Our People

At Vident, we bring together the right people to tackle our clients’ cutting-edge problems while operating with a mindset of fiduciary responsibility and passion to the innovative side of financial services.

Vident Team

Chief Executive Officer

Deborah Kimery, CFA

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer

Amrita Nandakumar

President

Chief Compliance Officer

Rafael Zayas, CFA

Senior Vice President and Head of Portfolio Management & Trading

Adam Longenecker

Director of Quantitative Research

Jim Iredale, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Jeff Kernagis, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Austin Wen, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Senior Portfolio Manager

Devin Ryder, CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Madhu Muthuvenkataramani, CFA

Associate Portfolio Manager

Gregor Mitchell, CFA

Portfolio Analyst

Director of Investment Operations

Portfolio Operations Analyst

Portfolio Operations Analyst

Russell Ayan, CFA, FRM

Director of Investment Solutions

Andrea Salsiri, CFA, FRM

Portfolio Manager, SMA

Portfolio Analyst, SMA

Portfolio Analyst, SMA

Portfolio Analyst, SMA

Investment Sales Associate

Karen Donnelly, IACCP®

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Kaitlyn Beckman, IACCP®

Compliance Analyst

Compliance Analyst

Jonathan Towner

Compliance Analyst

Davis Hightower

Director of Information Technology

Kalyan Yellapragada

Data Solutions Engineer

Support Engineer

Quantitative Analyst

Marketing Manager

Taylor Brannigan

Marketing Manager

Business Development Success Associate

Micoa Thames-Jackson

Human Resources Manager

Office Administrator/Executive Assistant