Shawn Reynolds
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- Natural Resources Strategist for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy
- Oversees the Natural Resources Equity Investment Team including asset allocation, company research and security selection
- 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
- Joined VanEck in 2005
- Prior to VanEck, energy analyst at Petrie Parkman & Co. covering U.S. 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
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Charles T. Cameron
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- 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
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Joseph M. Foster
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- Gold Strategist for the active Gold and Precious Metals Strategy and the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy
- 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
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Imaru Casanova
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- 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
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Gregory F. Krenzer, CFA
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- Head of Active Trading
- Oversees active equity trade construction and execution, with extensive experience in commodities, natural resource equities, and emerging markets
- Investment Management Team member since 1994
- CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
- BS (Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society), Finance (minor in Economics), Syracuse University
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Charl P. de M. Malan
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- Senior Analyst for the active Natural Resources Equity Strategy and active Gold and Precious Metals Strategy specializing in base and industrial metals research
- Previously, Equity Research Analyst and Junior Portfolio Manager at Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank, Asset Management (South Africa)
- Joined VanEck in 2003
- Prior to VanEck, Equity Research Sales Analyst specializing in South African mining, natural resources and financial research at JPMorgan Chase
- MBA, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
- Honours in Business Administration, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
- BA, Arts, University of Pretoria (South Africa)
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Roland Morris Jr.
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- 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
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Alan Shih
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- 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
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Veronica Zhang
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- Analyst for the Natural Resources Equity strategies
- Specializes in industrials and alternative energy
- Investment Management Team member since 2013
- Prior to joining VanEck, worked in equity research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, covering the machinery, E&C, and transportation sectors
- Earlier career experience includes database consulting for G2 (branch of WPP), in the corporate finance division
- BA, Economics and Statistics, Columbia University
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Christopher Mailloux, CFA
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- Trader for the Active Equity strategies
- Responsible for trading and execution orders, researching portfolio performance and attribution, and other portfolio management tasks
- Investment Management Team member since 2010
- Prior to his current role, held a portfolio administration position at VanEck; settled trades and maintained cash and portfolio positions
- Previously a global data analyst at Bloomberg
- CFA charterholder; member of the CFA Society New York
- BS, Finance, Lehigh University
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