Jason D. Diefenthaler

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager 

Jason Diefenthaler is responsible for high yield portfolio management, trading and research.  Specifically, he is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Osprey High Yield Opportunity Fund which includes the Fund's portfolio trading, monitoring, asset allocation, taxable and tax exempt credit research, and marketing development.  He is a member of the Firm's Executive, Portfolio Management, Credit, Investment, and Compliance Committees where he works on the development of investment management decisions.  Mr. Diefenthaler began his career at Wasmer, Schroeder & Company, Inc. in January 2000 as the Firm's lead taxable and tax exempt research analyst and has been involved with the management of the Osprey High Yield Fund since its July 2003 inception. 

Mr. Diefenthaler holds a BS in Finance from Florida State University, is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, and is a board member of the Southern Municipal Finance Society.