Speakers- 9th Annual Global ETF Awards©Workshop |
David Abner Director, Head of Capital Markets, WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc. | David Abner is the head of Capital Markets at WisdomTree Asset Management. He is responsible for senior relationship management with the institutional client base focused on trading firms, broker dealers, asset managers and hedge funds. The Capital Markets group is involved in all aspects of the WisdomTree ETFs, from product development through education on best execution techniques and trading strategies for the products. Prior to joining WisdomTree in 2008, Abner spent two years as a Managing Director and the head of ETF Trading Americas at BNP Paribas. Abner started his career at Bear Stearns in 1992. While at Bear Stearns, he managed the Closed End Fund trading group, traded Japanese convertible bonds, Asian equities and in 2000 was tasked with building the ETF trading business, which he ran until his departure from the firm in 2006. Abner holds an MS in Management and a BA in Economics from Stony Brook University on Long Island. He is the author of 'The ETF Handbook' (Wiley, 2010) and 'The Visual Guide to ETFs' (Bloomberg, 2013). He is a respected expert with 20 years of industry experience who speaks globally about the ETF industry and techniques for trading Exchange Traded Funds, and is a trusted trading advisor to portfolio managers around the world. |
Mark Abssy Senior Index & ETF Manager, ISE | Mark Abssy is the Senior Index & ETF Manager for the International Securities Exchange. In this capacity, Mark is responsible for all phases in the development of innovative tradable products from concept to commercial launch. Mark speaks on behalf of ISE as the Index and ETP expert at industry conferences, events and workshops and is also a contributor to publications such as thestreet.com, SeekingAlpha.com, Swiss Derivatives Review and Sentiment Magazine. He has been interviewed by the New York Times, Index Universe, Research Magazine and many others. Prior to joining ISE, Mark has held various product management positions at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Fidelity Investments and Loomis Sayles & Company LP and has worked on the institutional client side, managing short-term investments for Genzyme Corporation. Mark is a member of the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts. He is also a member of IMN's Advisory Board. He received a BSBA in finance and international business from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. |
Reginald M. Browne Managing Director & Global Co-Head, Listed Derivatives Group | Mr. Reginald Browne is a Managing Director of Knight Capital Group and co-heads the firm's global ETF institutional sales and business initiatives. Mr. Browne joined Knight in May 2009 from Newedge USA, a division of Societe Generale and Credit Agricole CIB. At Newedge, he was a Senior Vice President and Co-Head of the Americas ETF group in which he was chiefly credited for the rapid growth of the group through sales initiatives and strategic partnerships. Prior to Newedge, Mr. Browne spent nearly a decade with Susquehanna International Group, where he held many roles as a Senior Trader. Through his tenure at Susquehanna, Mr. Browne is an exchange member on the American Stock Exchange and was elected as an Exchange Official. At the New York Stock Exchange, Mr. Browne was President and CEO of Susquehanna Index Specialist; a NYSE member firm and subsidiary of Susquehanna. Mr. Browne credits O'Connor and Associates, a predecessor firm of UBS where he began as a trading assistant in 1990, for laying his foundation in academic index arbitrage and trading principals. Mr. Browne has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with emphasis in Finance, from La Salle University. |
Stephen Cook Chief Operations Officer, BNY MELLON-STRUCTURED FUNDS BUSINESS | Steve Cook is the COO for the Global ETF Services Business. In that capacity Steve is responsible for all aspects of the industry leading product offering for the Exchange Traded Fund, Unit Investment Trust and Closed-End Fund businesses. This includes overseeing client relationships, business development, product development and strategy and technology enhancements globally. From 2005-2009 Steve held the position of ETF Global Product Manager, guiding the product offering, business strategy and technology development for the ETF business. Steve is a sought after speaker at global ETF industry events, a contributor to articles and thought leadership pieces and often interviewed by the media for his industry insight. In the 8 years prior to that held increasingly senior positions within operations, relationship management and sales for these businesses. Mr. Cook joined BNY Mellon in 1997 and is a graduate of The University of Richmond, he resides in New Jersey with his wife and two children. |
