Karla M. Rabusch
Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo & Company
President, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds
Head of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
As president of Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, Karla Rabusch oversees all business groups that support Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. She is also head of Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, which offers complementary investment solutions, including Wells Fargo managed accounts. She began her career at Wells Fargo in 1997 as the chief finance officer for the mutual fund complex. In 2004 and 2009, Karla was named one of the 100 most influential business women in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times.
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Wayne Badorf, CFP®, CFS
Executive Vice President
Head of Intermediary Sales
Wells Fargo Asset Management
Wells Fargo & Company
Wayne Badorf is head of Intermediary Sales and president of Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC. He is responsible for strategic and leadership initiatives across the organization, as well as the distribution of mutual funds and separately managed accounts (SMAs) through national, regional, and independent broker/dealers; private banks; institutional clients; retirement platforms; and registered investment advisors. Wayne joined Wells Fargo in 2000 and has more than 20 years of investment management industry experience. He has held various leadership positions and was most recently a national sales manager overseeing the management of all regional directors dedicated to representing the investment lineup, including mutual funds and SMAs.
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Erdem Cimen, CFA
Senior Vice President
Head of Strategic Planning and Analysis
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Erdem Cimen and his team are responsible for the overall direction and control of financial analysis, sales and business reporting, accounting operations, vendor contracts, and the project management office. Erdem also directs Wells Fargo Funds Management’s strategic planning and modeling process. Erdem has been with Wells Fargo since 2001. Before joining the fund’s management group in 2006, he worked in the auto finance group, initially in risk management and later as the group’s finance officer. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute.
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Debra Ann Early
Chief Compliance Officer
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Debra Ann Early is the chief compliance officer for Wells Fargo Funds Management (WFFM) and Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. She is responsible for compliance- and risk-related matters surrounding Wells Fargo Advantage Funds, including compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Debra Ann is also responsible for ensuring that the funds and the firm conform to SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and regulations. Debra Ann has more than 20 years of experience in the investment management industry and joined Wells Fargo Funds Management in 2007.
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Susan Frodl
Senior Vice President
Head of Client Services
Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC
Susan Frodl and her teams provide service and support to individual investors, institutional sales teams, and the additional sales teams that are responsible for the distribution of mutual funds and separately managed accounts through independent and national broker/dealers, private bankers, and registered investment advisors. Susan has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. She joined Wells Fargo in 2005 as part of the Strong Funds acquisition, where she held various positions since joining the firm in 1988, including client service team manager, brokerage product operations manager, and investor services team leader.
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David Messman, J.D.
Senior Vice President
Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
David Messman currently serves as a director, senior vice president, secretary and chief legal officer at Wells Fargo Funds Management. Concurrently, he serves as a managing counsel of Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. David leads the legal team that supports Wells Fargo Funds Management and its mutual fund family, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds. David joined Wells Fargo in 1996. Prior to that, he served for six years on the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C. David received both a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a juris doctor law degree from the University of Minnesota. He became a member of the Minnesota Bar in 1985 and a member of the California Bar in 1997.
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Andrew Owen, CFA
Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Andrew Owen is responsible for marketing, investments, and product development for Wells Fargo Funds Management. Andrew has been with Wells Fargo since 1992, holding various positions including portfolio manager and head of products and investments. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation, and is a member of the CFA Institute.
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Nancy Wiser
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
Nancy Wiser is the chief operating officer for Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. She is responsible for Fund Administration, Operations, Technology, Data Strategy, and Learning & Development. Nancy joined Wells Fargo Funds Management in 2011 and has more than 20 years of experience in the investment management industry. Before joining the firm, she served as the chief operating officer and chief compliance officer at a hedge fund in New York and has held various positions in areas that include fund accounting, technology, investment operations, investor relations, and compliance.
