Joseph F. Kolerich joined Dimensional's fixed income portfolio management team in 2001. Joe has since become a senior portfolio manager and a member of the firm's Investment and Investment Policy committees. As senior portfolio manager, his responsibilities include managing domestic and global fixed income strategies for clients around the world, presenting Dimensional's fixed income strategies to clients and prospects, and contributing to the development and training of Dimensional's investment professionals.

Before joining Dimensional, he was employed for five years at Lincoln Capital Management, where he managed money market investments and traded corporate bonds. Prior to that, Joe served at Amalgamated Bank of Chicago for three years as an investment analyst, where he handled both portfolio management and client service responsibilities.

Joe earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, with concentrations in finance and economics. He also holds a BS in finance from Northern Illinois University.