Access Capital Community Investment Fund

Ron Homer communicates with our Access Capital clients and coordinates our efforts to ensure that each client receives the most appropriate investment solutions and service. He also serves as President of the Access Capital Community Investment Fund. Before joining RBC GAM (US) in July 2008, Ron served as the chief executive officer of Access Capital Strategies LLC. Prior to co-founding Access Capital, he was the president and chief executive officer of the Boston Bank of Commerce, New England’s largest minority-owned financial institution. During Ron’s tenure, the bank was a leading lender in affordable housing, home mortgages, small business, and community development in Boston. He also formerly served as a director at Sallie Mae and the Nynex telephone companies. Ron began his career in the financial services industry in 1969. He earned a BA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Rochester. Ron also holds honorary degrees from the University of Massachusetts-Boston and Cambridge College. He is a past chairman of the National Bankers Association and a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Consumer Advisory Council. Ron was the founding chair of the American Bankers Association Center for Community Development. He is the Vice Chair and a founding board member of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.

John Huber oversees our fixed income research and portfolio management efforts. John is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He joined RBC GAM (US) in 2004 from Galliard Capital Management, where he was a founding member and principal. Before that, John was a portfolio manager at Norwest Investment Management, where he began his career in the capital markets group in 1990. He earned a BA from the University of Iowa and an MBA in Finance from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. John acts as an advisor to the Carlson Funds Enterprise for the University of Minnesota. He is also a board member of the Minneapolis Downtown YMCA. John is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

Todd Brux co-leads the Rates Research Team in our fixed income group. Todd has extensive fixed income industry experience and is currently responsible for researching Agency and whole-loan residential mortgage-backed securities as well as commercial mortgage- and asset-backed securities. He also has portfolio management responsibilities for our community investing, mortgage, and opportunistic high income mandates. Before joining RBC GAM (US) in 2004, Todd held senior positions at GMAC-RFC, and was previously a senior investment analyst at Galliard Capital Management. He began his career in the investment industry in 1994. Todd earned a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

Brian Svendahl co-leads the Rates Research Team in our fixed income group. Brian has specific research responsibilities for U.S. Treasuries and Agencies, certain Agency alternatives, and derivative/overlay strategies. He has extensive portfolio management experience and is responsible for managing our longer Government and risk based investment mandates. Brian joined RBC GAM (US) in 2005 from Wells Fargo, where he served as senior vice president and risk manager for its fixed income broker/dealer. His experience also includes liability management, balance sheet hedging strategy implementation, and various risk management activities for Wells Fargo Treasury. Brian began his career in the investment industry in 1992. He earned a BS in Economics from the University of Minnesota, and a BBA in Finance and an MBA from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Brian is a CFA charterholder.