Sean Crawford CFP, Director, Wealth & Investment Management, BARCLAYS BANKING GROUP | Sean is a Director at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management where he is responsible for managing the Barclays ETF Tactical Allocation Portfolios (BETA). Additionally, he is a Portfolio Manager for the Barclays Thematic Portfolio strategies and a senior member of the Barclays Wealth and Investment Management Investment Committee. Sean was head of the long-only research team that was responsible for the due diligence of investment managers. Previously, Sean was The Director of Manager Research at McDonald Investments and Key Bank in Ohio, where he was responsible for the selection and monitoring of all traditional and alternative investment managers. Prior to that, Sean worked as a Trust Portfolio Manager for National City Bank in Ohio, and a corporate bond analyst at Salomon Brothers in New York. |
Deborah Fuhr Partner & Co-Founder, ETFGI |
Deborah Fuhr a partner at ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm. ETFGI's annual paid subscription service provides 1) a monthly global report which includes over 200 pages of charts and analysis on the global ETF and ETP industry covering fund flows, provider, index provider, exchange and broker rankings basis, 2) a monthly directory of ETFs and ETPs and 3) the ETFGI database web tool on a country, regional or global basis to allow investors to find and compare ETFs and ETPs across various characteristics. She was the Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy and Managing Director at BlackRock/BGI from 2008-2011, a Managing Director and head of the Investment Strategy team at Morgan Stanley in London from 1997-2008. In 2012, 2009, 2008 and 2007, Ms Fuhr was named as one of the Top 100 women in Finance, by Financial News. |
Tatiana Grecco Head of Investments, Index Strategies, ITAÚ UNIBANCO | Tatiana has been working in the financial and capital market since 1994, when she joined ItaúAsset Management. She has built a consistent and ascending career throughout the years within the firm, starting as a back-office analyst of institutional and private banking investors' portfolios. In 1998, she was a portfolio manager of fund of funds. After that, Tatiana spent 5 years as senior portfolio manager of fixed income and technical provision and later, became the head of technical provision portfolio management. Since 2009, she has been the head of index funds for both fixed income and equities. Tatiana holds a tecnologist degree in civil construction from the University of São Paulo and a post-graduate degree in finance from IBMEC. She is a Master on Business Administration from EASP-FGV (Fundação GetÚlio Vargas). |
Gregory J. Hahn CIO and President, WINTHROP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | Greg is President and Chief Investment Officer for Winthrop Capital Management (WCM). Greg's primary responsibilities include setting capital market and economic strategy, leading the management of the Fixed Income Portfolio, and securities research in the financial services and health care sectors. Prior to founding WCM, Greg held senior leadership positions with Oppenheimer Investment Management and Conseco Capital Management. He holds a B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and an M.B.A. from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University. Greg is a member and past president of the CFA Society of Indianapolis, a current trustee of the Indiana Public Retirement System and the FEG Absolute Access Fund, LLC. |
Thomas Haines Director, Head of Derivative Product Solutions Structuring and ETPs North America | Thomas is responsible for the derivative structuring, product development and distribution of RBS Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs). Prior to joining RBS in May 2010, he was a vice president in the Exchange Traded Products Group at NYSE Euronext for four years. While at NYSE Euronext, Thomas was instrumental in working with ETF sponsors and regulators on the expansion of the ETF industry, and he worked closely with the banking industry on the development of the ETN marketplace. He was also responsible for overseeing the NYSE Arca Lead Market Making Program. Thomas began his career at BNP Paribas as an index arbitrage and statistical arbitrage trader in its Paris and New York offices. |
Noah Hamman CEO of AdvisorShares |
