IQ DUAL IMPACT ETFS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Senior Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director, Equity Portfolio Manager
Adam is Senior Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager at Wellington Management. On the Value Team, he manages equity assets, drawing on research from Wellington Management's global industry analysts, equity portfolio managers, and team analysts. He currently manages Large Cap Value approaches.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- Head
- Executive Vice President / New York Life Insurance Company
Alain Karaoglan is Executive Vice President and head of the company's Strategic Businesses, which include New York Life Group Benefit Solutions, Group Membership Association Division, Institutional Annuities, Institutional Life, New York Life Direct, New York Life Investment Management, and Seguros Monterrey New York Life. Mr. Karaoglan joined New York Life in 2019 and was appointed to the Executive Management Committee in March 2020.
Prior to joining New York Life, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Voya Financial from 2012 to 2018, where he was a member of Voya's Executive Committee and oversaw all of Voya's businesses, including Annuities, Employee Benefits, Individual Life, Investment Management, and Retirement. Before joining Voya, he was the head of Divestitures at American International Group, where he helped restructure the company after the 2008 financial crisis.
Previously, Mr. Karaoglan held senior roles in the investment banking and insurance industries, including at Banc of America, Deutsche Bank, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, First Boston Corporation, and Bear Stearns.
Mr. Karaoglan has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and Bachelor of Science in business administration, magna cum laude, from Pepperdine University.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager
Amit is a Portfolio Manager in the Multi Asset Solutions (MAS) team at New York Life Investments. He focuses on quantitative and macro-economic investment research and portfolio management for the funds managed by the team.
Amit joined the firm in 2003. Previously, he worked in the Global Asset Allocation group at Putnam Investments. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2008.
Amit earned a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur in India and an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager, Head of Research / PineStone Asset Management Inc.
Andrew assisted in the founding of PineStone Asset Management Inc. and serves as the firm's Head of Research. Prior to assisting in founding PineStone Asset Management Inc. in 2021, he was a Vice-President, Director of Research of the Global Equity Team at Fiera Capital. Prior to joining Fiera Capital in 2009, he was a Senior Analyst covering U.S. Small Cap equities at Van Berkom and Associates from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that, he was a Research Analyst covering Global equities at Montrusco Bolton from 2005 to 2007. Prior to Montrusco Bolton, he was a Research Analyst at Van Berkom and Associates from 2001 to 2003.
Andrew received his BComm from McGill University in 2000 and his MSc. from HEC Montreal in 2005.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Senior Managing Director, Partner, Equity Portfolio Manager
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Executive Managing Director, Head of High Yield
Andrew is an Executive Managing Director and Head of High Yield at MacKay Shields, responsible for the group's implementation of its investment process. He is a Portfolio Manager of the MainStay MacKay High Yield funds.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of New York Life Insurance Company
- Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer / New York Life Insurance Company
Anthony is Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of New York Life Insurance Company. He is also responsible for the teams which principally manage New York Life's general account portfolio that include Fixed Income Investors, Private Capital Investors and Real Estate Investors. He is a member of New York Life's Executive Management Committee and serves on its Risk Steering Committee.
Anthony joined the firm in 1999. He has held various positions of increasing responsibilities at the firm, including Senior Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income. He also served as Managing Director and Head of Fixed Leveraged Finance. Previously, he achieved positions of increasing responsibility in lending, risk management, and debt capital markets with J.P. Morgan, Toronto-Dominion, and First Chicago.
Anthony earned a B.A. in English and Economics from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Stern School of Business of New York University.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Managing Director and Head of Public Credit Portfolio Management and Trading at Fixed Income Investors
- Managing Director, Head of Public Credit Portfolio Management and Trading
Arthur is a Managing Director and Head of Public Credit Portfolio Management and Trading at Fixed Income Investors. He is responsible for investment grade and high yield portfolio positioning and execution. He is also Portfolio Manager on all floating rate loan mandates including retail mutual funds, institutional accounts and CLOs. He has served as a portfolio manager of the MainStay Floating Rate Fund and MainStay VP Floating Rate Portfolio since 2012.
Prior to joining the firm in 2006, Arthur was a portfolio manager and investment analyst for Carlyle High-Yield Partners. He was also a corporate relationship manager for Fleet Securities, as well as corporate banker with Credit Agricole/Indosuez and ABN-AMRO Bank. He has over 30 years of investment experience.
