Jackie M. Benson, Senior Vice President of Northern Trust, is a senior research equity analyst and manages the Northern Income Equity Fund.

Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2004, Ms. Benson was a Director and Senior High Yield Analyst at Banc One Capital Markets. Previous to that, she was a portfolio manager with Zurich Scudder.

Ms. Benson received a B.S. in finance with honors from the University of Illinois and is a CFA charterholder.