Noah is the founder and CEO of AdvisorShares Investments. Noah's significant financial services foundation and experience includes a focus on innovative technology and products. He was at the forefront of developing one of the first web-based brokerage trading systems and pioneered the startup of the first web-based personalized portfolio management system. Noah also directed a national mutual fund firm's development as one of the early providers of index-based ETFs, and currently is the founder and CEO of AdvisorShares, the largest provider of actively managed ETFs. At AdvisorShares, Noah has led the first of several actively managed ETF innovations, including the first active ETF to short securities (HDGE) (not utilizing derivatives); the first long/short active ETF (AGLS); the first high yield bond active ETF (HYLD); and the first international equity active ETF (AADR). As of March 2013, AdvisorShares offers 18 actively managed ETFs and has over $700 million in assets under management. |
Jonathan Horton President, FTSE North America | Jonathan Horton is President, FTSE North America and Chief Marketing Officer for FTSE Group, a world leader in the provision of global index and analytical solutions. As Chief Marketing Officer, he is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of the company's branding and messaging. His team, located in key markets globally including New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo, is responsible for the full spectrum of FTSE's marketing activities to audiences around the globe. He is also the global head of FTSE's Exchange Traded Products business unit which is dedicated to providing multi-faceted benchmarking and analytic solutions for the world's exchange traded product issuers. Jonathan also has oversight of FTSE's key US business in his role as President, FTSE North America. Jonathan was previously FTSE's Chief Operating Officer. Jonathan is based in FTSE's New York office and has over 25 years of marketing and consulting experience. He has led high profile strategic, operational and marketing assignments across a wide range of industry sectors at Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer Levels. Mr. Horton is married with two children and resides in Greenwich, Connecticut. |
Joseph F. Healy Research Manager, BEACON TRUST | Joseph Healy is a research manager with more than 25 years of financial industry experience. He manages Beacon's research team to ensure timely delivery of investment analysis and recommendations and works with Beacon's chief investment officer on sector research, risk control and other strategic projects. Mr. Healy has an extensive background in investment leadership and portfolio management. Prior to joining Beacon Trust, he was a director of research at Legg Mason in Baltimore, PNC Advisors in Philadelphia and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Healy received a bachelor's degree in business administration from William Paterson University and a master's degree in finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He also is a CFA charterholder. In addition, Mr. Healy is a member of the Global Interdependence Center, CFA Institute, New York Society of Security Analysts, CFA Society of Philadelphia and the Baltimore CFA Society. |
Dodd Kittsley Director, Global Head of ETP Research, BLACKROCK | Dodd Kittsley, Director, is Global Head of ETP Research for BlackRock. He was previously Head of Due Diligence for iShares and a Director of Sales Strategy at BGI, leading a team that created and delivered ETP product and industry related insights. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Kittsley held research and fund due diligence positions at State Street Global Advisors and Morgan Stanley. He has published extensively and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and in the media. Mr. Kittsley earned a B.A. degree from the Hamilton College and a Masters degree from University of Houston. He holds various U.S. securities licenses. He received the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA® Institute |
Martin Kremenstein Head of Passive Asset Management for the Americas, DEUTSCHE ASSET AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT | Martin Serves as Head of Passive Asset Management for the Americas for Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of DB Commodity Services LLC, DBX Advisors and DBX Strategic Advisors and Member of the AWM Passive Asset Management Executive Committee Martin joined DB in 2006 with 8 years of industry experience. Prior to joining, Martin served in Market Risk Management at JP Morgan Chase Martin has a BA (Hons) in International Relations from University of Leeds |
