traded Funds since December 2016, the Hartford Mutual Funds since May of 2017, and the Hartford Schroders Private Opportunities Fund since July of 2023, and is a member of the Investment Committee and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Ms. Beery is also a partner at ArrowMark Partners, an investment management boutique with specialized expertise in private and alternative credit and small cap equity strategies, since March 2015.