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VanEck is a recognized natural resources specialist, and the Natural Resources Equity Team employs a fundamental, value-oriented approach within a strong risk-management culture. Natural Resources investing is our core competency, and it is supported by a dedicated team of investment professionals that includes two formally trained geologists (Reynolds and Foster).
Shawn Reynolds Shawn Reynolds
Shawn Reynolds
  • Portfolio Manager for the Natural Resources Equity strategies
  • Responsible for company analysis; specializes in energy companies
  • Investment Management Team member since 2005
  • Prior to joining VanEck, an energy analyst at Petrie Parkman & Co.; covered U.S. oil and gas exploration and production companies
  • Previously an analyst at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers (Australia), and Credit Suisse First Boston (London); covered North American, European, and global energy companies
  • Formerly an exploration geologist at Tenneco Oil Company
  • Former board member of several private Latin American oil and gas exploration and production companies
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the Hackensack Meridian Hospitals Corporations and sits on the Hackensack Meridian Health Investment Committee; Riverview Medical Center Foundation Board of Trustees member; Former President of the Board of Trustees of the Rumson Country Day School
  • Media appearances include CNBC; quoted in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Bloomberg Businessweek, among others
  • Contributing author for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
  • 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

Charles T. Cameron Charles Cameron
Charles T. Cameron
  • Deputy Portfolio Manager for the Natural Resources Equity strategies
  • Oversees the Hard Assets Equity team; responsible for macro analysis and portfolio construction including exposure management and sector positioning
  • Directs trade execution, specializing in commodity spread construction and directional trades; also oversees trading for Gold Equity and Emerging Markets Equity strategies
  • Investment Management Team member since 1995
  • Prior to joining VanEck, a trader at Standard Chartered; specialized in Eurobond and emerging markets fixed income securities
  • Formerly held trading positions at various sell-side firms; specialized in commodity and fixed income securities
  • MBA, Finance, New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business
  • BS, Finance, Boston College

Joseph M. Foster Joe Foster
Joseph M. Foster
  • Senior Analyst for the Natural Resources Equity strategies
  • Oversees the Gold Equity team; responsible for asset allocation, company research, and stock selection
  • Investment Management Team member since 1996
  • Prior to joining VanEck, 14 years of dedicated experience in geology and mining; conceived and led key mine site and exploration programs
  • Previously a senior geologist at Pinson Mining Company; managed geology department; responsible for exploration, mine life extension through gold reserve discoveries, and coordinating projects with other mining departments
  • Formerly a mine exploration geologist with Pinson Mining and an exploration geologist at Lacana Gold Inc. (Reno, Nevada); planned and supervised the firms’ exploration drilling
  • Media appearances include CNBC, Reuters, and Bloomberg Television; quoted in The Wall Street Journal and Barron's, among others
  • Contributing author for Mining Engineering, Society of Economic Geology, and Geological Society of Nevada
  • MBA, University of Nevada-Reno
  • MS, Geology, Mackey School of Mines
  • BS (magna cum laude), Geology, Tennessee Technological University

Imaru Casanova Imaru Casanova
Imaru Casanova
  • Senior Analyst for the Natural Resources Equity strategies
  • Specializes in gold and precious metals
  • Investment Management Team member since 2011
  • Prior to joining VanEck, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at McNicoll Lewis & Vlak; established the firm's metals and mining research department; specialized in undercovered and undiscovered precious metals companies
  • Previously an equity research analyst at Barnard Jacobs Mellet USA and BMO Capital Markets covering the gold mining sector
  • Formerly held positions as production technologist, offshore wellsite supervisor, and petroleum engineer for Shell Exploration and Production (Venezuela)
  • Media appearances include CNBC; quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, USA Today, Investor’s Business Daily and Reuters, among others
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
  • BS (magna cum laude), Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University

Gregory F. Krenzer, CFA Gregory Krenzer, CFA
Gregory F. Krenzer, CFA
  • 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

Charl P. de M.  Malan Charl Malan
Charl P. de M. Malan
  • Senior Analyst for the Natural Resources Equity strategies
  • Specializes in base and industrial metals
  • Investment Management Team member since 2003
  • Prior to joining VanEck, an equity research sales analyst specializing in South African mining, natural resources, and financial sectors at JPMorgan Chase; actively involved in the merger of BHP Billiton/SAB Miller and unbundling of Iscor Steel/Kumba Resources as well as capital raisings and NYSE listing of Harmony Gold, Gold Fields, and Telkom SA
  • Previously an equity research analyst and junior portfolio manager at Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank, Asset Management (South Africa); developed and applied various fundamental and quantitative models within the natural resources, mining, and consumer sectors; established an equity research department and managed Standard Corporate and Merchant Bank, Asset Management (Namibia)
  • Media appearances include ROBTv; quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Forbes, CNBC, and The Financial Times, among others; also featured in mining journals such as miningmx, Mining Journal, and Resource Investor
  • MBA, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
  • Honours in Business Administration, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
  • BA, Arts, University of Pretoria (South Africa)

Roland Morris Jr. Roland Morris Jr.
Roland Morris Jr.
  • Commodity Strategist for the Natural Resources Equity strategies
  • Responsible for macro strategies, commodities trading, and client development
  • Investment Management Team member since 2012
  • Prior experience includes thirty years in the financial services industry as a macro/commodities trading specialist; manager of futures clearing and execution services; and client relationship management
  • BA, Economics, University of Vermont

Alan Shih Alan Shih
Alan Shih
  • Analyst for the Natural Resources Equity strategies
  • Specializes in metals and mining
  • Investment Management Team member since 2013
  • Prior to joining VanEck, held an MBA internship as a venture financial analyst working with startups in the mobile, tech, and entertainment industries at Pulse Advisory
  • Earlier career experience includes 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

Veronica Zhang Veronica Zhang
Veronica Zhang
  • 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

Christopher Mailloux, CFA Christopher Mailloux
Christopher Mailloux, CFA
  • 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