Rafael Zayas

Head-Equity Investments at

Vident Advisory LLC

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Mr. Rafael Zayas is a Senior Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management & Trading at Vident Advisory LLC.
He has over 15 years of trading and portfolio management experience in global equity products and ETFs.
Previously, Mr. Zayas focused on international equities, specializing in managing and trading developed, emerging, and frontier market portfolios.
Prior to joining Vident, Mr. Zayas was a Portfolio Manager at Russell Investments for over $5 billion in quantitative strategies across global markets, including emerging, developed, and frontier markets and listed alternatives.
Before that, he was an equity Portfolio Manager at BNY Mellon Asset Management, where he was responsible for $150 million in internationally listed global equity ETFs and assisted in managing $3 billion of global ETF assets.
Mr. Zayas holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Rafael Zayas active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Vident Advisory LLC Vident Advisory LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Head-Equity Investments	04/04/2023

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Russell Investment Management LLC Russell Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance RIM’s portfolios are often invested using a multi-style, multi-manager open-architecture approach. The firm offers investment advice regarding equities and fixed-income securities, as well as certain derivative instruments. They may also recommend that managed account clients invest in affiliated funds, certain other pooled investment vehicles, other open- or closed-end mutual funds, separate account programs, individual securities, or other assets.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	01/09/2017
Mellon Investments Corp. Mellon Investments Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Mellon Investments offers a range of alpha and beta investment strategies designed to meet each client's specific needs. Their disciplined approach is grounded in long-term economic relationships and provides an integrated view of the distinct components that comprise the global financial market. The firm's primary investment strategies include Active Equity, Active Fixed Income, Index, and Multi-Asset and Multi-Factor.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	30/10/2009
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management) The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance BNY Mellon is a global investment management firm that offers access to global hedge funds, active currency risk management, US large-cap equity strategies and index product providers. The firm provides services through various independent investment management firms, distribution units and service providers. Their investment process begins with top-down analysis to identify the sectors they believe will outperform the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 indices over the next 12 to 18 months. BNY Mellon invests in stocks across all market caps, focusing on market trends and themes that will lead to above-average earnings momentum and growth. They also manage indexed portfolios that use the S&P 400, S&P 500 and S&P 600 indices as their benchmarks. BNY Mellon employs bottom-up research.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	30/11/2007
Lynx Capital Corp.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/03/2007
WorldCom, Inc. /Old/ WorldCom, Inc. /Old/ Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunications services	Corporate Officer/Principal	30/09/2003

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Russell Investment Management LLC Russell Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance RIM’s portfolios are often invested using a multi-style, multi-manager open-architecture approach. The firm offers investment advice regarding equities and fixed-income securities, as well as certain derivative instruments. They may also recommend that managed account clients invest in affiliated funds, certain other pooled investment vehicles, other open- or closed-end mutual funds, separate account programs, individual securities, or other assets.	Finance
Mellon Investments Corp. Mellon Investments Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Mellon Investments offers a range of alpha and beta investment strategies designed to meet each client's specific needs. Their disciplined approach is grounded in long-term economic relationships and provides an integrated view of the distinct components that comprise the global financial market. The firm's primary investment strategies include Active Equity, Active Fixed Income, Index, and Multi-Asset and Multi-Factor.	Finance
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management) The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance BNY Mellon is a global investment management firm that offers access to global hedge funds, active currency risk management, US large-cap equity strategies and index product providers. The firm provides services through various independent investment management firms, distribution units and service providers. Their investment process begins with top-down analysis to identify the sectors they believe will outperform the S&P 500 or Russell 2000 indices over the next 12 to 18 months. BNY Mellon invests in stocks across all market caps, focusing on market trends and themes that will lead to above-average earnings momentum and growth. They also manage indexed portfolios that use the S&P 400, S&P 500 and S&P 600 indices as their benchmarks. BNY Mellon employs bottom-up research.	Finance
Cornell University Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Lynx Capital Corp.
Marcus Evans, Inc. Marcus Evans, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in organizing events	Commercial Services
WorldCom, Inc. /Old/ WorldCom, Inc. /Old/ Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunications services	Communications
Vident Advisory LLC Vident Advisory LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance