Jan F. van Eck
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- Joined Van Eck in 1992.
- Heads alternative, international and institutional businesses for Van Eck.
- Also heads Van Eck's Market Vectors ETF business, which was launched in 2006.
- Has created a variety of international, emerging markets and commodity-related investment strategies in mutual fund, ETF, and alternative investment formats.
- Serves on investment committee for Van Eck VIP Trust’s Van Eck VIP Multi-Managers Alternatives Fund.
- From 1994 to 1998, established a fund management joint venture with Shenyin Wanguo Securities, one of the largest securities firms in China.
- Fellowship at The Council of Institutional Investors, focusing on shareholder rights, 1990.
- JD, Stanford University, 1991; BA (Phi Beta Kappa), Economics, Williams College, 1985.
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Francis G. Rodilosso, CFA
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Joined Van Eck in 2012.
- Serves as Portfolio Manager for Van Eck’s Market Vectors® taxable exchange-traded funds; responsible for portfolio strategy, credit and market analysis.
- Prior to joining Van Eck, served as Managing Director of Global Emerging Markets with The Seaport Group where he launched the firm’s emerging markets fixed income sales and trading business.
- Earlier career experience includes portfolio management positions at Greylock Capital and Soundbrook Capital where he focused on corporate high-yield and distressed situations, with an emphasis on emerging markets; also held senior fixed income trading positions at Credit Lyonnais and HSBC.
- CFA charterholder; member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.
- MBA, Finance, The Wharton School of Business, 1993; BA, History, Princeton University, 1990.
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James T. Colby III
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Joined Van Eck in 2007.
- Serves as Portfolio Manager and Senior Municipal Strategist; responsible for Van Eck’s Market Vectors non-taxable exchange-traded funds, including market strategy and security analysis.
- Prior to joining Van Eck, held several senior municipal fixed income positions, including director and senior portfolio manager for High Yield Municipal Fixed Income at Lord Abbett; director and senior portfolio manager for Municipal Fixed Income at John Hancock Funds; director for fixed income management at Old Harbor Capital; and co-manager/senior portfolio manager for municipal funds at Evergreen Asset Management.
- Featured speaker at various industry conference roundtables; has made appearances on and/or been quoted by various media, including CNBC, Bloomberg and Daily Bond Buyer.
- Member of National Municipal Buyers Conference (Chairman, 1996), Municipal Forum of New York and Boston Fixed Income Management Society.
- MBA, Finance, Hofstra University, 1979; BA, Economics and International Relations, Brown University, 1972.
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Michael F. Mazier
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- Joined Van Eck in 2007.
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Serves as Portfolio Manager and Fixed Income Strategist for Van Eck's Market Vectors taxable and non-taxable exchange-traded funds; responsible for portfolio strategy, market analysis, quantitative analysis and other research.
- Also serves as Portfolio Manager for the Van Eck CM Commodity Index Fund, and as an investment team member for the Van Eck Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund and the Van Eck VIP Multi Manager Alternatives Fund.
- Experience prior to joining Van Eck: Morgan Stanley, Fixed Income Research Department, Bond Analyst; MSCI-Barra, developed fixed income indexes; Morgan Stanley IT Department, developed fixed income analytics; Merrill Lynch, Vice President, covered closed-end funds and recommended fixed income strategies; Citicorp Investment Services, Product Manager; General Electric, Electrical Engineer, designed hardware for military satellites.
- Quoted in various media, including Business Week, The Bond Buyer, Barron's, Bloomberg News and Reuters.
- MBA, Columbia Business School, 1990; MS, Computer Engineering, Villanova University, 1986; BS, Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University, 1983.
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Ronald Sutedja
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- Joined Van Eck
in 2011.
- Serves as Analyst and investment team member with
responsibility for researching, developing and implementing fixed income ETF
optimization and risk models.
- Prior to joining Van Eck, worked as Consultant for Axioma, Currency Arbitrage Quantitative Analyst for MavenFund
and Software Engineer for Rockwell Collins.
- MS, Financial
Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008; BS, Electrical
Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007.
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