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Thomas A. Sontag: Managing Director, joined the firm in 2004. Mr. Sontag is a portfolio manager responsible for active, index and<br />

short duration portfolios and is a member of the Investment Grade Strategy Committee and the structured products team. Prior to<br />

joining the firm, Mr. Sontag served as a portfolio manager with Strong Capital Management for six years. His responsibilities<br />

included co-managing five mutual funds as well as separate institutional accounts. Previously, Mr. Sontag worked in the fixed<br />

income divisions of Bear Stearns (1986 to 1998 as a managing director) and Goldman Sachs (1982 to 1985). Mr. Sontag earned a<br />

BBA and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.<br />

<strong>AST</strong> Neuberger Berman Mid-Cap Growth <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

The <strong>Portfolio</strong> is managed by Kenneth J. Turek, CFA. Mr. Turek joined Neuberger in 2002 and is a Managing Director and <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

Manager for the firm’s Growth Equity Group. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Northern Trust, where he spent five years as a<br />

vice president and senior portfolio manager in Institutional Asset Management. Additionally, Kenneth had been a portfolio<br />

manager at National Investment Services and CIO at Cole Taylor Bank. He began his investment career in 1985 at Northern Trust.<br />

<strong>AST</strong> Neuberger Berman / LSV Mid-Cap <strong>Value</strong> <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

Neuberger Berman Segment. The portfolio manager responsible for the day-to-day management of the segment of the <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

managed by Neuberger Berman is Michael Greene.<br />

Michael Greene joined Neuberger Berman when the firm acquired David J. Greene and Company, LLC (DJG) in 2008. He has<br />

over 28 years of industry experience and has served as portfolio manager for the mid cap intrinsic value strategy since its<br />

inception in 1997. In his previous role, Mr. Greene was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at DJG since 1999.<br />

He joined DJG in 1985 as a research analyst, became a member of the Investment Committee in 1991 and a member of the<br />

Executive Committee in 1995.<br />

LSV Segment. The portfolio managers responsible for the day-to-day management of the segment of the <strong>Portfolio</strong> managed by LSV<br />

are Josef Lakonishok, Menno Vermeulen, CFA, and Puneet Mansharamani, CFA.<br />

Mr. Lakonishok has served as CEO, CIO, Partner and <strong>Portfolio</strong> Manager for LSV since its founding in 1994. He has more than 31<br />

years of investment and research experience. Mr. Vermeulen has served as a <strong>Portfolio</strong> Manager and Senior Quantitative Analyst of<br />

LSV since 1995 and a Partner since 1998. He has more than 20 years of investment experience. Mr. Mansharamani, CFA has<br />

served as a Partner and <strong>Portfolio</strong> Manager of LSV since 2006 and a Senior Quantitative Analyst of LSV since 2000. He has more<br />

than 12 years of investment experience.<br />

<strong>AST</strong> New Discovery Asset Allocation <strong>Portfolio</strong><br />

Bradford & Marzec<br />

Douglas Lopez, CFA, is a member of Bradford & Marzec’s Investment Policy and Strategy Committee and <strong>Portfolio</strong> Management<br />

Team. With over 23 years experience, Doug contributes to the overall management and strategic development of Bradford &<br />

Marzec as well as to broad portfolio strategies. Doug’s specialty is investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, and he serves<br />

as the Head of Global Credit for Bradford & Marzec. Working with a team of credit specialists, he directs the development of<br />

corporate credit and trading strategies for investment grade and high yield corporate bond sectors. Doug has served as the lead<br />

portfolio manager for Bradford & Marzec’s dedicated high yield portfolios for over 16 years.<br />

Prior to his current position as <strong>Portfolio</strong> Manager, Doug was Bradford & Marzec’s Director of Research and managed the credit<br />

analyst team, while continuing to serve as the primary analyst for a number of industries. Over the course of his career, Doug has<br />

held primary sector research responsibilities for a majority of the sectors of the corporate fixed income market, both investment<br />

grade and high yield, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.<br />

During his years of investment experience, he has been associated with Barclays Global Investors (formerly Wells Fargo<br />

Investment Advisors) as an assistant portfolio manager, Western Asset Management Company (WAMCO) and IBM Corporation.<br />

Doug, a CFA charterholder, belongs to the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts and the Association for Investment<br />

Management and Research. Doug holds a MBA in Finance from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor’s degree in<br />

Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach. He also acts as a lecturer and advisor to the Student<br />

-Managed Investment Fund at California State University, Long Beach.<br />

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