Laurent Kssis Partner, European ETF Trading Specialist, BLUEFIN EUROPE | Laurent Kssis, Partner, European ETF Trading Specialist, BLUEFIN EUROPE Head of ETF sales trading & advisory for institutional clients in Europe, Laurent Kssis has been actively promoting this segment for more than 10 years with many ETF providers as well as execution desks such as Lehman Brothers, SG, HVB/Unicredit, State Street and ETF market makers LaBranche and Bluefin Trading. Bluefin has been a key player in electronic on-screen ETF Bond trading in the US and it has been actively promoting its franchise internationally. Based in London, Laurent provides advice to institutional investors across the globe on how to better execute and trade European ETFs in large block orders and in all asset classes, ie Equity, bond, commodities & credit. His knowledge amongst the ETF market makers has provided valuable insight in the industry. He often speaks at conferences where he actively promotes the use of OTC orders in a very fragmented European market and the misunderstanding of settlement issues with the ETF segment. |
Michael John Lytle Chief Development Officer. SOURCE |
Michael John ('MJ') is Chief Development Of?cer at Source with
speci?c responsibility for marketing and broader involvement in product creation and design. Prior to joining Source, MJ was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley in London where he was
focused on the creation, marketing and distribution of multi-asset class retail structured products. During his eighteen years at Morgan Stanley, MJ had responsibility for a variety of investment banking roles stretching across Corporate Finance, Capital Markets Origination, Trading, Sales, Equity, Fixed Income, Private Wealth and Technology Strategy. MJ has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Government from Dartmouth College. |
David Mazza Head of ETF Investment Strategy, STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS | David is a Vice President of SSgA and the Head of ETF Investment Strategy for the Americas within SPDR ETF Sales Strategy. He manages a team of Investment and Product Strategists who generate strategic and tactical investment opportunities for the ETF marketplace. David develops market outlooks and investment themes that integrate SSgA's thought leadership from across different investment disciplines. He also authors whitepapers on various market and ETF-related topics. Prior to this role, David was a member of the firm's Global Enhanced Equity Group, responsible for research, portfolio management and product positioning across multiple investment strategies. David received his BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Boston College. He holds the FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses. He is a member of the Investment Committee at the Notre Dame Education Center in Boston, MA. |
Ed McRedmond Senior Vice President, Institutional & Portfolio Strategies, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC |
Ed McRedmond is a Senior Vice President for Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a registered investment company that advises and sponsors the PowerShares family of Intelligent ETFs, a new generation of exchange-traded funds.
In his role, Ed works on increasing the awareness and usage of Invesco PowerShares ETFs within the various distribution channels, which a focus on working with analysts, due diligence groups and portfolio managers using ETFs in various investment strategies. Additionally, he oversees a team that services the institutional and international channels for Invesco PowerShares's U.S.-listed ETFs. Prior to joining Invesco PowerShares in 2005, he was an Associate Vice President and a member of the Allocation Advisors Investment Committee at A.G. Edwards. While at A.G. Edwards, Ed also served as a senior analyst covering exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds and was a part of the team that launched and managed A.G. Edwards? discretionary ETF-wrap portfolios. Ed was also a member of the St. Louis Financial Analysts Society. Prior to joining A.G. Edwards, Ed began his career at Charles Schwab where he was a founding member and supervisor of the Active Trader Schwab 500 group. Ed has been quoted in numerous publications such as Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes Institutional Investor, The New York Times and Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine. Ed is a graduate of Quincy University with a B.S. degree in Economics & Finance. |
Seddik Meziani, Ph. D. Professor of Economic and Finance, MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY and Author, Exchange-Traded Funds as an Investment Option |
