Investment Professionals

Investment Oversight

Gregory Krenzer, CFA

Head of Investment Risk responsible for monitoring risks affecting portfolio management, trading, and portfolio performance and Co-Operating Officer for active strategies
Previously served in portfolio management and as Head of Active Trading with extensive experience in commodities, natural resource equities and emerging markets
Joined VanEck in 1994
CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
BS (Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society), Finance (minor in Economics), Syracuse University

Commodities

Chris Mailloux, CFA

Head of Active Trading
Deputy Portfolio Manager for the Commodity Index Strategy and Morningstar Wide Moat Fund
Joined VanEck in 2007
CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
BS, Finance, Lehigh University

Roland Morris Jr.

Portfolio Manager for the Commodity Index Strategy and Commodities Strategist for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy
Joined VanEck in 2012
Prior experience as a macro/commodities trading specialist; manager of futures clearing and execution services and client relationship management
BA, Economics, University of Vermont

Digital Assets

Matthew Bartlett

Head of NFT Community & Web3
Joined VanEck in 2013
Prior to current role, served as Head of Internal Sales at VanEck
Previous roles included Outbound Manager of the Northeast Division at Franklin Templeton
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)
NFT and Blockchain Expert Certifications from Blockchain Council
BS, Technology Management, Saint Petersburg College

Patrick Bush

Senior Analyst
Joined VanEck in 2022
Prior to VanEck, Head of Cryptocurrency Trading at Alphabit Trading LLC
Previous roles included Senior Manager at Pitney Bowes and Senior Fixed Income Trader at DRW Holdings LLC.
MBA, Duke University
BA Economics, University of Chicago

Nathan Frankovitz

Analyst
Joined VanEck in 2024
Previous roles included Virtual Assets Analyst at the New York State Attorney General, where he served as the subject matter expert on crypto fraud investigations; Prior to that, he was a Research Analyst at Smith + Crown, Consultant (independent), and Investment Associate at Sarson Funds.
BS, Marketing and Sales, Indiana University

Pranav Kanade

Portfolio Manager for the VanEck Digital Assets Alpha Fund
Joined VanEck in 2022
Prior to VanEck, Credit Portfolio Manager at Millennium Management
Previous roles included Head of Research for the Liquid Credit investing business at Angelo, Gordon & Co., Managing Director; Research Analyst at Hutchin Hill Capital, and Research Analyst at UBS
BS, Finance and Accounting (specialization in Entertainment, Media, and Technology), New York University

Wyatt Lonergan

General Partner, VanEck Ventures
Joined VanEck in 2024
Prior to VanEck, led the corporate investment team for Circle Ventures
BA, International Business & Management, Dickinson College

Juan Lopez

Partner, VanEck Ventures
Joined VanEck in July 2024
Prior to VanEck, Co-led Circle Ventures funding early-stage investment in over 100 companies, also serving as Product Marketing Manager and Business Development Associate in charge of strategy for their crypto-native segment. Mr. Lopez began his career with IBM as a consultant with expertise in tech transformation and treasury functions.
B.S. in Finance from Florida State University.

Chris Mailloux, CFA

Head of Active Trading
Deputy Portfolio Manager for the Commodity Index Strategy and Morningstar Wide Moat Fund
Joined VanEck in 2007
CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
BS, Finance, Lehigh University

Mathew Maximo

Senior Analyst
Joined VanEck in April 2024
Prior to VanEck, Matt was a Portfolio Manager and research Analyst at Grayscale.
BS, Biology (minor in CS), Seattle University

Carlos Nogueira

Senior Analyst
Joined VanEck in 2009
Prior to VanEck, Risk Committee Member and Risk Manager for the Emerging Markets, Foreign Exchange, and Strategic Trading desks at Morgan Stanley
PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University
MS, Computer Science, National Institute of Space Research
BS, Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Gabriel Rabello

Senior Analyst
Joined VanEck in 2023
Prior to VanEck, experience in private equity (HIG Capital, Morgan Stanley) and in investment banking, specializing in M&A advisory at Bank of America.
BS, Business Administration, University of Miami

Matthew Sigel

Head of Digital Assets Research
Joined VanEck in 2021
Prior to VanEck, Portfolio Strategist and author of the widely-read HELLO INVESTORS investment newsletter at CLSA, where he spent 10 years in various sales & research roles
Previous roles included analyst and portfolio manager on the AllianceBernstein US & Global Thematic equity funds, where he covered technology and other sectors for then thematic CIO Cathie Wood, now CEO of Ark Investments; journalist at Bloomberg, CNBC and NHK Japan Broadcasting, where he covered finance
CFA charterholder
BA, English, Harvard University

