An innovator of investment solutions, Jan van Eck has created a multitude of strategies spanning international, emerging markets, and commodities opportunities. He plays an active role in shaping the firm’s actively managed and ETF investment offerings. Jan's research focus is on developments in China and technology's effect on the financial services industry

Martijn is VanEck’s CEO of Europe. He started his career as an option trader at the Dutch high frequency trading firm Optiver, where he became partner. Martijn started the Netherlands’ first ETF provider Think ETF’s in 2009, which was later got acquired by VanEck. Martijn is passionate about providing financial education to the general public in order to convince individuals to start investing.

Joe Foster brings a unique perspective developed over a 40-year career including experience as an exploration geologist. When not travelling around the globe to visit mining operations, he can be found writing his widely read monthly update, speaking with clients and journalists as a leading industry expert, and weaving through NYC traffic on his bike to and from the office.

As the person responsible for ETF product and marketing strategy, Ed Lopez is always on the lookout for untapped asset classes and opportunities to improve the core investor experience. Besides being an ETF industry expert, spokesperson and frequent panelist at conferences, Ed Lopez is also the host of VanEck’s Trends With Benefits podcast, talking to guests to uncover new ways of thinking about the markets, investing, work and life.

With 30 years of dedicated professional investment experience in emerging markets equities, David Semple brings perspective and insight gleaned from his Strategy’s pursuit to discover investment opportunities in exceptional emerging markets companies that exhibit forward-looking, visible and persistent growth trends. David Semple and his Team interact frequently with company managements in emerging markets countries, and he is able to translate those conversations into meaningful investment ideas. David Semple shares his insights on the state of emerging markets economies and investment opportunities across numerous media outlets, industry panels and conferences.

Fran Rodilosso has fixed income on his mind. He has spent more than 20 years trading and managing risk in fixed income investment strategies, with a specialty in emerging market and high yield bonds. He looks for ways to provide investors with access to the fixed income markets in an intelligent and cost-effective way, particularly segments that may be more difficult to access.

Gabor Gurbacs is a pioneer in the digital assets space. Critical to the development of the first industry standard digital assets indices, Gabor Gurbacs is a leading voice in digital asset investing and market structure discussions with U.S. and global regulators. He spends his time exploring and managing digital asset investment opportunities related to fund, custody, exchange, data and other digital assets systems.

With a depth of knowledge in the fast-growing digital assets ecosystem, Matthew shares his research, analysis and insights with investors, exploring the disruptive business models emerging from this rapidly evolving space.

Menno has been in the digital asset ecosystem since early 2016. With his knowledge and expertise he explores even the most abstract and complex subjects in the digital asset space in easy to digest articles and newsletters.