SSgA Emerging Markets Fund (SSEMX)

George is a Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Global Investment Strategist specializing in emerging markets at SSgA. He has been involved with the firm's Active Emerging Markets Strategy over the past twelve years and is a member of the firm's Senior Management Group. Prior to joining the firm in 1998, George worked in London and Boston with the Chief Investment Officer of Baring Asset Management. He has also worked at the Frank Russell Company, Tacoma, Wa where he consulted to large institutional investors on a wide range of investment topics. George spent the first part of his career in emerging market and domestic corporate finance at Bankers Trust Company. From 1981-1985 he served at the US Treasury Department, first as US Alternate Executive Director to the World Bank and, subsequently, as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs. George is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a qualified Financial Risk Manager, as certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. His current and prior affiliations/directorships include: President, Boston Economic Club; Executive Committee of the Boston Committee on Foreign Relations; Executive Committee, Boston Society of Security Analysts; Visiting Committee, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard; Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York; and Board Member, Middle East Institute, Washington DC. He has published in Emerging Markets Review, the Financial Times and many other industry and academic journals. He is an accredited speaker fo the CFA Institute, Charlottesville, VA.

Anthony is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and the head of the Asian Emerging Markets Active Equity team. As a Senior Portfolio Manager in the firm's Active Emerging Markets team, he is responsible for product development and portfolio management for global emerging markets equity portfolios with a focus on Asian markets. Anthony is the lead portfolio manager for SSgA's QFII quota to invest in the domestic equity markets in China. Currently based in Hong Kong, Anthony was previously a portfolio manager in the Active Developed Markets team in Boston managing Long-only and Market Neutral strategies in EAFE markets. Prior to joining SSgA in 1997, Anthony was a Programmer Analyst in the Quantitative Research Group at Putnam Investments. He has been working in the investment management industry since 1996. Anthony graduated from Boston University with a BSBA with a concentration in Finance and Management Information Systems. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of CFA Institute and the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts. Anthony is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.

Jay is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors and an assistant portfolio manager in the Active Emerging Markets group. He is responsible for research and portfolio management across various emerging markets strategies. Prior to joining the Active Emerging Markets team in 2004, Jay worked on the international developed markets team as an assistant portfolio manager, as well as in Operations supporting International active equities. Jay graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a major in Economics and Accounting. He also holds an MBA from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

Del is a Principal of State Street Global Advisors and a member of the Active Emerging Markets Investment Team. She is responsible for portfolio management, research, product development and positioning across multiple strategies within this group. Previously, Del was a member of SSgA's Active International Equity team and the Socially Responsible Investment team, which is charged with acting to champion sustainable investments on behalf of SSgA. Del began her career at SSgA as an associate in the Advanced Research Center (ARC). Del has been working in the investment industry since 2001. Del received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Bentley College and is currently working towards the CFA designation.

Ismael Pomies is a Portfolio Manager in the Equity Management Unit at SSgA France. He is responsible for portfolio management and research of Emerging Markets strategies in Paris. He joined the firm in 2007. He is an Economist-Statistician and Econometrician. He graduated from the University of Toulouse and holds an MS in Financial Intermediaries and Markets from the Toulouse School of Economics. He is also a Level 2 CFA candidate and he has been working in the industry since 2007.

Pauline is a Vice President of State Street Global Advisors and a Portfolio Manager in Global Active Equity Group. She is responsible for portfolio management and research of emerging markets funds. Prior to joining SSgA, Pauline spent five years at MFS Investment Management as Investment Officer and quantitative equity analyst. She started her investment career at GuoTai Jun'An Securities in 1995. Pauline holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, an MS in Political Economics from the University of Notre Dame, and a BA in French and Diplomacy from Foreign Affairs College. She earned the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the Boston Security Analysts Society.