Sidney Harris

Sidney E.
Harris currently serves as Independent Director at Virtus Total Return Fund, Inc. since 2020.
Trustee roles are held at Virtus Variable Insurance Trust (since 2017), Virtus Strategy Trust (since 2021), Virtus Event Opportunities Trust (since 2021), Virtus Alternative Solutions Trust (since 2017), Virtus Investment Trust (since 2021), Mutual Fund Directors Forum (since 2019), IUGB Foundation, Inc. (since 2017), Merger Fund (The) (since 2021), Merger Fund VL (The) (since 2021), Virtus Global Multi Sector Income Fund (Independent Trustee since 2020), Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (since 2022), Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (Independent Trustee since 2022), and Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund.
Dr. Harris formerly served as Chairman at International University of Grand Bassam from 2012 to 2017.
Director positions were held at The Terminix Co. LLC from 1994 to 2007, Total System Services LLC as Independent Director from 1999 to 2019, Transamerica Investors, Inc. from 1995 to 2005, Multi-Manager Portfolio LLC, and Society of International Business Fellows.
Director at Duff & Phelps Select MLP & Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. from 2020 to 2021.
Trustee roles were held at RidgeWorth Funds from 2004 to 2017, GFO Advisory Services LLC from 2011 to 2015, and KIPP Metro Atlanta from 2013 to 2020.
Dean at Peter F Drucker & Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management from 1996 to 1996.
Education includes a doctorate from Cornell University and an undergraduate degree from Morehouse College.