Arthur received a B.S.B.A. from the University of Denver.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Wellington Management Team
- Head of Fundamental Research
Cameron is the Head of Fundamental Research supporting the Global Credit and Global Fixed Income teams. Cameron joined MacKay Shields in 2019 as a Senior Credit Analyst within the Global Fixed Income team covering energy and utilities sectors. Most recently, he was a Senior Credit Analyst at Apex Credit Partners LLC. Earlier in his career, Cameron held credit analyst roles at MetLife Investments and Deutsche Bank Securities. He has a BA in Economics from Colgate University, an MBA from Cornell University and is a CFA charterholder. Cameron has been in the financial services industry since 2004.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Head of North American Direct Origination
Chris is a Managing Director and Head of North American direct origination, responsible for managing the U.S. regional offices. He leads a team of six that is responsible for directly sourced assets across a variety of sectors. He is also responsible for Private Capital Investors' third-party asset management activities.
Chris joined the firm in 2009. Previously, he was a Principal responsible for originating and executing first lien, second lien, and mezzanine financing to support private equity firms' leveraged buyout activity at American Capital. He was also a Senior Vice President with Prudential Capital Group, spending many years as a portfolio manager in their private placement group. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1993.
Chris earned a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Senior Fund Manager / Candriam Investors Group
Christopher is a Senior Fund Manager at Candriam.
Christopher joined the firm in 2017 as a Fund Manager specializing in emerging market corporate bonds. Previously, he was on the fixed income team at Union Bancaire Privee, where he was responsible for covering Asian credit markets. He also spent 8 years at F&C Investments, initially as a Performance Analyst before joining the Global High Yield Desk in 2010 and the Emerging Market Debt Team in 2012 where he was a fund manager for Emerging Market Corporate Bonds. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2008.
Chris earned a B.A., with honors, in Accounting and Finance and a M.A. in International Financial Analysis from Newcastle University.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager
- Managing Director and Equity Portfolio Manager
Clark is an equity portfolio manager on the Growth Team. He manages equity assets on behalf of our clients, drawing on research from Wellington Management's global industry analysts, equity portfolio managers, and team analysts. He currently co-manages the opportunistic growth approach and provides research to his team on the internet and media industries. He works in our Boston office.
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Capital Investors
Colleen is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Private Capital Investors. She leads a team of investment professionals that manages a portfolio of private placement investments for New York Life.
Colleen joined the firm in 2009. Previously, she was at Société Générale for 9 years primarily working in the bank's debt private placement group with responsibilities for originating, structuring, and distributing traditional private placement financings. She has over 20 years of experience in the private placement market.
Colleen earned a B.S. in Finance and International Business from Pennsylvania State University.
Job Titles:
- Senior Managing Director, Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of Fixed Income Investors
Craig Sabal is a Senior Managing Director and Deputy Chief Investment Officer of New York Life and Head of Fixed Income Investors. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Office of the Chief Investment Officer, which oversees asset allocation and portfolio management for the General Account investment portfolio. He also oversees all public fixed-income portfolio management, trading, and research functions.
Prior to joining New York Life, Craig was the Deputy Chief Investment Officer at AIG responsible for strategic asset allocation and tactical investment decisions for the Life & Retirement and Property & Casualty operating businesses. Craig has more than 20 years of financial consulting leadership experience in strategic portfolio and risk management transactions across fixed income and equity markets to insurance companies. He served as Managing Director - Head of Insurance and Credit Solutions Group for Goldman Sachs, and previously held senior financial and consulting positions for several investment bank and accounting firms.
Craig earned his B.S. degree in accounting from Rutgers University.
Job Titles:
- Associate Portfolio Manager
- Portfolio Manager
Daniel is an Associate Portfolio Manager and, as a member of CBRE Clarion Securities' Global Infrastructure research team, is responsible for evaluating listed infrastructure companies in the communications and utilities sectors globally. He has been an active member of the firm's Global Infrastructure research team since its inception and is a Portfolio Manager of the MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund.
Daniel joined the CBRE Clarion Securities' predecessor firm in 2006. In his tenure with CBRE Clarion Securities and its predecessor firm, he has gained extensive, multi-disciplined experience evaluating real asset securities spanning developed and emerging markets across the globe. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2006.
Daniel earned a B.S., magna cum laude, from Drexel University and an M.B.A. from Villanova University.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Senior Managing Director, Partner, and Equity Portfolio Manager
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager & Equity Analyst / Fiera Capital
David joined the firm in 2018 and brings over 25 years of industry experience.
