Jan F. van Eck 

Jan F. van Eck 

Corporate Management Committee 

CEO and Director of Van Eck Associates Corporation

Director and President, Van Eck Securities Corporation

Director and President, Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation

President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee, Market Vectors ETF Trust

• Joined Van Eck in 1992.
• 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 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.

Derek S. van Eck, CFA 

Derek van Eck, Principal and Director of Van Eck Associates Corporation, died unexpectedly on September 30, 2010; he was 46 years old. 

Principal, Director and Chief Investment Officer, Van Eck Associates Corporation

Principal and Director, Van Eck Securities Corporation

Chief Investment Officer, Van Eck Associates Corporation

• Joined Van Eck in 1993.
• Served as lead investment team member of Van Eck Global Hard Assets Fund, Van Eck VIP Global Hard Assets Fund and Van Eck's long/short hard assets strategy products.
• From 1986 to 1988, was fixed income arbitrage analyst at CS First Boston, responsible for hedging mortgage-backed securities.
• Served on boards of Fred M. van Eck Forest Trust, managed in conjunction with Pacific Forest Trust, and of Institute for the Future of China.
• Member, New York Society of Security Analysts and Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR).
• Quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Institutional Investor, CNBC.
• MBA, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern), 1993; BA, Economics, Williams College, 1986.

Bruce J. Smith 

Corporate Management Committee 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Van Eck Global 

• Joined Van Eck in 1983.
• Serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director of Van Eck Associates Corporation, Van Eck Securities Corporation and Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation.
• Director, Van Eck Global (Europe) GmbH, Van Eck Switzerland AG and Van Eck Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable.
• Prior to joining Van Eck, CPA at McGladrey & Pullen.
• Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA).
• Holds FINRA Series 7, 27 and 63 licenses.
• CPA, 1980; BS, Accounting, Fordham University, 1977.

Joseph J. McBrien 

Corporate Management Committee 

Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel, Van Eck Global 

• Joined Van Eck in 2005.
• Serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Van Eck Global.
• Director, Van Eck Securities Corporation and Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corporation.
• Director, Van Eck Global (Europe) GmbH, Van Eck Switzerland AG and Van Eck Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable.
• Prior to joining Van Eck, Managing Director at Chatsworth Securities.
• From 1986 through 2000, held several senior positions, including Executive Vice President and General Counsel of MainStay Management, Vice President and Department Head of Legal Fund Administration at State Street Bank and Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Evergreen Asset Management Corporation.
• Prior to 1986, engaged in private legal practice on Wall Street.
• Featured speaker at conferences sponsored by Investment Company Institute, American Law Institute/American Bar Association and Practising Law Institute.
• Member, New York State Bar.
• MIA, International Affairs, Columbia University, 1976; JD (Editor, "Law and Policy in International Business"), Georgetown University Law Center, 1975; BA, Economics, Syracuse University, 1970.

Robert R. Grusky 

Corporate Management Committee 

• Director, Van Eck Associates Corporation.
• Since 2000, Founder and Managing Member of Hope Capital Management, LLC, an investment manager.
• In 2000, co-founded New Mountain Capital, LLC, an investment manager. Was a Principal and Managing Director from 2000 to 2005, Senior Advisor since 2005.
• In 1997, joined Honorable Ronald S. Lauder as Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff. In 1998, named President of RSL Investments Corporation.
• In 1990, appointed White House Fellow by President Bush. Served as Assistant for Special Projects to Secretary of Defense Cheney.
• In 1985, joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a member of its Mergers and Acquisitions Department. In 1989, named Vice President. In 1993, transferred to the Principal Investment Area (PIA).
• From 1979 to 1983, was with Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, rising to Second Vice President in the U.S. Banking Department.
• Member of Board of Directors of AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN) and Strayer Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRA).
• MA, Business Administration (with distinction), Harvard Business School, 1985; BA (cum laude and with honors in history), Union College, 1979.

William A. Ullman 

Corporate Management Committee 

• Director, Van Eck Associates Corporation.
• Since 2006, Founder of Right Wall Capital Management LLC; focused on investing in the global financial services sector and advising selected clients.
• From 2001 to 2006, Senior Managing Director, Global Clearing Services Department, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. Managed department's top client relationship and global capital introduction groups; strategic planning and investments.
• From 1997 to 2001, Managing Director/Senior Managing Director, Bear Stearns' Financial Institutions Group/Investment Banking Department. Managed the group's corporate finance practice for asset managers, broker-dealers and fin-tech companies.
• Began career in 1989 as Associate, Financial Institutions Group, Merrill Lynch Investment Banking Department; promoted Director, 1997; Vice President in London (1993-1996) helping to build European Financial Institutions Group practice.
• Board Member, Capital Returns Fund Ltd. (insurance sector focused hedge fund); former Advisory Board Member, PerTrac Financial Solutions; former Chairman of the Board of the Hoff Barthelson Music School, Scarsdale, NY.
• MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 1989; AB, History (cum laude), Princeton University, 1985.