Our People

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

Karen Donnelly

Karen Donnelly

Deputy Chief Compliance Officer

Ms. Donnelly has over 20 years of operations and project management experience. Previously, Ms. Donnelly served as VIA’s Director of Investment Operations where she was responsible for the implementation of controls and efficiencies to support to the ETF portfolio management functions.  Ms. Donnelly managed VIA’s soft dollar program and leads both the Investment Oversight and Brokerage and Best Execution Committees.  Prior to joining Vident Investment Advisory, Ms. Donnelly was Senior Manager of Enterprise Operations and a Project Manager at Ronald Blue Trust, formerly Ronald Blue Co. (RB&Co). While at RB&Co, Karen managed multiple operational and regulatory initiatives, including migration of CRM and document management systems, managing the company wide broker dealer transition, assisted in multiple SEC exams and developed an in-house trade workflow system. Before that, she was VP of Operations at Boston-based Anchor/Russell Capital Advisors. She began her career in operations at Fleet Bank, NA. Ms. Donnelly obtained BS in Business Administration from Villanova University and an MBA from Boston College.

Contact Us
Vident Logo white 4clr RGB
1125 Sanctuary Pkwy Suite 515 Alpharetta, GA 30009 404.487.1961 [email protected]

Vident does not guarantee the performance or success of any product, investment services, or investment idea; the limitation of risk; or potential tax outcomes. Investment objectives, risks, and potential outcomes are particular to the facts and circumstances then present. When contacting Vident via this website, you should not include any proprietary, confidential, or material non-public information in your message. While measures are taken to ensure the privacy of your communication, Vident cannot guarantee its privacy.

Separately managed accounts and related investment advisory services are provided by Vident Investment Advisory, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser. Registration of an investment adviser does not imply any certain level of skill or training.

Carefully consider the Vident ETF’s investment objectives, risk factors, charges, and expenses before investing. To obtain a prospectus, download one here or call 800-617-0004. Please read it carefully before investing. 

Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Short term performance is not a good indication of a Vident ETF’s future performance, and an investment should not be made based solely on returns.

Investing involves risk, including the risk of loss of principal. Each Vident ETF has the same risks as the underlying securities traded on the exchange throughout the day at market price. Redemptions are limited and often commissions are charged on each trade. 

Investor shares are bought and sold at market price (not net asset value or NAV), may trade at a discount or premium to NAV, and are not individually redeemed from a Vident ETF. Ordinary brokerage commissions may apply. 

The Vident ETFs’ investment adviser is Vident Advisory, LLC, and sub-adviser is Vident Investment Advisory, LLC (VIA). Vident Financial owns the indices that each Vident ETF’s investment objectives are set against. 

The Vident ETFs are distributed by ALPS Distributors, LLC. ALPS is not affiliated with Vident Financial, Vident Advisory or VIA.