David brings over 30+ years of securities analysis and investment management experience to the Fiera Growth Equity team. He joined the team in 2018 from Federated Investors in Pittsburgh, PA., where he worked as a mid-cap PM and as a healthcare analyst for over 17 years. David has covered healthcare stocks extensively throughout his career, including at some of his previous firms (Founders Asset Management, and Fifth Third Bank). His buy side experience encompasses both long only funds as well as absolute return funds. David holds the CFA designation, and has an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at the Case Western Reserve University and a BA in Economics from Miami (OH) University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Senior Equity Research Analyst / Epoch Investment Partners
David is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Research Analyst for the MainStay Epoch Funds. He is the Lead Portfolio Manager of Epoch's capital growth strategies.
David joined the firm in 2007 as a senior research analyst. Previously, he was a research analyst with Gabelli & Company where he was responsible for covering the financial services sector, overseeing the automotive sector research team and making buy/sell recommendations for the Gabelli mutual funds. He was also an assistant research director for Barron's Business and Financial Weekly. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1998.
David earned a B.A. in English from Hofstra University and an M.B.A. from Baruch College.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Head of Emerging Market Debt / Candriam Investors Group
Diliana joined the firm in 2015 in her current role. She started her career at ING Investment Management in the Netherlands as a Quantitative Fixed Income Analyst and was later promoted to an Emerging Markets Debt Fund Manager. At ING IM, Diliana co-managed and developed investment processes for HC, LC and Blend strategies. Later, Diliana worked at F&C Investments as a Senior Emerging Fund Manager. She has worked in the financial services industry since 2002.
Diliana earned a double B.A. in Political Science/International Relations and Business Administration from the American University of Bulgaria and a Master's in International Finance from the University of Amsterdam.
Dinesh Nair - CFO, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Managing Director
- Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) for NYL Investors
Dinesh is the Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for NYL Investors. He is responsible for all aspects of financial management and works closely with NYL Investors senior leadership, including the CEO, to drive financial performance and results.
Dinesh joined the firm in 2014. Previously, he worked for Prudential in a variety of financial roles. Most recently, he was a Vice President, Financial Analysis responsible for overseeing US GAAP financial reporting for Prudential's International Insurance Life Planner profit center. He also held positions as the head of finance for Prudential's public fixed income and private capital groups and was a Director, Planning & Analysis with Prudential's Mortgage Capital Company. He has worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years.
Dinesh earned his Bachelor of Commerce with honors from the University of Calcutta and his M.B.A. from Pace University. He is a CPA and has a Chartered Accountant degree from India.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Managing Director, Head of Structured Finance Group
Edward is a Managing Director and Head of the Structured Finance team. He oversees all investment activity related to liquid products, ABS and RMBS, including transportation finance, specialty finance, equipment leasing and esoteric securities.
Edward joined the firm in 1998 after working in a similar role for New York Life Insurance Company. Previously, he was an investment analyst and strategist for Prudential Securities. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1986.
Edward earned a B.B.A. from Baruch College and an M.B.A. from the Fordham University Graduate School of Business.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Senior Managing Director, Head of Convertibles
Edward is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Convertibles at MacKay Shields, where he oversees the management and research of the firm's Convertible strategy. He is also a member of the firm's Advisory Committee. He has managed MainStay MacKay Convertible Fund since 2001.
Job Titles:
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Portfolio Manager
- Senior Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Lead Portfolio Manager
- Managing Director, Head of Equity Trading
Francis is a Managing Director and the Head of Equity Trading for the Equity teams at IndexIQ. Francis is also a Lead Portfolio Manager, responsible for the firm's Passive Equity index strategies including MainStay S&P 500 Fund. Francis heads the centralized equity trading desk that has extensive experience trading in both US and non-US markets, as well as both long-only and long/short strategies.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst / Epoch Investment Partners
Glen is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Research Analyst for the MainStay Epoch Funds. He is a Portfolio Manager of Epoch's international choice strategy and is an analyst on many of Epoch's global and international strategies.
He joined the firm in 2014 as a research analyst. Previously, Glen was a generalist portfolio manager and an analyst at Standard Life Investments in Boston, where he focused on consumer staples, restaurants and regional banks. He also held positions at Citigroup and Nabisco. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2000.
Glen received his B.S. in Finance from Providence College and an M.B.A. from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Portfolio Manager
- Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Trader at IndexIQ
- Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Trader
Greg is a Director, Senior Portfolio Manager and Trader at IndexIQ. He is responsible for managing the firm's ETF and index strategies, as well as overseeing the equity trading desk. Greg is also a Portfolio manager for the MainStay S&P 500 Fund.
Greg joined the firm in 2010 as a portfolio manager. Prior to joining IndexIQ Advisors, Greg served as Head Global Equity Trader at Lucerne Capital Management and Trader and Operations Manager at ReachCapital Management. He has worked in the financial service industry since 2003.
Greg earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut.