Equity

Charles Cameron

Deputy Portfolio Manager for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy
Joined VanEck in 1995
Prior to VanEck, Trader at Standard Chartered; specialized in Eurobond and emerging markets fixed income securities
MBA, Finance, New York University
BS, Finance, Boston College

Imaru Casanova

Portfolio Manager for active Gold and Precious Metals Strategy and Senior Analyst for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy
Joined VanEck in 2011
Prior to VanEck, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at McNicoll Lewis & Vlak; established the firm's metals and mining research department
Previously, Equity Research Analyst at Barnard Jacobs Mellet USA and BMO Capital Markets and held positions as Production Technologist, Offshore Wellsite Supervisor and Petroleum Engineer for Shell Exploration and Production
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
BS (magna cum laude), Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

Antonio De Pinho

Senior Analyst for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy specializing in energy research
Joined VanEck in 2019
Previously, Chief Operating Officer of Energy XXI, Vice President, Exploration and Production U.S. Western & International Divisions at El Paso Corporation and Vice President International Business Development at Devon Energy
Served in the Portuguese Navy
Licentiate, Geological Engineering, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Griffin Driscoll

Analyst for Equity ETFs
Deputy Portfolio Manager for multiple Equity Income, Thematic, and Strategic Equity ETFs
Joined VanEck in 2018
Prior to joining VanEck, ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JPMorgan
BS, Finance, Providence College

Ola El-Shawarby, CFA

Portfolio Manager for the active Emerging Markets Equity Strategy
Oversees the Emerging Markets Equity team including company research, stock selection and portfolio construction
Joined VanEck in 2017
Prior to VanEck, Director and Investment Analyst at Caravel Management LLC
CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society Egypt
MBA, Harvard Business School
BA, (summa cum laude), Business Administration (concentration in Finance), The American University in Cairo
BS, Political Science (minor in Economics), Cairo University

Joseph Foster

Gold Strategist for the active Gold and Precious Metals Strategy and the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy
Oversees the Gold Investment Team including asset allocation, company research and security selection
Joined VanEck in 1996
Prior to VanEck, 14 years of dedicated experience in geology and mining; including serving as a Senior Geologist and Mine Exploration Geologist at Pinson Mining Company and Exploration Geologist at Lacana Gold Inc. (Reno, Nevada)
MBA, University of Nevada-Reno
MS, Geology, Mackey School of Mines
BS (magna cum laude), Geology, Tennessee Technological University

Patricia Gonzalez

Senior Analyst for the active Emerging Markets Equity Strategy specializing in Latin America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Joined VanEck in 2014
Prior to VanEck, Financial Analyst at Newgate Capital Management
MBA, Loyola University
BA, Economics, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)

Adam Graf, CFA

Senior Analyst for the active Gold and Precious Metals Strategy and active Natural Resources Equity Strategy
Joined VanEck in 2022
Prior to VanEck, held various sell-side and buy-side equity and commodity analyst positions with a specialty in mining and metals
CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
BS, Geology, University of Michigan; MS, Ore Deposit Geology, and MBA, Finance, University of Arizona

Janet Hong, CFA

Analyst for the active Emerging Markets Equity Strategy specializing in Asia
Joined VanEck in 2024
Prior to VanEck, Investment Analyst at GQG Partners and Private Equity & Credit Associate at Partners Group
CFA Charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
MBA, New York University Stern School of Business
BS, Finance and Economics (minor), University of Pittsburgh

Ammar James

Analyst for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy specializing in agribusiness, timber and paper and packaging research
Joined VanEck in 2019
Prior to VanEck, Associate Investment Director at Cambridge Associates
BS, Mathematics, SUNY Stony Brook

James Kim

Head of ETF Capital Markets
Joined VanEck in 2017
Prior to VanEck, ETF Capital Markets at iShares/BlackRock, advising clients on accessing capital markets, ETF suitability and best execution
BS, Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley

Ralph Lasta

Analyst for Equity ETFs
Joined VanEck in 2019
Deputy Portfolio Manager for Natural Resources and Country/Regional ETFs
Prior to VanEck, Intermediate Representative, Exchange Traded Funds at BNY Mellon
BS, Accounting, Hunter College

Peter Liao, CFA

Portfolio Manager and Head of Equity ETFs
Oversees the Equity ETF Investment Management Team including development and management of index replication and optimization strategies
Joined VanEck in 2005
CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
BA, Mathematics and Economics, New York University

Charl Malan

Senior Analyst for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy specializing in base and industrial metals research
Joined VanEck in 2003
Prior to VanEck, Equity Research Sales Analyst specializing in South African mining, natural resources and financial research at JPMorgan Chase
Previously, Equity Research Analyst and Junior Portfolio Manager at Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank, Asset Management (South Africa)
MBA, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Honours in Business Administration, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
BA, Arts, University of Pretoria (South Africa)

Roland Morris Jr.

