M. Jane McCart, Senior Vice President of Northern Trust, manages the Northern High Yield Municipal Fund.

Prior to joining Northern Trust in 1998, Ms. McCart spent 15 years at Stein Roe & Farnham, where she managed the Stein Roe High Yield Municipals Fund and the Stein Roe Managed Municipals Fund.

Ms. McCart received a B.S.B.A., cum laude, in finance from Lawrence Technology University. She is a board member of the Chicago Municipal Analysts Society and a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.