Joan Binstock, Partner, Chief Operations Officer, is responsible for the operational support and oversight of Lord Abbett's accounting, processing, and administrative functions. This includes supporting the investment teams, sales and marketing initiatives, and activities on behalf of Lord Abbett's clients. She also is responsible for managing the firm's financial resources across the organization.

Ms. Binstock, who has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, joined Lord Abbett in 1999 as Chief Operations Officer, and was named a Partner in 2000. Before joining Lord Abbett, Ms. Binstock was Chief Operating Officer at Morgan Grenfell Capital Management.

Her prior experience includes: Principal and National Director of Investment Management Regulatory Consulting at Ernst & Young, LLP; Vice President and Director of Compliance at JPMorgan Mutual Funds; Chief Administrative Officer at BEA/Credit Suisse; and Chief Administrative Officer—Capital Markets Group at Goldman Sachs. She has an extensive background in operations, as well as in financial and regulatory issues facing the financial services industry.

Ms. Binstock is a member of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's (SIFMA) board of directors. She also is on the boards and finance committees of the Greyston Foundation and Greyston Bakery, which provide jobs, housing, social services, and health care to low-income residents of southwest Yonkers, New York, and surrounding areas. In addition, Ms. Binstock coordinates Lord Abbett's participation in an annual holiday fundraiser for a local nonprofit organization. Past fundraisers have benefited the York Street Project and Habitat for Humanity.

Ms. Binstock earned an MBA from New York University and a BA from the State University of New York. She also is a licensed certified public accountant (CPA).