Dr. Meziani holds the position of professor of finance at Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA. Previously, he worked for Standard & Poor's and TIAA-CREF. He received a PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MBA from New York University and a BS from the University of Constantine, Algeria. His fields of expertise encompass exchange-traded funds, micro-cap stocks and frontier markets. He is widely published in both academic and practitioner journals. He is the Soliciting Editor of The Journal of Index Investing, an Institutional Investor Journal. He is also the author of two books: "Exchange-Traded Funds as an Investment Option" published by Palgrave/Macmillan (2006) and "Exchange-Traded Funds: Conceptual and Practical Investment Approaches" published by Risk Book & Journals (2009). His work was recently recognized on a worldwide list of "Seventeen ETF Friendly Professors" who have made these products a significant part of their teaching and research (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/17-etf-friendly-professors-140039359.html). |
George Milling-Stanley Principal, GEORGE MILLING-STANLEY ON GOLD, LLC | George Milling-Stanley is Principal of the independent consultancy George Milling-Stanley on Gold, LLC. He retired from the World Gold Council in August 2011 after a 15-year career there. Most recently he had been responsible for all programs involving central banks. Before that, he was a key member of the small team that pioneered the development of gold-backed Exchange Traded Funds. His earlier career included six years on the precious metals trading desk of Lehman Brothers. Previously he worked for Consolidated Gold Fields in London, and spent 10 years as a reporter and columnist with the Financial Times. An acknowledged authority on all aspects of the gold business, George Milling-Stanley is a regular speaker at international conferences. |
Kathleen Moriarty Partner, KATTEN LAW |
Instrumental in the development of SPDRs, Kathleen is a financial services lawyer with extensive experience representing US exchange-traded investment companies (ETFs). She also advises public and private foreign entities about the regulation and operation of ETFs. In addition, Kathleen represents market participants structuring non-investment company exchange traded vehicles (ETVs) with respect to legal and regulatory matters relating to the issuance, purchase and sale of ETV shares. Kathleen is an inaugural member of the ETF Database's ETF Hall of Fame, sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Indexes and frequently speaks on the topic of ETFs and ETVs. Kathleen received her A.B. from Smith College and her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School. She is a member of several bar association committees focusing on securities and derivatives law matters, and is a member of the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council. |
Amelia Nedovich Head, Business Development, ETFs and Structured Products, TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE |
Ms. Nedovich joined Toronto Stock Exchange 15 years ago and has served in various capacities throughout her tenure. Currently, she is responsible for the implementation of the ETF & Structured Product business development strategy for Toronto Stock Exchange, including sponsored education and marketing initiatives promoting the growth of the industry. She also manages relationships with key ETF and Structured Product industry participants.
Prior to joining TSX, Ms. Nedovich worked as an economist with the Ontario Public Service. Ms. Nedovich holds an MA in Political Economy from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management. |
Andrew Pfeifer Relationship Executive, BNY MELLON |
Andrew is a relationship executive (RE) in the Global Financial Institutions division focusing on ETF clients. In this role, Andrew will harness the Bank's resources to insure our clients receive the best solutions to meet their strategic success goals on an ongoing basis. With over 25 years of financial services experience, Andrew spent most of his career supporting buy side firms and managing key relationships in the investment manager community. Prior to joining The Bank of New York Mellon in 1996, Andrew held various management positions at Banker's Trust Company, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Merrill Lynch. Andrew is a graduate of St. John's University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. |
Bernardus Roelofs Global Head ETF Sales Trading, Flow Traders, Amsterdam and Singapore |
Bernardus Roelofs is Global Head ETF sales trading for institutional investors at Flow Traders. Bernardus has been a specialized ETF sales trader and advisor for more than 10 years, first at HVB/UniCredit and from 2008 at Flow Traders where he set up the sales trading business. In his role he actively promotes the ETF segment, educates institutional investors and puts a spotlight on the work of market makers who are key for liquidity on-exchange and on OTC basis.