Job Titles:
- Associate Portfolio Manager
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Portfolio Manager
Hinds is an Associate Portfolio Manager and, as a member of CBRE Clarion Securities' Global Infrastructure research team, is responsible for evaluating the listed master limited partnerships ("MLPs") and energy infrastructure companies in North America. He is a Portfolio Manager of the MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund.
Hinds joined the firm in 2013. Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager and Partner managing separate accounts with a MLP investment focus at Guzman Investment Strategies. He co-founded and managed Curbstone Group, a Texas-based registered investment advisor firm that managed MLP portfolios on behalf of high net worth clients. He also worked for Lehman Brothers, analyzing and modeling public and private energy MLPs in the investment banking division and subsequently for an investment fund investing in MLPs. He is a regular speaker at MLP industry conferences and has authored a blog on MLP investing since 2009 (mlpguy.com). He has worked in the financial services industry, specializing in listed MLP and North American energy investments since 2004.
Hinds earned a B.S. in Finance, summa cum laude, from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Babson College.
Job Titles:
- Co - Chief Executive / Tristan Capital Partners
- Co - Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of Tristan Capital Partners
Ian is the Co-Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of Tristan Capital Partners. He has a strong track record in global securities investment management, investment banking, and investment research.
Ian joined the firm in 2009. Previously, he was co-head of Morgan Stanley's European Equity and Fixed Income Research Division, a pan-European division with 265 staff, covering over 1000 securities across 30 sectors, and servicing hundreds of institutional clients across the world. He was also a strategist with Morgan Stanley in New York. He began his career as an investment manager at Baillie Gifford, one of the UK's leading independent investment management partnerships.
Ian earned a B.A. in Law from Oxford University.
Job Titles:
- Head of U.S. Distribution at New York Life Investment Management
- Senior Managing Director / New York Life Investment Management LLC
Jac is the Head of U.S. Distribution at New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM). He is responsible for co-managing NYLIM's US retail business and leading its sales and global relationship management teams across all channels in the US that partner with the largest wealth management firms and their advisors across America.
Jac joined the firm in 2018 in his current role. Previously, he was Head of Distribution for Hartford Funds. He also held roles at Eaton Vance as Head of U.S. Retail and Offshore Distribution and at MFS Fund Distributors, where he worked for 16 years. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1993.
Jac earned a B.A. from Boston College.
Jae Yoon - Chief Investment Officer
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Officer
- Member of the Wellington Management Team
- Chief Investment Officer ( CIO ) of New York Life Investment Management
- Chief Investment Officer, New York Life Investment Management, and Chairman, New York Life Investments Asia / New York Life Investment Management, LLC
Jae is the Chief Investment Officer of New York Life Investment Management, LLC (NYLIM). He serves as the Chairman of the Investment Governance Committee, responsible for the oversight of the investment performance of the strategies managed by NYLIM's boutiques and affiliate portfolio teams. He also leads the Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS) team, which manages third-party multi asset strategies and economic analysis for New York Life.
Jae Yoon is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) and Chairman of NYL Investments Asia. He serves as the Chair of the Investment Governance Committee, responsible for the oversight of the investment performance of the strategies managed by NYLIM's boutiques and affiliate portfolio teams. As Chairman of NYL Investments Asia, Mr. Yoon is responsible for developing and driving our business strategy in Asia.
Additionally, Mr. Yoon leads the Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS) team which oversees the portfolio management of MainStay and third-party multi asset strategies, asset allocation services and economic analysis for New York Life.
Prior to joining NYLIM, Mr. Yoon was Head of Quantitative Research, Analytics, and Risk Management globally at Western Asset Management. Previously, he was with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers where he served as the Head of Risk and Performance for the Pacific and European Regions in Tokyo and London, respectively. Mr. Yoon also worked at JP Morgan Securities in Asia as regional head of Risk Management Control for Fixed Income and Equity Derivative Trading.
Mr. Yoon earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Operations Research at Cornell University.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MacKay Shields
Jeffrey is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MacKay Shields and is responsible for setting the firm's strategy and leading the organization as it implements its goals across fixed income and equity strategies. He also serves as Vice Chairman of New York Life Investment Management International.
Jeffrey joined MacKay Shields in 2011 and leads the Senior Leadership Team. Previously, he was an Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for AllianceBernstein, LP. He served as a member of AllianceBernstein's Executive Committee, which was responsible for management, key strategic initiatives and resource allocation of the firm. He led the formation of a Special Situations business unit to address the evolving needs of clients seeking specialty investment services. Prior to that, he was Co-Head and Chief Investment Officer of AllianceBernstein's Fixed Income division overseeing $200 billion of assets under management - responsibilities included portfolio and research oversight, business development, thought leadership, technology and business planning. He joined AllianceBernstein from Equitable Capital in 1992 when two investment managers were merged together by Axa Group. While at Equitable Capital, he served as a Fixed Income Trader and Portfolio Manager for insurance company portfolios and offshore investment trusts. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1987.