Portfolio Manager for the Commodity Index Strategy and Commodities Strategist for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy
Joined VanEck in 2012
Prior experience as a macro/commodities trading specialist; manager of futures clearing and execution services and client relationship management
BA, Economics, University of Vermont

Adam Phillips

Chief Operating Officer of VanEck ETFs
Joined VanEck in 2006; Executive Management Team member since 2012
Prior to VanEck, founder and managing member of LB Trading, LLC, a proprietary ETF trading firm on the American Stock Exchange
Previously, Junior General Partner and Management Committee member of Orbit II Partners, L.P., a proprietary trading firm specializing in equity options, index options and ETF market making
Member of American Stock Exchange, 1996-2006; Amex Floor Official, 2001-2003
BA, Economics and American Civilization, Lafayette College

Shawn Reynolds

Portfolio Manager for Global Resources
Oversees the Natural Resources Equity Investment Team including asset allocation, company research and security selection
Joined VanEck in 2005
Prior to VanEck, energy analyst at Petrie Parkman & Co. covering U.S. oil and gas exploration and production companies
Previously, Analyst at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers (Australia) and Credit Suisse First Boston (London); covered North American, European and global energy companies; Exploration Geologist at Tenneco Oil Company
Served as board member of several private Latin American oil and gas exploration and production companies
MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society), Finance, Columbia Business School
MA (Phi Kappa Phi), Petroleum Geology, University of Texas, Austin
BS, Engineering, Cornell University

Jon Rizzo

Trader
Joined VanEck in 2021
Prior to VanEck, Sole Trader at Evermore Global Advisors
Previously, held various roles at Knight Capital Group (now Virtu Financial)
BS, Finance, Towson University

Yi Rong

Senior Analyst for the VanEck Emerging Markets Equity Strategies with a specialized focus on Chinese equity markets
Joined VanEck in 2021
Prior to VanEck, Analyst at Allard Partners, Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, Turiya Capital, Fidelity International, Bain Capital
BA, Economics & Environmental Science and MA, International Relations from The University of Chicago

David Semple

Strategic Advisor for the active Emerging Markets Equity Strategy, formerly Portfolio Manager
Joined VanEck in 1998
Prior to VanEck, served on the team sub-advising the VanEck Emerging Markets Strategy at Peregrine Asset Management (Hong Kong)
Previously, held regional strategy and sales positions at Peregrine Brokerage (Hong Kong)
Formerly a portfolio manager specializing in Asian equity markets at Murray Johnstone (Glasgow)
Member of the Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR); member of the CFA Institute
Bachelor of Law with Honors, University of Edinburgh

Alan Shih

Analyst for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy specializing in energy research
Joined VanEck in 2013
Prior to VanEck, experience as a venture financial analyst working with startups in the mobile, tech and entertainment research at Pulse Advisory
Previously, Equity Trader at Opus Trading Fund; FX Dealer at FXCM and Fixed Income Broker at Hennion & Walsh
MBA, Finance and Accounting, Fordham University
BA, Statistics, Rutgers University

Angus Shillington

Deputy Portfolio Manager for the active Emerging Markets Equity Strategy
Joined VanEck in 2009
Prior to VanEck, headed International Equity at ABN AMRO
Previously, several senior roles in research, sales, trading and portfolio management with a focus on the Asian and European markets at BNP Paribas (NY/LA), UBS Securities (Hong Kong) and Hill Samuel/BLW (Edinburgh)

Fixed Income

David Austerweil

Deputy Portfolio Manager for the active Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy
Joined VanEck in 2012
Prior to VanEck, Vice President at ING Financial Services on the Emerging Markets Credit Trading & Structuring desk
Previously, member of the portfolio management team at The Rohatyn Group and Director in the Quantitative Financial Research group at Fitch Ratings
MS, Financial Engineering, Columbia University
BA, Computer Science, Columbia University

Daniel Cho

Associate Portfolio Manager for Fixed Income ETFs
Joined VanEck in 2012
Prior to his current role, held a portfolio administration position for the firm’s alternative investment funds
MS, Finance, University of Rochester
BS, Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University

James Colby III

Senior Municipal Strategist
Joined VanEck in 2007
Prior to joining VanEck, held several senior municipal fixed income positions at Lord Abbett, John Hancock Funds, Old Harbor Capital and Evergreen Asset Management
Member of National Municipal Buyers Conference (Chairman, 1996), Municipal Forum of New York, Boston Fixed Income Management Society and The Economics Club of New York
MBA, Finance, Hofstra University
BA, Economics and International Relations, Brown University

