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David Bessey is managing director and head of Prudential Fixed Income’s Emerging Markets team, investing in emerging market debt denominated in both $US and local currencies. Alongside co-manager Cathy Hepworth, he successfully manages the WIP Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund. Bessey also specializes in the utility and sovereign sectors for the high yield team. From 1994 to 1999, Bessey was a senior portfolio manager for emerging markets portfolios and $US investment grade assets. Previously, he developed asset allocation strategies for insurance portfolios and managed Prudential Financial’s long-term funding book. Prior to joining Prudential Financial in 1989, Bessey was a project manager on various engineering projects in the United States, Asia, and Latin America. Bessey received a B.S. in geological engineering from Cornell University and an MBA in finance from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Cathy Hepworth attended Georgetown University in 1984 and New York University in 1993 where she obtained a BSc in Foreign Science and an MBA in Finance respectively. She began her career as an analyst at Golembe Associates in 1984, and later joined Merrill Lynch in 1986 and Bankers Trust in 1986 working as an associate. She joined Oppenheim Pramerica in 1989 and currently co-manages (with David Bessey) the Wip Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund. Outside of fund management, Cathy enjoys running.