Deborah L. Koch, Vice President of Northern Trust, co-manages the Northern Technology Fund.

Before joining Northern Trust in 2003, Ms. Koch co-managed the Strong Advisor Technology Fund and Strong Technology 100 Fund. She was previously Managing Director and a member of the global equity group at Scudder Kemper Investments, where she also co-managed the Kemper Technology Fund and was part of the management team for the Scudder Technology Fund. She began her investment career in 1985 at Stein Roe & Farnham.

Ms. Koch received a B.S. in finance from the University of Rhode Island and an M.B.A. from DePaul University. She is a CFA charterholder and member of the Investment Analyst Society of Chicago and the Association for Investment Management and Research.