Timothy P. Blair, Vice President of Northern Trust, is a portfolio manager in the municipal fixed income group and manages the Northern Short-Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund. In addition to managing the Fund, he also manages individual accounts.

Mr. Blair joined Northern Trust in 1992 as an IMLG representative in Corporate & Institutional Services. In 1996, he became a municipal bond trader for the fixed income group. He began managing individual accounts in 2000 and from September 2004 to November 2006, Mr. Blair co-managed the Northern Florida Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund until the Fund was merged with the Northern Intermediate Tax-Exempt Fund.

Mr. Blair received his B.S. in business management from Northern Illinois University. He is a CFA charterholder and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Chicago.