Eric Ring is the Director, Advisor Solutions Group for Metro Boston. In this role, he consults directly with financial professionals on all Janus Henderson-related products and the Knowledge Labs ® curriculum, which offers high-impact business and life-enhancing programs. Prior to joining Janus is 2016, Mr. Ring spent 11 years as a Client Advisor for JP Morgan Asset Management. He began his career in financial services as a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial in 2004. Mr. Ring holds a bachelor of science degree in hotel administration from Cornell University, FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses and CIMA® designation. He resides in the Boston area with his wife Heather and two daughters. Mr. Ring enjoys traveling and has been to 42 states and 27 countries.

Michael Hines is responsible for ensuring the integration between Digital and Client Services and plays a critical role in re-engineering and digitalizing the client account opening process.

Mr. Hines joined Lord Abbett in 2002 as an Internal Wholesaler for the Retail Sales Group and was promoted to Regional Representative in 2004 covering Colorado and Arizona. He joined the Strategic Relationship Group in 2005 as a Director of National Accounts and, most recently, was a Director, Relationship Management responsible for managing the business relationships and strategy efforts relating to Lord Abbett’s distribution partners, particularly custodian firms and platform providers. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Hines was Assistant Vice President at UBS/PaineWebber for two years in the Mutual Fund Marketing area. He started his career as a Registered Representative for First Investors Corp. He has been in the financial services industry since 1998.

Mr. Hines received his BA in history from Providence College and is a holder of the Certified InvestmentManagement Analyst® (CIMA) designation from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.