Nicholas W. D'Eramo, executive director, is a portfolio manager on J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Beta Strategies team based in Columbus. Nick serves as a portfolio manager for the JPMorgan U.S. Equity Index Fund, as well as, other market cap weighted strategies globally. In addition, Nick is a portfolio manager on J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Multi-Asset Solutions team managing the JPMorgan Investor Funds.  His responsibilities include research, monitoring and communicating global economic data and trends, portfolio implementation and marketing support. An employee of the firm since 2000, Nick previously held several positions within the firm, including portfolio manager for the JPM International Equity Index Fund, equity trader for Bank One Investment Advisors and senior employee benefits reporting analyst in the Banc One Investment Management Group. Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior mutual fund accountant at BISYS Mutual Fund Services. Nick earned a B.A. in Finance from the University of Toledo and a M.S. in Financial Economics from Ohio University. He maintains Series 7 and 63 licenses.