F. Barry Nelson, CFA

Senior Vice President

Mr. Nelson serves as Senior Portfolio Manager. Prior to joining Advent, Mr. Nelson was Lead Manager of Value Line Convertible Fund and Value Line Multinational Fund, and Research Director of Value Line Convertibles Survey. Under Mr. Nelson's management, Value Line Convertible Fund rose to #1 among 41 convertible funds monitored by Lipper Analytical Services. The Value Line Convertibles Survey was cited as the top-performing investment letter by Hulbert Financial Digest. His earlier experience includes international research at NatWest Securities, Research Director of Louis Nicoud & Associates, and Portfolio Manager of Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, named the #1 U.S. Government Bond Fund by Money magazine after five years, and Portfolio Manager of Value Line Aggressive Income Trust, a high yield fund. Mr. Nelson is a graduate of New York University and St. John's University Business School.