George Aylward Biography and Net Worth

George R. Aylward Jr. CPA serves as President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company. Mr. Aylward is our President and CEO and has held those positions since January 1, 2009, when the Company became an independent public company. He has served as President of the Company since November 6, 2006. Mr. Aylward joined Phoenix Investment Partners, Inc. (“PXP”), the majority owned asset management subsidiary of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (“PNX”) and predecessor to the Company, in 1996. Mr. Aylward served as President, Asset Management, and Senior Executive Vice President of PNX from February 2007 to December 31, 2008 and as Executive Vice President, Asset Management, of PNX from November 6, 2006 to February 2007. Mr. Aylward served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Asset Management, of PNX from 2004 through 2006, and as Chief of Staff to the Chairman, President and CEO of PNX from 2002 through 2004. Mr. Aylward also served in several senior financial positions at PXP prior to 2002. Since 2006, Mr. Aylward has served as President and Trustee of the Virtus Mutual Funds, having been Executive Vice President from 2004 to 2006; President (since 2010) and Trustee (since 2012) of the Virtus Variable Insurance Trust; Director of the Virtus Global Funds, plc since 2013; Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund since 2011; Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. since 2006; Trustee and President of the Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust since 2013; Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Duff & Phelps Select MLP and Midstream Energy Fund Inc. since 2014; and Chairman and Trustee of Virtus ETF Trust II since 2015. Mr. Aylward brings to our Board demonstrated leadership, extensive knowledge regarding the asset management and financial services industries, and superior skills as our CEO.