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Officer
- Chief Investment Officer, Listed Infrastructure
- Co - Chief Investment Officer of CBRE Global Real Estate Securities
Jeremy is the Chief Investment Officer - Infrastructure and a member of the CBRE Clarion Management and Global Investment Policy Committees. He is a Portfolio Manager of the MainStay CBRE Global Infrastructure Fund. He has run the global infrastructure strategy since inception and was responsible for developing the team, process, and tools required to model and analyze infrastructure companies.
Jeremy joined the firm in 2004 as the co-Chief Investment Officer of CBRE Global Real Estate Securities, a REIT asset management division. He was responsible for portfolio management of global real estate securities separate accounts and funds. He was a founder of the securities group at CBRE and assisted in raising over $3 billion in assets as well as overseeing the global 28 member investment and operations team. Previously, he worked in various management and research positions in the real estate industry with LaSalle Investment Management in Baltimore/Amsterdam and Deutsche Bank in London. He has worked in the financial services industry specializing in real asset investment management since 1995.
Jeremy earned a B.S. in Finance, cum laude, from Boston College.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President
- Senior Vice President, Head of New York Life Ventures / New York Life Ventures
Joel Albarella is Senior Vice President, the founder and Head of New York Life Ventures (NYLV), the corporate venture capital business of New York Life Insurance Company.
Joel is responsible for steering all activities of New York Life Ventures, including the sourcing and portfolio management of strategic venture capital investments, the integration of startup technology and the cultivation of strategic partnerships to increase New York Life's competitive advantage. New York Life Ventures has produced top quartile investment returns since inception and continually adds innovative capabilities across the company's business operations to better serve NYL's policyholders. In addition, NYLV houses Innovation Services, a team dedicated to creating the conditions for testing across New York Life using Human-Centered Design principles and techniques.
Prior to founding New York Life Ventures, Joel was Director and Chief of Staff in Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions for NYL's Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Before joining New York Life, Joel held various financial technology roles at Deutsche Asset Management and Hewitt Associates.
Joel earned a B.A from Rutgers University and an M.B.A from Columbia University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Managing Director, Portfolio Manager / Trader
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Portfolio Manager
John is the Head of Structured Debt at New York Life Real Estate Investors and Portfolio Manager of the Madison Square Structured Debt Fund. He oversees the production of highly structured real estate loans across New York Life Real Estate Investors' national platform, including construction, bridge and mezzanine financing, and he is part of the debt leadership team which prices and approves all real estate loans. Additionally, he is responsible for special servicing and manages financings and interest rate hedging strategies for the real estate equity platform.
John joined the firm in 2010. Previously, he worked in the real estate groups at FTI Consulting and Eurohypo AG. He began his career in the Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking group at JPMorgan Chase.
John earned a B.A. from the School of Public Affairs at American University and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University, where he also taught as an adjunct assistant professor in the Master of Science program at the Schack Institute of Real Estate for over a decade.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Vice Chairman, Co - Head of MacKay Municipal Managers
John joined MacKay Shields in July 2009 as Co-Head of MacKay Municipal Managers when the firm acquired the assets of Mariner Municipal Managers LLC. In addition, John was named Vice Chairman in September 2022 and oversees the firm's investment teams. Before joining MacKay, he was the Chairman and co-founder of Mariner Municipal Managers from 2007 to 2009. He has been a municipal portfolio manager and/or municipal analyst since 1990, with a broad range of portfolio management and analytic experience in the municipal markets. John was a Managing Director and Co-Head of BlackRock's Municipal Portfolio Management Group (from 2006 to 2007). Prior to BlackRock's merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), he served as Chief Investment Officer of the Municipal Products Group. He was employed by Merrill Lynch from 1990 to 2006. Before Merrill Lynch, he worked for the City of Boston Treasury Department. John is a member of the firm's Senior Leadership Team. He graduated with an MBA and Certificate of Public Management from Boston University and with a Bachelors degree in Finance, cum laude, from Utah State University where he was a Harry S. Truman Scholar. He is a CFA Charterholder..
Job Titles:
- Co - CIO, Portfolio Manager
John is Co-Chief Investment Officer of Cushing Asset Management and Portfolio Manager of the MainStay Cushing MLP Premier Fund. He is responsible for research and portfolio management for the firm's Midstream/MLP-related funds and strategies.
