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Dimensional advances a culture of energetic, intelligent, skilled people. These professionals bring a valuable perspective to their work and deep resources to enhance Dimensional's offering. We organize to understand our clients and strive to meet their investment challenges.
Dimensional's professional staff combines extensive investment experience with trading expertise, specifically focused and tailored for Dimensional's portfolios. The Investment Committee sets and reviews policies and procedures for all strategies, and portfolio managers make daily trading decisions.

Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., our London subsidiary, is a registered investment advisor (with the FSA in the UK and the SEC in the US). Dimensional Ltd. manages several UK funds as Open-Ended Investment Companies (OEICs) as well as an Irish umbrella fund constituted as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS). Our London office additionally acts as a sub-advisor for our UK and Continental small company portfolios and provides trading for these portfolios.

DFA Australia Limited, a subsidiary, is registered in Australia and the US (with the ASIC in Australia and the SEC in the US). Opened in December 1994, DFA Australia now manages a series of trusts for the Australian investment community. Additionally, the office serves as the sub-advisor for our Japanese and Asia Pacific portfolios, providing information and trading for Far East companies and markets.

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada Inc. is our Canadian subsidiary and is registered in British Columbia. DFA Canada offers a suite of seasoned Dimensional strategies, now designed specifically for a Canadian audience.
Board of Directors and Officers
Dimensional Fund Advisors
DFA Securities LLC
April Aandal
Chief Learning Officer and Vice President

Akbar Ali
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Darryl Avery
Vice President

Arthur H.F. Barlow
Vice President

David G. Booth
Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer and President;
Investment Committee Member

Scott A. Bosworth
Vice President

Valerie A. Brown
Vice President, Assistant Secretary, and Deputy General Counsel

David P. Butler
Director of Global Financial Advisor Services and
Vice President

Patrick E. Carter
Vice President

Joseph H. Chi
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Stephen A. Clark
Head of Portfolio Management and Vice President;
Investment Committee Chairman

Robert "Bo" Cornell
Vice President

Christopher S. Crossan
Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President

James L. Davis
Vice President

Robert T. Deere
Investment Director and Senior Portfolio Manager;
Investment Committee Member

Peter Dillard
Research Assistant and Vice President

Robert W. Dintzner
Chief Communications Officer and Vice President

BethAnn Dranguet
Counsel and Vice President

Kenneth N. Elmgren
Vice President

Richard A. Eustice
Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Eugene F. Fama
Director

Eugene F. Fama Jr.
Vice President

Gretchen A. Flicker
Vice President

Jed Fogdall
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Glenn S. Freed
Vice President

J Freeman
Vice President

  Kenneth R. French
Director

Mark R. Gochnour
Vice President

Henry F. Gray
Head of Global Equity Trading and Vice President;
Investment Committee Member

John T. Gray
Vice President

Darla M. Hastings
Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President

Joel H. Hefner
Vice President

Julie C. Henderson
Vice President

Kevin Hight
Vice President

Christine W. Ho
Vice President

Jeff J. Jeon
Vice President

Patrick M. Keating
Chief Operating Officer and Vice President

David M. Kershner
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Joseph F. Kolerich
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Michael F. Lane
Vice President

Kristina M. LaRusso
Vice President

Inmoo Lee
Vice President

Juliet Lee
Vice President

Apollo D. Lupescu
Vice President

Kenneth Manell
Counsel and Vice President

Aaron Marcus
Head of Global Human Resources and Vice President Dimensional Fund Advisors

David R. Martin
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Vice President

John A. McQuown
Director

Catherine L. Newell
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Christian Newton
Vice President

Carolyn O
Counsel and Vice President

Daniel C. Ong
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Kyle Ozaki
Senior Compliance Officer and Vice President

Gerard 0'Reilly
Vice President

  Carmen Palafox
Vice President

Sonya Park
Vice President

David A. Plecha
Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President;
Investment Committee Member

Michael J. Porter
Vice President

Ted Randall
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Eduardo A. Repetto
Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and Head of Research;
Investment Committee Member

L. Jacobo Rodríguez
Vice President

Julie Saft
Technology Planning Manager and Vice President

David E. Schneider
Director of
US Institutional Services
and Vice President

Walid A. Shinnawi
Vice President

Bruce Simmons
Vice President

Ted Simpson
Vice President

Rex A. Sinquefield
Director

Bryce D. Skaff
Vice President

Grady M. Smith
Portfolio Manager and
Vice President

Carl G Snyder
Senior Trader and
Vice President

Lawrence R. Spieth
Vice President

Bradley G. Steiman
Vice President

Robert Trotter
Vice President

Karen E. Umland
Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President;
Investment Committee Member

Sunil Wahal
Vice President

Brian J. Walsh
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Carol W. Wardlaw
Vice President

Weston J. Wellington
Vice President

Daniel M. Wheeler
Vice President

Ryan J. Wiley
Senior Trader and
Vice President

Paul Wise
Chief Technology Officer and Vice President
Board of Directors
The DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
The DFA Investment Trust Company
Dimensional Investment Group Inc.
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value Fund Inc.
David G. Booth
Chairman

George M. Constantinides
Director

John P. Gould
Director
  Roger G. Ibbotson
Director

Eduardo A. Repetto
Director
  Myron S. Scholes
Director

Abbie J. Smith
Director
Board of Directors and Local Officers
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.
Samuel C. Adams
Vice President

David G. Booth
Director

Andrew Cain
Chief Executive Officer

Christopher Crossan
Global Chief Compliance Officer

Richard A. Eustice
Chief Operating Officer

David R. Martin
Director

Catherine L. Newell
Director, Vice President and Secretary

David A. Plecha
Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Garrett Quigley
Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President

John S. Romiza
Head of International Trading

Anthony Rossdale
Vice President, Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

David M. Salisbury
Chairman and Director

Daniel M. Wheeler
Director

Karen E. Umland
Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President


DFA Australia Limited
David G. Booth
Director

Vanessa Bennett
Head of Business Development and Vice President

Valerie A. Brown
Vice President

J. Glenn Crane
Chairman, Director, Chief Executive Officer and President

Christopher Crossan
Global Chief Compliance Officer

Robert T. Deere

Richard A. Eustice
Vice President and Secretary

  Stephen J. Garth
Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Patrick M. Keating
Director and Vice President

Nathan Krieger
Regional Director and Vice President

Graham Lennon
Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President

David R. Martin
Director, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

Robert Ness
Vice President

Catherine L. Newell
Director, Vice President and Secretary
  Stephen Palmer
Compliance Manager and Vice President

Jim Parker
Vice President

David A. Plecha
Vice President

Eduardo A. Repetto
Chief Investment Officer and Vice President

Nigel A.D. Stewart
Director

Karen E. Umland
Vice President

Mark Yetman
Head of Institutional Sales and Vice President


Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada Inc.
David G. Booth
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer

Valerie A. Brown
Vice President

Christopher S. Crossan
Chief Compliance Officer
  Patrick Keating
Director, Chief Privacy Officer, Vice President

Catherine L. Newell
Vice President and Secretary

Bradley G. Steiman
Director and Vice President

  Karen E. Umland
Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President

Daniel M. Wheeler
President

Robert T. Young
Vice President

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