Before joining the ETF segment, Bernardus worked within the ECM divisions at Commerzbank, Frankfurt and at HVB/UniCredit in Munich, as a capital market expert responsible for origination and syndication of equity capital market transactions including cash equity and equity linked deals. Bernardus is based in Amsterdam and Singapore and is a regular speaker at ETF conferences in Asia and in Europe. |
Kristoph Rollenhagen Global Exchange-Traded & Closed-End Funds and Alternative Investments Consultant | Kris Rollenhagen's ETF career spans a dozen years, during which he built ETF research and strategic marketing and sales franchises for both Prudential Securities and Oppenheimer & Co. Kris' extensive research efforts have earned him places in prestigious publications such as Institutional Investor and The Wall Street Journal, as well as front line participation in ETF industry events. For the past three years Kris has headed his own consultancy practice for portfolio structured financial services products (principally ETFs, CEFs, alternative investments) with a client roster including ETF portfolio management and marketing firms, buy- and sell-side ETF firms and private equity firms. Kris is a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts, The Bond Club of New York, The Fixed Income Analysts Society and the Structured Products Association. Kris has completed FINRA's Series 7, 63, 24, 63, 64, 65, 86 & 87 qualification examinations. |
Rahul Sen Sharma Partner, INDXX, LLC |
Rahul joined Indxx in 2011 as a Partner. In addition to helping set overall strategy, he is primarily responsible for building the firm's new client relationships and spearheading marketing/sales activities. Prior to joining Indxx, Rahul was the Director of Investment Research for RR Advisory Group, a full service private wealth management firm based in New York that caters to high net worth individuals, where he performed due diligence on the firm's investment managers and built customized portfolios for client's investable assets. From 2003-2006, Rahul was based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and served as Manager of Consumer Sales Training for Mexx, a global fashion company with more than € 1 billion in sales and 500 retail location throughout Europe and the Middle East. He began his career in the music industry, and worked at Atlantic Records from 2002-2003. Rahul holds a BS from Boston College and an MBA with Beta Gamma Sigma honors from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. |
Larry Seruma CIO & Managing Principal, NILE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Larry Seruma is the Managing Principal of Nile Capital Management LLC, the Advisor of the Nile Africa Funds. Mr. Seruma has over 20 years of experience in portfolio management, investment research and quantitative investment strategies. In 2004, Mr. Seruma founded Nile Capital Management, where he began his tenure as Portfolio Manager for the Nile Master Fund, a global long/short equity hedge fund. In 2005, the Nile Fund was integrated into Proxima Alfa Investments (USA) LLC (formerly VegaPlus Capital Partners), a subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, and Mr. Seruma was named one of the firm's Managing Directors. Currently, Nile Capital Management serves as the Advisor for the Nile Africa Funds, which seek opportunities for investment across the Africa continent. Prior to founding Nile Capital Management, Mr. Seruma was a Principal at Barclays Global Investors (BGI), a division of Barclays Capital. He was a member of the Active Strategies Group there and also a member of BGI's Investment Process Committee. Early in his career, Mr. Seruma was an Options Market Maker in the Exchange pits at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. Mr. Seruma has authored several articles on investments in Africa and other emerging/frontier markets, and has been featured in many leading financial publications. He is also the author of www.moneywatchafrica.com, a financial blog focused on understanding Africa investment opportunities, and serves on the Board for the Segal Family Foundation, which focuses on improving the quality of life in Sub Saharan Africa. He received an MBA in Analytic Finance and Statistics from the Booth School of Business, The University of Chicago, in 1996. |
Bibb Strench Counsel, SEWARD & KISSELL, LLP |
Bibb L. Strench is a Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Seward & Kissel LLP. Mr. Strench's practice focuses on investment advisers, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and separately managed account sponsors. He provides advice on regulatory, compliance, entity formation, auditor independence, corporate governance and other issues related to the operation of the aforementioned businesses.
