Steve joined Continental Capital Management in 1988 after five years in the Fixed-Income Department at Stein Roe & Farnham, Inc. His responsibilities there included the management of the Managed Bond Fund, the Governments Plus Fund, and the Total Return Fund, as well as the management of the Department's larger institutional accounts.  He also served as the head of the Department's Taxable Strategy group and Secretary of the Fixed-Income Policy Committee. 

Steve received his undergraduate degree (BA) from the University of Iowa in 1979 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983 with an MS in Finance, Investments and Banking. While in graduate school, he participated in the Applied Securities Analysis program.  He has been featured in the Asset Sales Report published by American Banker Inc. and has been a guest speaker, most recently at the Illinois Public Pension Fund Association (an Association of Police and Fire Pension Funds). 

Emily joined Great Lakes Advisors in September, 1996. Prior to joining Great Lakes Advisors, she spent twelve years at Harris Investment Management where she was Chief Financial Officer and then Principal, Portfolio Manager, managing institutional fixed-income portfolios. At Great Lakes, Emily is directly involved in the management of the firm's fixed-income assets, with particular emphasis on the corporate and treasury sectors of the marketplace.