Eric Fine

Portfolio Manager for the active Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy
Oversees the Emerging Markets Fixed Income Team including asset allocation, fixed income research and security selection
Joined VanEck in 2009
Prior to VanEck, held senior leadership positions at Morgan Stanley including founding and managing Morgan Stanley's Emerging Markets Proprietary Trading group
Advised numerous governments on economic policies and debt profiles; rescheduled sovereign debts in Turkey and the Dominican Republic
MPA, International Trade/Finance, Harvard University
BA, Public Policy, Duke University

Natalia Gurushina

Chief Economist for the active Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy
Joined VanEck in 2013
Prior to VanEck, worked at Roubini Global Economics in emerging markets currency/fixed income and G10 currency strategies
Previously, Analyst at Pantera Capital Management and as EMEA Economist at Deutsche Bank and Russia/CIS Economist at Bankers Trust
PhD, Economic History, University of Oxford
BA, Economics, Moscow State University

Jared Model

Senior Trader, Portfolio Analyst for Fixed Income ETFs
Joined VanEck in 2017
Previously, Trader at Beck, Mack & Oliver LLC and monitored markets and executed equity and fixed income trades and Fixed Income Operations at Gleacher & Company Securities, Inc.
MBA, Finance, Montclair State University
BS, concentration in Accounting and Finance, minor in Computer Science, University of Vermont

Fran Rodilosso

Head of Fixed Income ETF Portfolio Management
Responsible for portfolio strategies as well as credit and market analysis; specializes in international bond markets
Joined VanEck in 2012
Prior to VanEck, Managing Director of Global Emerging Markets with The Seaport Group; launched the firm’s emerging markets fixed income sales and trading business
Previously, held portfolio management positions at Greylock Capital and Soundbrook Capital; focused on corporate high-yield and distressed bonds with an emphasis on emerging markets
CFA charterholder; member of CFA Society New York
MBA (with distinction), Finance, University of Pennsylvania
AB, History, Princeton University

Robert Schmieder

Senior Corporate Analyst for the active Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy
Joined VanEck in 2015
Prior to VanEck, Executive Director/Head of Latin America Credit Research at BBVA Securities
Previously, Managing Director/Head of Latin America Corporate Credit Research at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
MBA, International Finance, New York University
MA, Spanish Literature, New York University
BA, Spanish Language and Literature, New York University

Stephanie Wang

Portfolio Manager for non-taxable Fixed Income ETFs
Joined VanEck in 2016
Prior to her current position, served as Deputy Portfolio Manager and quantitative analyst
CFA charter holder; member of CFA Society New York
MS, Financial Engineering, Baruch College; BBA, Finance, Baruch College

Tamara Lowin

Senior Credit Analyst for non-taxable Fixed Income ETFs
Joined VanEck in 2021
Prior to joining VanEck, held several senior municipal analyst positions including director of research at Belle Haven Investments, senior municipal analyst at Brown Brothers, and municipal bond analyst at UBS
Member of National Federation of Municipal Analysts and the Municipal Analysts Group of New York
MBA, Finance and Public Policy, The Wharton School of Business; BA, Communications, University of Pennsylvania

Multi-Asset Solutions

Barak Laks

Quantitative Analyst for VanEck active and passive investment strategies
Joined VanEck in 2017
Prior to joining VanEck, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Marketing Officer with several hedge funds
MS, Mathematics, New York University
MS, Financial Mathematics, New York University
BA, Mathematics and Economics, Yale University

John Lau, CFA

Deputy Portfolio Manager for multiple allocation strategies spanning real assets, multi-asset income, thematics, and municipals
Joined VanEck in 2007
Prior to his current role, served as Fund Analyst at VanEck
CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
BS, Business Administration (concentration in Financial Analysis), State University of New York at Buffalo

Joseph Schafer

Quantitative Analyst for VanEck active and passive investment strategies
Deputy Portfolio Manager for the Long/Flat Trend ETF
Joined VanEck in 2011
Prior to his current position, served as quantitative analyst and project manager at VanEck
MA, Statistics, Columbia University
MBA, Loyola University
BBA, Finance, Loyola University

David Schassler

Head of the Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS) Team
Portfolio Manager for multiple allocation strategies spanning real assets, multi-asset income, thematics, municipals, and trend-following U.S. equities
Joined VanEck in 2012
Prior to VanEck, Director and Portfolio Manager within the UBS Portfolio Strategy Group
MBA, Finance, New York University
BS, Business Economics, State University of New York College at Cortland