Jeffrey A. Rawlins

Eaton Vance Short Duration Strategic Income Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. Its secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its primary goal of high current income. The Fund currently invests in Cash Reserves Fund. The company was founded on November 26, 1990 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

State Street Research & Management Company (SSR), with a history dating back to 1924, is one of the nation's first investment management organizations. The Boston-based firm is a subsidiary of MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the world's largest financial services companies. The firm, together with its affiliate SSR Realty, actively manages stock, bond, balanced and real estate portfolios for both institutional and individual investors. SSR manages pension money for many of the largest U.S. corporate pension plans. SSR also manages money for public and union pension plans, foundations, endowments, and mutual funds.

Eaton Vance Management (EVM) is a registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1979 when Eaton & Howard merged with Vance, Sanders & Co. Prior to March 2021, they were a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. Their direct owner is Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). EVM provides investment advice to institutional clients, mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, and retail separately managed accounts.

Boston Management & Research (BMR) is an investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management, ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). BMR was founded in 1924 and provides investment advisory services only to registered investment companies and private funds.