Team Overview
The RS Strategic Income Fund is sub-advised by Guardian Investor Services LLC and Co-Managed by Leslie Barbi, Kevin Booth, Howard Chin, Robert Crimmins, Marc Gross, and Jonathan Jankus. All Co-Portfolio Managers are members of the RS Fixed-Income Team. The RS Fixed Income Team consists of 35 seasoned investment professionals, who on average have over 19 years of investment experience.
Portfolio Management Team
Leslie Barbi
Co-portfolio manager of RS Strategic Income Fund
- Managed the Fund since its inception in December 2009
- Prior to joining Guardian Life, Leslie was managing director of fixed income at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a portfolio manager and executive vice president of fixed income at Pacific Investment Management Co.
- Education: A.B. from Harvard University and M.B.A. from University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Kevin Booth, CFA
Co-portfolio manager of RS High Yield Fund, RS Floating Rate Fund, and RS Strategic Income Fund
- Managed RS High Yield Fund since November 2009, and RS Floating Rate Fund and RS Strategic Income Fund since their inception
- Managing director, Guardian Life
- Prior Experience: managing director at BlackRock/Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
- Education: B.A. in economics from Harpur College, SUNY Binghamton and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University
- CFA Charterholder
Howard Chin
Co-portfolio manager of RS Investment Quality Bond Fund, RS Low Duration Bond Fund, and RS Strategic Income Fund
- Managed or Co-Managed RS Investment Quality Bond Fund and RS Low Duration Bond Fund since January 1998; co-managed RS Strategic Income Fund since its inception
- Managing Director, Guardian Life
- Education: B.S. from the Polytechnic Institute of New York and M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley
Robert Crimmins
Co-portfolio manager of RS Investment Quality Bond Fund, RS Low Duration Bond Fund, and RS Strategic Income Fund
- Managed RS Investment Quality Bond Fund and RS Low Duration Bond Fund since May 2004; co-managed RS Strategic Income Fund since its inception
- Managing Director, Guardian Life
- Education: B.S. from St. John's University and M.B.A. from Fordham University
Marc Gross
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Co-portfolio manager of RS High Yield Fund, RS Floating Rate Fund, and RS Strategic Income Fund
- Managed RS High Yield Fund since July 2008; co-managed RS Floating Rate Fund and RS Strategic Income Fund since their inception
- Senior Director, Guardian Life
- Prior to joining Guardian Life, Marc was a responsible for high yield and distressed credit analysis, idea generation, and trade execution at Clinton Group and a senior analyst at RBC Dain Rauscher
- Education: B.A. from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business
Jonathan Jankus, CFA
Co-portfolio manager of the RS S&P 500® Index Fund and RS Strategic Income Fund
- Managed or Co-Managed the Funds since their inception
- Managing Director, Guardian Life
- Prior to joining Guardian in 1995, was Chief Investment Strategist for global bonds with Barclay Investments
- Education: B.A. from Queens College, M.A. from Columbia University, M.S. from Polytechnic Institute of New York, M.S. from Pace University Graduate School of Business and is a
CFA Charterholder