John joined the firm in 2007 as a Research Analyst covering the Midstream/MLP sector. Previously, he worked in Citigroup's investment banking division where he focused on corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions in a wide range of industries, including energy MLPs. He also worked as an analyst for UBS Investment Bank's Global Energy Group. He has worked in the financial services industry specializing in energy since 2004.
John earned a B.B.A. in Finance from Texas A&M University.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Senior Equity Research Analyst / Epoch Investment Partners
John is a Managing Director, Portfolio Manager and Senior Equity Research Analyst for the MainStay Epoch Funds. He is a Portfolio Manager of Epoch's shareholder yield strategies.
John joined the firm in 2012 as a senior research analyst. Previously, John taught undergraduate economics as a lecturer at Fordham University. He was also a senior research analyst at HSBC Global Asset Management and for the U.S. High Yield Bond team at Credit Suisse Asset Management. He began his career at Bankers Trust Company and has worked in the financial services industry since 1981.
John earned a A.B., A.M. and Ph.D in Economics from Fordham University.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager
Jonathan is a Portfolio Manager and, as a member of CBRE Clarion Securities' Americas research team, is responsible for the evaluation of listed real estate companies located in the U.S. and Latin America. He is a Portfolio Manager of the Mainstay CBRE Real Estate Fund.
Jonathan joined the firm in 2002. Previously, he worked as a trader at Group One Trading. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2002.
Jonathan earned a B.S., cum laude, from Villanova University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- NYL Investor
- Senior Portfolio Manager
Jonathan is a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager with New York Life Investment Management's Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS) Group, managing the MainStay and third-party asset allocation strategies.
Jonathan joined the firm in 1997, working within several other units of New York Life Investments managing equity and asset allocation portfolios and providing investment product oversight. Previously, he worked on the fixed-income desk at the Vanguard Group and spent several years with a hedge fund of funds before coming to New York Life in 1997. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1991.
Jonathan earned a B.A. in political science from the College of William & Mary.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Wellington Management Team
- Managing Director Director, Research Portfolios
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Chief Investment Officer, Listed Real Assets Senior Global Portfolio Manager Senior Global Portfolio Manager
Job Titles:
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Chief Executive Officer Chief Investment Officer Portfolio Manager / Winslow Capital Management
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- Managing Director, Head of Liquid Products Portfolio Management and Trading
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Principal Senior Global Portfolio Manager
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Managing Director Portfolio Manager Senior Research Analyst / Epoch Investment Partners
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- Chief Operating Officer / New York Life Investment Management LLC
- Chief Operating Officer of New York Life Investment Management
Kirk is the Chief Operating Officer of New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM), and President of the MainStay Funds and IndexIQ ETFs. Kirk is responsible for co-managing NYLIM's U.S. retail businesses and overseeing day-to-day operations for product, marketing, fund administration and accounting, and technology. He has held numerous leadership roles at NYLIM, including leading strategy, mergers and acquisitions and global product development.
Kirk joined the firm in 2006. Previously, he was with GivingCapital, Inc., where he managed donor-advised fund products and client relationships for the financial services market. He began his career in sales and marketing roles with Unisys Corp. and Beenz.com, Inc.
Kirk earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- NYL Investor
- Senior Fund Manager / Candriam Investors Group
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- Director MacKay Shields, LLC
Job Titles:
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Member of the Cushing Asset Management Team
- Member of the Wellington Management Team
- NYL Investor
John joined MacKay Shields in July 2009 as Co-Head of MacKay Municipal Managers when the firm acquired the assets of Mariner Municipal Managers LLC. In addition, John was named Vice Chairman in September 2022 and oversees the firm's investment teams. Before joining MacKay, he was the Chairman and co-founder of Mariner Municipal Managers from 2007 to 2009. He has been a municipal portfolio manager and/or municipal analyst since 1990, with a broad range of portfolio management and analytic experience in the municipal markets. John was a Managing Director and Co-Head of BlackRock's Municipal Portfolio Management Group (from 2006 to 2007). Prior to BlackRock's merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), he served as Chief Investment Officer of the Municipal Products Group. He was employed by Merrill Lynch from 1990 to 2006. Before Merrill Lynch, he worked for the City of Boston Treasury Department. John is a member of the firm's Senior Leadership Team. He graduated with an MBA and Certificate of Public Management from Boston University and with a Bachelors degree in Finance, cum laude, from Utah State University where he was a Harry S. Truman Scholar. He is a CFA Charterholder..