During his career, Mr. Strench has played a role in a number of significant legal developments impacting the investment management industry. He helped form the first Shariah-compliant exchange-traded fund, he assisted NCCUSL with the development of the model statutory trust entity act, he was recognized as a contributor to Investment Company Institute's Report of the Advisory Group on Best Practices of Fund Directors and he argued Investment Company Act of 1940 issues in federal and state courts in the landmark mutual fund independent director case (Yacktman v. Carson, et al.). Mr. Strench began his career as a staff attorney in the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission where he was principally responsible for granting exemptive orders and responding to no-action and interpretive requests under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Mr. Strench also formerly held the position of corporate counsel at SAFECO Asset Management, Inc., an investment adviser located in Seattle, Washington. He is a member of the CCH Wall Street Compliance Advisory Board, Investment Lawyer Editorial Board and other advisory boards. Mr. Strench frequently speaks on issues surrounding investment management and securities regulation. Mr. Strench received his J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law and B.A. from Vanderbilt University, 1984. |
Keith Styrcula, Founder and Chairman, STRUCTURED PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION | Will be updated shortly |
Carl Tannenbaum Senior Vice President, Chief Economist |
Carl Tannenbaum is the Chief Economist for Northern Trust. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Carl led a team at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago whose charter was to analyze financial risk, its implication for the broad economy and policy choices to address it. He served as the head of the entire Federal Reserve System's risk group in Washington for a year that ended in March, working closely with Federal Reserve System Governors and senior officials. He received a bachelor's degree in finance and economics and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. He is a past chairman of the Conference of Business Economists and also a past president of the National Association for Business Economics, the North American Asset/Liability Management Association and the Bank Administration Institute's Treasury Commission |
Robert Tull Factor Advisors LLC, Managing Director Chief Operating Officer | Robert Tull has played a leading role in the design and development of over 300 exchange traded products in the U.S., Europe, and Pacific Rim. He has advised or led the launch of ETFs that are among the largest and most well-known brands in their respective markets. |
Jason Ungar Managing Director, GUGGENHEIM PARTNERS, LLC | Mr. Ungar is a managing director and the product specialist for equity strategies for Guggenheim Partners, LLC. He has a wealth of experience in designing and marketing derivative based investment strategies, and he is the author of numerous papers and articles on index option overwriting programs. In his most recent role, he was the Director of Marketing and Head of Product Development for Gresham Investment Management LLC, a New York based institutional asset management firm. Prior, Mr. Ungar was a Director at Ansbacher Investment Management Inc., where he specialized in the development and implementation of equity volatility strategies for institutional and high net worth clients. He was also a Partner at Apogee Capital, LLC. He is Series 66 and 3 licensed. Mr. Ungar received a BA in Philosophy with a minor in Mathematics from St. John's College, Annapolis, MD. |
Michael Venuto Chief Investment Officer, TOROSO INVESTMENT | Michael Venuto is Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Toroso Investments, LLC. Toroso is a registered investment advisor focused on research and asset management using ETFs and other exchange traded products. The firm strives to understand a clients' point of view and assist them in expressing it through advanced asset allocation strategies and in-depth fundamental research. In his role, Michael is responsible for managing the Toroso's investment strategies and providing consulting and advice to institutional clients on the fundamental optimization of portfolios. Most recently, Michael was Senior Vice President at Horizon Kinetics LLC where, for more than a decade, he served as a key executive, holding a wide range of responsibilities that included new business development, investment strategy, portfolio management, and client management. |
Corey Villani International Securities Exchange, Senior Product Development Specialist | Corey is a Senior Product Development Specialist at the ISE, responsible for design and development of derivative products and indexes as well as evaluating ETP financing opportunities. Corey joined the ISE in 2006, and has held positions in the Technology and Market Operations division. He received his BA from Cornell University. |
Kelly Westfall Director, Financial Services, O'CONNOR DAVIES | Kelly Westfall, CPA, CFA is a Director of O'Connor Davies Financial Services Group specializing in investment manager/fund due diligence, risk management and allocation recommendations as well as other types of specialized investment analysis. She has extensive experience in the United States and Europe conducting due diligence and consulting on portfolio allocations to investment managers, alternative investments, public funds and other complex investment products and advises on their use in the design and implementation of investment strategies. Her client base includes large institutional and high wealth investors with large, highly complex, investment portfolios such as multi-billion dollar foundations, pensions, family offices, endowments, and not-for-profit investors. Kelly also maintains oversight of the performance and risk reporting to several of the largest Foundations in the United States. |