Mr. Scanlon is a Co-Head of Corporate and Tax-exempt Credit in the Fixed Income group. He is responsible for managing the corporate credit investment process and overseeing Putnam's tax-exempt team. In addition, Mr. Scanlon is accountable for the creation of stand-alone corporate credit portfolios as well as a number of multi-sector strategies. He is a portfolio manager of Putnam Diversified Income Trust, Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, George Putnam Balanced Fund, Putnam Global Income Trust, Putnam High Yield Fund, Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust, and Putnam Premier Income Trust. Previously at Putnam, Mr. Scanlon served as a Portfolio Manager of non-cyclical credit sector strategies and as an Analyst covering the health-care, consumer, and retail sectors. He joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1986.