John is a Director and Trader at MacKay Municipal Managers and Portfolio Manager of the MainStay MacKay municipal bond funds. His primary focus is on the electronic trading platforms involving all aspects of the municipal market.
Frances is a Senior Managing Director at MacKay Municipal Managers and Portfolio Manager of the MainStay MacKay municipal bond funds. She heads the credit research efforts of the team. Her primary focus includes coverage of transportation, state and local general obligation sectors.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Portfolio Manager
Mark is the CEO of Ausbil Investment Management, where he is responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing all aspects of the company's operations, including sales and distribution, marketing, finance, information technology, operations, legal and compliance.
With over 30 years of experience in funds management, Mark has extensive multi-asset class expertise. Prior to his current role, he headed distribution and institutional sales at Ausbil, and before that, headed the company's wholesale distribution business. He has also held positions with Norwich Investment Management, County Investment Management, and IOOF/Perennial (Perennial Investment Partners).
Mark holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In addition, he serves as an Independent Director of IGCC (Investor Group on Climate Change).
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- Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Investors
Mark is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investors. He is responsible for public and private real estate debt investments and private real estate equity investments. The group's primary activities include commercial mortgage lending, commercial mortgage-backed securities investing and the acquisition/disposition of commercial properties for both New York Life and third-party investors. He is also responsible for corporate real estate activities on behalf of New York Life.
Mark began his career in the financial services industry when he joined the firm in 1985. Previously, he was co-head of commercial mortgage production and managed the Structured Investments area within Real Estate Investors.
Mark earned a B.A. from Lake Forest College and an M.S. in Real Estate from New York University.
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- Senior Managing Director Partner Equity Portfolio Manager
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- Senior Managing Director Partner Head of Investment Research
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- Managing Director
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Senior Portfolio Manager
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- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager
- Senior Director
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- NYL Investor
- Managing Director Portfolio Manager / Trader
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- NYL Investor
- Senior Managing Director
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- Portfolio Manager
- Senior Managing Director
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- Managing Director Co - CIO Portfolio Manager Head of Risk Management / Epoch Investment Partners
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- NYL Investor
- Lead Portfolio Manager Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer / PineStone Asset Management Inc.
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- Chief Executive Officer / New York Life Investment Management LLC
- Chief Executive Officer of New York Life Investment Management
Naïm Abou-Jaoudé is the Chief Executive Officer of New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM), a multi-boutique third party asset management business under New York Life.
Previously, Naïm was the CEO of Candriam from 2007 to 2023, one of NYLIM's affiliates. During his tenure as CEO, he guided the company through its 2014 acquisition by New York Life and subsequent rebranding to Candriam. He successfully strengthened its position as a leader in sustainable investing, doubling its assets under management through geographic expansion across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. In addition, under Naim's leadership, Candriam further diversified its position through a number of acquisitions and partnerships in the European alternative space, including Kartesia and Tristan Capital Partners.
With over 30 years of experience in asset management, Naïm has held various leadership roles, including Alternative Fund Manager at Credit Agricole and UBS Asset Management, and Chief Investment Officer and CEO of Dexia Asset Management, Candriam's predecessor. Between June 2021 and June 2023, Naïm was President of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), representing the 27 trillion European investment management industry.
Since 2015, Naïm has chaired New York Life Investment Management International, responsible for expanding the company's activities outside the U.S., and serves on NYLIM's Management Committee.
Naïm graduated from the Institute of Political Studies in Paris and earned a Master's in Economics and Finance from Université Paris II - Panthéon.
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- Senior Managing Director, Co - Head of Global Fixed Income Senior Portfolio Manager
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- Head of Sales, Japan / New York Life Investment Management Asia Ltd.
- Head of Sales, Japan for New York Life Investment Management Asia Ltd
Noriko is the Head of Sales, Japan for New York Life Investment Management Asia Ltd. She is responsible for all sales and marketing activities of New York Life Investments in Japan, including financial institutions and pension funds.
Noriko joined the firm in 2016. Previously, she served as Managing Partner at Tanden Research Institute where she led consulting services for the U.S.-based asset management companies for its Asian business development. She also worked at Mariner Capital Investments leading the marketing and business development initiatives in the Asian/Pacific region for Mariner Group products and Head of Asian Marketing team for Rock Maple Funds. She began her career working in the Tokyo offices of Goldman Sachs and Nikko Securities, as well as Merrill Lynch in Japan and New York. She has worked in the financial services industry since 1987.
Noriko earned a B.A. with Honors in Political Science/Pre-Law from Michigan State University and a B.A. in International Law from the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.
