Mr. Jeffrey D. Lorenzen, also known as Jeff, CFA, has been the Chief Investment Officer of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company since February 2009 and has been its Executive Vice President since June 2015. Mr. Lorenzen serves as the President and Principal Executive Officer of Vintage Mutual Funds Inc. Mr. Lorenzen served as the President of Investors Management Group, an Investment Advisory Subsidiary of West Bancorp. (acquired IMG on December 30, 2005 from AMCORE Financial, Inc.) from March 2005 to January 23, 2009. He served as Senior Vice President of Investments at American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. since February 2009. He served as the Chief Investment Officer of Investors Management Group from April 2003 to January 23, 2009. Mr. Lorenzen served as a Member of Executive Management team of West Bancorp., Inc. from February 15, 2006 to January 23, 2009. He served as the President and Chief Investment Officer of Miles Capital, Inc. (formerly, WB Capital Management Inc.) from July 2006 to January 23, 2009. He served as the President and Chief Investment Officer of WB Capital Mutual Funds, Inc. - WB Capital Limited Term Bond Fund and WB Capital Mutual Funds, Inc. - WB Capital Bond Fund. Mr. Lorenzen began his career at Investors Management Group as a Fixed Income Manager and was named Supervising Fixed Income Manager from August 2000 to October 2003. He has more than 17 years of experience as an investment professional. He has worked at Investors Management Group since 1992 in increasingly responsible positions. Prior to joining Investors Management Group, he served as a Senior Mortgage-Backed Securities Analyst and Corporate Fixed Income Analyst at The Statesman Group from 1989 to 1992. Mr. Lorenzen serves as a Director of Vintage Mutual Funds Inc. He is a current Member and Past Officer of the Iowa Society of Financial Analysts, a current Board Member of Variety - The Children's Charity of Iowa and an investment advisory board member for Drake University's - Krause Challenge Fund. He served as Director of Miles Capital, Inc. and Investors Management Group Ltd. until January 23, 2009. He served as a Director of WB Capital Mutual Funds, Inc. - WB Capital Limited Term Bond Fund and WB Capital Mutual Funds, Inc. - WB Capital Bond Fund. He served as a Member of Board of Governors of the CFA Institute, where he serves as a CFA exam grader and a level leader for the Council of Examiners, a selected group who creates and prepares the exams for future CFA candidates. He holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.