Jeffrey R. Kovanda, CFA
Vice President - Senior Credit Analyst,

McDonnell Alternative Credit Strategies, LLC ("MACS")

Mr. Kovanda is Vice President and Senior Credit Analyst in MACS. He has thirteen years of investment industry experience. Prior to joining McDonnell, he served from 2000 to 2004 as a credit analyst for the Bank Loan Asset Management Group of Columbia Management Advisors, where he covered the healthcare and electronics industries. From 1997 to 2000, he worked for Stein Roe & Farnham Incorporated as a research associate in the Private Placements Group, where he was a generalist focusing on asset-backed securities and investment-grade bonds. Mr. Kovanda received his B.S. degree from Georgetown University and his M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.