Brandon P. Ferguson, Second Vice President of Northern Trust, currently manages the Northern U.S. Treasury Index Fund.

Mr. Ferguson joined Northern Trust in November 2007 as an Investment Associate in the Fixed Income Group, was promoted to Associate Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in July 2009, and for the past two years has managed various fixed-income accounts for Northern Trust clients. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Ferguson was a commercial credit analyst at First Midwest Bank. Prior to this, he served as a credit manager and mortgage salesman for Wells Fargo Financial.

Mr. Ferguson received a B.A. in business administration and psychology from Illinois Wesleyan University.