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- Senior Managing Director Portfolio Manager / Winslow Capital Management
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- Executive Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Equities at Ausbil Investment Management
Paul is the Executive Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Equities at Ausbil Investment Management. He is responsible for portfolio construction, strategy and management of the Equities team and instrumental in growing Ausbil's assets under management. He is also Chairman of Ausbil's Portfolio Construction Committee.
Paul co-founded Ausbil in 1997, as an investment management house focused on large, medium and small-cap equities, largely for institutional mandates. Ausbil now has one of the longest outperformance track records in the marketplace. He has since expanded the firm to include a range of global strategies in global small caps, listed infrastructure and global natural resources. Ausbil offers long, long-short and absolute return strategies, and is a highly respected institutional investment manager. Ausbil has also been recognised as a leader in ESG, which is integrated across Ausbil's investment process. Previously, Paul worked with Westpac Banking Corporation's Investment Management Division, Mercantile & General and Legal & General Asset Management. His career includes senior roles in management, investment and portfolio management in the funds management industry. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1979.
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- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager / Candriam Investors Group
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- NYL Investor
- Managing Director Portfolio Manager / Winslow Capital Management
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- NYL Investor
- Managing Director Equity Portfolio Manager
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- NYL Investor
- Co - Head of Emerging Market Debt Team
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- NYL Investor
- Fund Manager / Candriam Investors Group
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- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Managing Director Economist Portfolio Manager
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- Founding Partner
- Executive Chairman / Tristan Capital Partners
- Executive Chairman of the Investment Committee, Chief Investment Office, and Founding Partner of Tristan Capital Partners
Ric is the Executive Chairman of the Investment Committee, Chief Investment Office, and Founding Partner of Tristan Capital Partners. Regarded as one of the most creative and consummate professionals in the international real estate management industry, he is also the firm's Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for the Fund's overall strategy and execution.
Ric joined the firm as Founding Partner in 2009. Previously, he was a Partner and Senior Managing Director of AEW Capital Management in the U.S. He then became Chief Investment Officer and Board Director of AEW Europe. He later founded and served as Chief Executive at Curzon Global Partners, a London-based real estate investment company owned by AEW Europe.
Ric earned an A.B. in Economics from Dartmouth and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School (PMD).
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- Senior Sovereign Portfolio Manager / Sovereign Analyst / Candriam Investors Group
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- Managing Director
- Portfolio Manager
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- NYL Investor
- Executive Managing Director Co - Head of MacKay Municipal Managers
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- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Partner and Co - Chief Investment Officer
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- Director
- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
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- NYL Investor
- Portfolio Manager
- Senior Managing Director
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- Managing Director
- NYL Investor
- Senior Portfolio Manager
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- Portfolio Manager
- Senior Director
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- Managing Director Portfolio Manager / Epoch Investment Partners
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- Member of the CBRE Investment Management Team
- Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Manager / Winslow Capital Management
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- Head
- Head of NYLIM Korea Branch
Sungyun Hong is the Head of New York Life Investments client relationship office in South Korea. Sung manages investor relations for alternative investments and has played a critical role in building our brand as a leading provider of alternative solutions in Korea.
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- NYL Investor
- Head of U.S. Equities, Lead Portfolio Manager / Fiera Capital
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- Member of the Cushing Asset Management Team
- Senior Managing Director
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- NYL Investor
- Co - Head of the Emerging Market Debt Team
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Board of Management
Vincent Hamelink is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Management of Candriam. Candriam is a European multi-specialist asset manager and a recognized leader in Sustainable Investing since 1996.
During his 30-year career at Candriam, Vincent held leadership roles across Candriam's Client Relations & Solutions and Investment Management business. Before becoming CEO, he was Chief Investment Officer at Candriam since 2011. In this role he has been instrumental in the company's growth, developing an investment platform that has consistently delivered long-term returns to investors and accelerating demand for the Candriam brand. He has been appointed member of the Group Strategic Committee since 2016.
In 1994, Vincent joined BNP Paribas (which became Cordius Asset Management in 1996) as a Financial Analyst and became a Fund Manager in 1995. He was appointed Head of Fixed Income in 1997. On Cordius' merger into Candriam in 2001 he became Global Head of Fixed Income and a Member of Candriam Luxembourg's Management Committee. In 2009 he was appointed as a Member of our Executive Committee responsible for Candriam's Client Relations & Solutions division.
Vincent holds a Master's degrees in Commercial, Fiscal and Financial Sciences, and has been a CFA Charterholder since 2001.
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- Managing Director Co - CIO Portfolio Manager / Epoch Investment Partners
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- Executive Chairman, Co - CIO / Epoch Investment Partners