Equity Investment Team

Christopher Corapi

Christopher Corapi is Chief Investment Officer, Equities, responsible for overseeing all equity strategies. Chris also serves as the lead Portfolio Manager for the ING Large-Cap Core and Large-Cap Value strategies and has Portfolio Manager responsibilities for the Large-Cap Growth and All-Cap Growth strategies. He also has managerial responsibilities for the Large-Cap Core/Value team. Chris joined ING U.S. Investment Management in February 2004 as Director of U.S. Equity Research. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management, Chris was the Global Head of equity research at Federated Investors. Previously, he was Head of U.S. Equities and Portfolio Manager at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Before joining Credit Suisse, Chris was with JPMorgan Investment Management as the Head of Emerging Markets Research and was a U.S. equity analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Company. He holds a B.S. in business administration from Alfred University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Michael Pytosh

Michael Pytosh is Head of Equities with managerial responsibilities for the ING Large-Cap Growth team. Mike is also a Senior Analyst covering the technology sector and a Portfolio Manager for the ING Large-Cap Growth, Mid-Cap Growth, All-Cap Growth and Large-Cap Core strategies. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2004, he was President of Lincoln Equity Management, LLC and a technology analyst. Mike also served as a technology analyst at JPMorgan Investment Management and an analyst at Lehman Brothers. Mike started his career at American Express. He has a B.S. degree in accounting from Arizona State University and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Christopher Askeland, CFA

Christopher Askeland is a Senior Analyst covering the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2005, Chris was with Banc One, where he provided sector research on communications services companies and developed quantitative financial models to identify leading indicators for sector analysis. Chris received his B.A. from Michigan State University and his M.B.A. from Indiana University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

John Bailey

John Bailey is a Senior Analyst covering the energy sector and a Portfolio Manager for the ING Global Natural Resources strategy. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2011, John was Founder, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at 1859 Partners LLC. Previously, John held portfolio management and research analyst positions at various investment firms, including Carlyle Blue Wave Partners, Amaranth Group, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and Deutsche Bank Securities. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a corporate director and member of the audit committee at Encore Acquisition Co. John began his career with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a research associate in the bank supervision division. John received a B.A. in economics and government from Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences.

Joseph Basset, CFA

Joseph Basset is a Senior Analyst covering the industrials, energy and materials sectors as well as the semi-conductor industry. He also serves as a Portfolio Manager for the ING Small-Cap Core, Small-Cap Growth and Global Natural Resources strategies. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in June 2005, Joe taught economics and finance at the university level for eight years. He also covered semiconductor, information technology, and communication equipment companies for Banc One, and was an analyst for the One Group Technology Fund. Joe received his B.A. in economics from Tulane University and his M.B.A. and A.B.D. in finance from the University of Texas. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Jeffrey Bianchi, CFA

Jeffrey Bianchi is the lead Portfolio Manager for the ING Mid-Cap Growth, Large-Cap Growth and All-Cap Growth strategies. Jeff joined ING U.S. Investment Management in 1994 and spent a year as a quantitative analyst before moving to the Fundamental Equity team where he then worked as an analyst covering the health care, technology and industrials sectors for the Large-Cap Growth strategies. He joined the Large-Cap Growth portfolio management team in 2000 and was named a Portfolio Manager on the Mid-Cap Growth Strategy in 2005. Jeffrey received a B.A. in economics, a B.S. in finance, and an M.A. in economics from the University of Connecticut and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Naveen Bobba

Naveen Bobba is an Analyst covering the technology sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in July 2005, Naveen was a member of Bear Stearns' technology equity research team following the hardware industry in the technology sector. He began his career at Sagar & Associates, Chartered Accountants in Hyderabad, India. Naveen earned a B.S. in mathematics and physics from Nagarjuna University, India, Certificate in Statistical Methods and Applications from the Indian Statistical Institute and M.B.A. in finance from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester.

