Company: GDV-PK
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: N-CSR
Source: 0001829126-25-001652
Chunk: 127

Company: GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: N-CSR
Chunk 127
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 Ms. Pitaro joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1984 and is currently a Managing Director and Head of Institutional Marketing, where she continues to coordinate the organization’s focus with consultants and plan sponsors. She also serves as a Managing Director and Director of GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. and a portfolio manager for Gabelli Funds, LLC. Ms. Pitaro holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School, a M.A. in Anthropology from Loyola University of Chicago, and a B.A. in Anthropology from Fordham University.

Sarah M. Donnelly has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since September 2017. Ms. Donnelly serves as a portfolio manager for Gabelli Funds, LLC. She is also a Senior Vice President of Associated Capital Group, Inc. and serves as the Health & Wellness research platform leader and as a research analyst covering food, household, and personal care products. Ms. Donnelly joined GAMCO Investors Inc. in 1999 as a junior research analyst working with the consumer staples and media analysts. She received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and minor in History from Fordham University and currently serves on the advisory board of the Gabelli Center for Global Security Analysis at Fordham University.

Brian C. Sponheimer has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since November 2017. Mr. Sponheimer joined Gabelli in 2008 as a research analyst covering automotive and trucking companies. Currently he is a Senior Vice President of Associated Capital Group, Inc., a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC, and is responsible for oversight of G.research, Inc.’s Industrial Research platform. Brian graduated cum laude from Harvard University with a BA in Government, and received an MBA in Finance and Economics from Columbia Business School.

Howard F. Ward, CFA, has served as a portfolio manager of the Fund since May 2018. Mr. Ward joined Gabelli Funds in 1995 and currently serves as GAMCO’s Chief Investment Officer of Growth Equities as well as a Gabelli Funds, LLC portfolio manager for several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Fund Complex. Prior to joining Gabelli, Mr. Ward served as Managing Director and Lead Portfolio Manager for several Scudder mutual funds. He also was an Investment Officer in the Institutional Investment Department with Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. Mr. Ward received his BA in Economics from Northwestern University.

Hendi Susanto has served as a portfolio manager of