Abhishek joined Oberweis Asset Management, Inc. in June 2018 and is an Analyst for the Oberweis Emerging Markets strategy. Abhishek previously worked at Driehaus Capital Management as an Emerging Market Equities Summer Intern and at Flint Hills Capital Advisory as an Investment Analyst for Global Public and Private Equities. He started his investment research career in 2011 with MSCI, Inc. in Mumbai, India where he researched global firms’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks for the index provider, followed by a stint at Arisaig Partners, covering Indian equities He earned his BA in Economics and Physics from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and his MBA from the University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School. The son of an Indian diplomat, Abhishek has lived in a variety of countries across Latin America, Africa and Asia. He is fluent in Hindi and English and proficient in Spanish and Punjabi.

Robert Golcher is a Vice President and the Head of Rates and Aggregates within the Fixed Income Beta Team at SSGA LTD. He joined SSGA LTD in 2013 after 11 years at the Bank of England, where he worked in a variety of roles associated with the management of the UK’s Foreign Exchange Reserves. In particular, Mr. Golcher worked on the team responsible for hedging the interest rate and currency risk of bonds held in the Reserves, before working on the team responsible for active management. He first joined SSGA LTD on the Active Global Fixed Income Team, before moving across to the Fixed Income Beta Team in 2015. Mr. Golcher holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Nottingham and the Investment Management Certificate (IMC).

Kheng Siang Ng, CFA, is a Vice President and the APAC Head of the Fixed Income Beta Solutions Team at SSGA Singapore. He joined SSGA Singapore in 2005. Mr. Ng leads the portfolio management team in APAC, manages both hard currency and local currency emerging market bond mandates in Singapore, works to develop new fixed income solutions for clients and helps grow overall fixed income business in the region. Prior to joining SSGA, Mr. Ng spent three plus years at ABN AMRO Asset Management in Singapore managing active global rates portfolios and Asian currencies. Before that, he worked for six plus years at Bank Negara Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur as portfolio manager managing global bonds and portfolios of foreign exchange reserves, and served as Head of Financial Markets Analysis section. Mr. Ng holds First Class Honours in B.Sc (Economics) Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designations, and is a member of CFA Society of Malaysia, CFA Society of Singapore, the CFA Institute and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association.

Imran Khan is a Vice President and a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income Beta Solutions Team at SSGA Singapore. He manages both hard currency and local currency Asian bond funds. He joined SSGA Singapore in 2021. Prior to his role at SSGA Singapore, Mr Khan spent eleven years at UOB Asset Management in Singapore as head of the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Team. He started his career as a Portfolio Manager at Bank Negara Malaysia where he managed fixed income portfolios of foreign exchange reserves. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics from the University of Southern Queensland.

Catherine Smith is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager in the Fixed Income Beta Solutions Team at SSGA LTD. She is part of the Emerging Markets Debt Team, managing local currency index funds. She also manages global rates portfolios. Ms. Smith joined SSGA LTD in 2013, working in the Portfolio Services and Fixed Income Operations Teams. She began her career working in different capacities at Aviva Investors and JP Morgan. Ms. Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with French from the University of Nottingham and the Investment Management Certificate (IMC).