Debbie Bobovnikova, CFA

Debbie Bobovnikova is a Senior Analyst covering the materials sector. Prior to joining ING in 2011, Debbie spent ten years covering global commodity sectors, including metals and mining, paper and forestry products and agribusiness. Most recently, she was the Senior Equity Analyst for LatAm agribusiness and forestry at JPMorgan Securities, where she was ranked the number-one analyst in LatAm agribusiness by Institutional Investor for 2009 and 2010. She previously worked as an equity research analyst for the emerging markets funds at JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, covering the metals and mining and pulp and paper sectors, among others. Debbie received her B.S. cum laude in international economics from Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and holds Series 7, 63, 86 and 87 licenses. She speaks Russian fluently and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.

Erica Brailey

Erica Brailey is an Analyst covering the industrials sector. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 2010, she worked at HSBC Securities as an analyst covering the metals and mining sector. She also worked at BKF Asset Management as a portfolio analytics analyst. Erica received a B.A. from University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. She holds Series 7, 63, 86 and 87 licenses.

Nanette Buziak

Nanette Buziak is Managing Director and Head of Equity Trading, responsible for all equity trading operations. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2005, she was a Senior Portfolio Manager at JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management responsible for the structured equity portfolios. Her previous experience includes roles as trader and portfolio manager for First Marathon America, Inc.'s domestic convertible bond arbitrage portfolio and as a member of the program trading team. She was formerly a financial analyst at Bear Stearns & Company, Inc. Nanette received a B.B.A. in applied actuarial mathematics from Bryant College in May 1993 and holds Series 3, 7, 55 and 63 licenses.

Enrico Cacciatore

Enrico Cacciatore is a Senior Trader supporting the ING Quantitative Equity strategies and program trading for the equity platform. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2008, Enrico was at TradeTrek Securities LLC, a sell-side agency-only algorithmic trading broker/dealer, where he was Managing Director and Head Trader. His responsibilities included managing the development, build-out, and implementation of the firm's algorithmic trading desk. Enrico also worked for six years at Fidelity Investments in New York City as an equity trader. His previous experience included service in the U.S. Army as a captain with the 5th Special Forces, as well as other Special Operation Forces throughout the U.S. and the Middle East. Enrico earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace Systems) from the United States Military Academy at West Point, as well as graduate studies in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University. He holds Series 7, 24, 63 and 55 licenses.

Nakul Chaturvedi

Nakul Chaturvedi is an Analyst covering the consumer staples sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in July 2009, Nakul was a manager in pricing and structuring at Constellation Energy Group, where he was responsible for structuring hedging strategies to manage exposure to volatile energy markets for Fortune 500 clients. He also worked at Accenture as a management consultant in financial services. Nakul received a B.S. in computer science cum laude from North Carolina State University as well as an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Vincent Costa, CFA

Vincent Costa is a Portfolio Manager and the Head of Quantitative Equity Research. He serves as Portfolio Manager a number of equity strategies including Research Enhanced Index and rules-based strategies. Prior to joining ING in 2006, Vinnie managed quantitative equity investments at both Merrill Lynch and Bankers Trust over a period of 16 years. He earned his bachelor's degree in quantitative business analysis from Pennsylvania State University and his M.B.A. in finance from the New York University Stern School of Business, and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Joan Dillon

Joan Dillon is a Senior Analyst covering the health care sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2004, Joan was a senior analyst assigned to the health care and consumer staples sectors at Equinox Capital Management. Joan also served as health care analyst with Dreyfus Corporation, JPMorgan and CS First Boston. She began her career as a quantitative research specialist at CS First Boston. Joan earned a B.S. magna cum laude in finance and computer information systems from Manhattan College and an M.B.A. in finance from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Peg DiOrio, CFA

Peg DiOrio is a Quantitative Analyst on the equity team. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2012, she was a quantitative with Alliance Bernstein/Sanford C. Bernstein for sixteen years where she was responsible for multivariate and time series analysis for low volatility strategies, global equities, REITs and options. Previously she was a senior investment planning analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein. Peg received her M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU and her B.S. from SUNY Stony Brook. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and Series 7 and 63 licenses. She also served on the board of the Edwin Gould Services for Children and as a mentor in the East Harlem Tutorial Program.

