Officer Profiles

William F. Quinn
Chairman
William F. Quinn is chairman of American Beacon Advisors. Previously, he served as president of American Beacon Advisors since the firm was created in 1986. American Beacon Advisors manages approximately $64 billion in pension assets and short-term cash assets on behalf of its affiliate, American Airlines, and outside clients, including the $33.2 billion American Beacon Funds. Quinn also serves as president and trustee of the Funds, which he was responsible for founding.
Quinn joined American Airlines in 1974, where he held several key financial positions. He assumed the responsibility of overseeing the company's pension funds in 1980, which have been among the best performing in the country during his tenure.
Prior to joining American, Quinn worked for Arthur Young and Co. in New York from 1969 to 1974, where he became a certified public accountant in New York State. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Fordham University.
Quinn serves as the chairman of CIEBA, an organization comprised of the nation’s largest private pension funds that focuses on public policy issues affecting retirement funds. He also serves as a director of American Beacon Advisors, the American Airlines Federal Credit Union, the United Way of Tarrant County, and the Association for Financial Professionals. Quinn is also on the investment committees of both SMU’s and the United Way of Tarrant County’s endowment funds and on the advisory board of the Dallas Society of Financial Analysts and several private equity partnerships. He currently serves on the New York Stock Exchange’s Pension Managers Advisory Committee. In 2004, Quinn was appointed by the Mayor of Dallas to chair a task force reviewing the City’s employee retirement fund for civilians. In 2004, he received Institutional Investor’s inaugural Award for Excellence in Investment Management among corporate pension funds. In 2007, PLANSPONSOR magazine named American Airlines the Corporate Plan Sponsor of the Year, and Quinn was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance by Treasury & Risk Magazine. Quinn has formerly served on the board of directors of Crescent Real Estate Equities, Inc. and the advisory board of the SMU’s Cox School of Business and is a frequent speaker on investment matters to industry groups.

Doug Herring
President and CEO
Previously, Mr. Herring served as Vice President and Controller of American Airlines. In addition, he is Chairman of the American Airlines Federal Credit Union, on whose board he has served since 1995.  Mr. Herring became Chairman of the Credit Union in 2003, succeeding Mr. Quinn who held that position for fourteen years. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Herring served on American Airlines’ Pension Asset Administration Committee, which oversees investments made by American Beacon on behalf of American Airlines’ various pension plans. He joined American Airlines in 1986 and served in several increasingly responsible positions in finance and planning in the Corporate Finance, Corporate Development and Controller departments. Prior to joining American Airlines, Mr. Herring worked in public accounting for four years. Mr. Herring is a graduate of Baylor University and holds an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

Michael W. Fields
Vice President - Fixed Income Investments
Michael W. Fields serves as Chief Fixed Income Officer of American Beacon Advisors, Inc. and a Vice President of the American Beacon Funds.  Prior to joining American Beacon in 1986, he held several managerial and financial positions with AMR Corporation, parent company of American Airlines, and worked for the public accounting firm of Peat, Marwick and Mitchell in New York.  Mr. Fields co-authored American Beacon Advisors’ original business plan in 1986 and is a founding member of the firm.  He received his BS degree from Manhattan College in 1976.

Rosemary Behan
Vice President - Legal and Compliance
Rosemary K. Behan joined American Beacon Advisors in January 2006 as Vice President, Legal and Compliance. Prior to joining American Beacon, Ms. Behan served as Assistant General Counsel of First Command Financial Planning, Inc., a financial planning organization registered with the NASD as a broker-dealer and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an Investment Adviser. Ms. Behan also worked in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from February 1995 to June 2004 and was an associate attorney at the law firm of Cantey & Hanger, LLP, in Fort Worth, Texas, from September 1990 to February 1995. From 1989 to 1990 she served as a Briefing Attorney for the Court of Appeals for the Second Judicial District of Texas. Ms. Behan received her JD from St. Mary's University in 1989 and her BA from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1983. Ms. Behan is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Wyatt Crumpler
Vice President - Trust Investments
Wyatt Crumpler serves as Vice President of Trust Investments for American Beacon Advisors, Inc. and is responsible for overseeing AMR Corporation’s pension plan investments and the outside investment advisors to the American Beacon Funds. Prior to joining American Beacon, Mr. Crumpler served as the Managing Director of Corporate Accounting at American Airlines, Inc. He joined American in 1994 and held a variety of jobs in the Finance, International Planning, Information Technology, and Accounting Departments. Most recently, he was involved with the accounting and funding for AMR’s pension plans and worked closely with Bill Quinn, CEO for American Beacon Advisors, on pension reform legislation. Mr. Crumpler has an MBA from Duke University and a BS from the University of Tennessee. Prior to business school, he worked in public accounting at Ernst & Young as a Certified Public Accountant.

Rebecca L. Harris
Vice President - Finance and Accounting
Rebecca L. Harris is Vice President of Finance and Accounting and Treasurer of American Beacon Advisors, Inc. as well as Treasurer of the American Beacon Funds. Ms. Harris joined American Beacon Advisors in November of 1991. Prior to joining American Beacon, Ms. Harris was a Financial Analyst for Sabre Travel Information Network. She began her career with Arthur Young & Company in Dallas, received a BBA from Texas A&M University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.

Brian E. Brett
Vice President - Director of Sales and Marketing
Brian E. Brett serves as Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing for American Beacon Advisors. He is responsible for new business development and client services. Mr. Brett returned to American Beacon Advisors in November 2004 after serving as the Regional Vice President for Neuberger Berman LLC, where he managed the sales and servicing of National and Key Accounts for a variety of financial products over 11 states. His previous experience includes over five years with American Beacon Advisors as the Director of Brokerage Services, where he initiated the distribution of the American Beacon Funds on national distribution platforms. Additionally, Mr. Brett managed a Fidelity Investments branch office in Salt Lake City. Mr. Brett received his BBA from Texas A&M University with a major in Accounting and is a Certified Financial Planner.