James Dorment, CFA

James Dorment is a Senior Analyst covering the consumer discretionary sector. Jim joined ING U.S. Investment Management in 2008 from Columbia Management where he was a senior research analyst. Prior to that, Jim worked at U.S. Trust analyzing and investing in a broad range of industries in both public and private equity markets. He received his B.A. in Economics from Bates College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Susan Eckman

Susan Eckman is an Analyst covering the technology sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2012, she worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in both tax and audit, with an emphasis in the asset management industry. She graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business with B.S. degrees in Finance and Accountancy and an International Business Certificate.

Ronny Eisemann

Ronny Eisemann is an analyst covering the energy sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in September 2012, Ronny worked at Dahlman Rose & Co. as a sell-side research analyst covering Canadian E&Ps and spent four years as a research associate at JPMorgan covering U.S. E&Ps. He began his career in energy as an engineer working for UTC Power. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia and M.B.A. in accounting and finance from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Kristy Finnegan, CFA

Kristy Finnegan is a Senior Analyst covering the consumer staples sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2001, she was an investment banking analyst at SunTrust Equitable Securities in Nashville, Tennessee where she focused on deals primarily in the education and health care sectors. She earned a B.S. in economics from Vanderbilt University, and she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Thomas Genkinger

Thomas Genkinger is a Senior Trader. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in August 2006, Tom was with Prudential Securities where he had a variety of trading responsibilities, most recently as a senior trader for health care, responsible for trading and making markets in HMOs, hospitals, distributors and medical technology stocks. He also managed the firm's healthcare sector capital and directly supported the acquisition of new business. Tom received a B.S. in finance from the University of Scranton and holds Series 7, 55 and 63 licenses.

James Hasso

James Hasso is a Senior Analyst covering the financial services sector and serves as a Portfolio Manager on the ING Small-Cap Core and Small-Cap Growth strategies. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in February 2006, Jim worked at First Investors Corporation, Valenzuela Capital Partners, Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management, and Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell in research analyst/associate portfolio manager capacities. He received his B.A. in economics from Lehman College and his M.B.A. in finance from Fordham University.

Raphael Hausmann, CFA

Raphael Hausmann is a Senior Analyst covering the financial sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2011, Raphael held analyst positions at various investment firms including TIAA-CREF, Julius Baer, Lombard Odier and UBS specializing in stocks of international financial companies. He received a master’s degree in economics from the University of Basel and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Madeline Hayes, Ph.D.

Madeline Hayes is a Quantitative Analyst on the equity team at ING U.S. Investment Management. Prior to joining ING in May 2012, she held research positions with Invictus Consulting Group, Schroders Investment Management and UBS Wealth Management. Madeline received her M.S. in Operations Research (concentration in finance) from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Denise Higgins, CFA

Denise Higgins is a Senior Client Portfolio Manager for the ING equity strategies. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2010, Denise was a portfolio manager of small-cap and all-cap growth portfolios at MacKay Shields. Previously Denise had been a portfolio manager of large-cap and small-cap core portfolios at JP Morgan Investment Management, and a research analyst and portfolio manager of mid-cap value portfolios at Lord Abbett. She received a B.A. in economics from the College of Mount St. Vincent, and an M.B.A. in finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Denise holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and Series 7 license. She also serves as a member of the Investment Committee of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Rahul Jadhav, CFA

Rahul Jadhav is an Analyst covering the consumer discretionary sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2009, Rahul was a fixed income trader at ANZ Bank in New Zealand. He earned a B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay, a PGDM from IIM Calcutta and an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia Business School, graduating in the top 3% of the MBA class of 2009. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Martin Jansen

Martin Jansen is the lead Portfolio Manager for the ING International Value strategy as well as the lead Portfolio Manager for the Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund and the International High Dividend Income fund. Previously, he was responsible for managing the transition of the U.S. equity trading facility and U.S. equity assets from ING U.S. Investment Management in The Hague to ING Aeltus. He joined ING U.S. Investment Management in 1997 as Senior Manager to co-manage U.S. equity portfolios and was named head of the U.S. equity team in 1999. Prior to joining ING, Martin was responsible for the U.S. equity and venture capital portfolios at a large corporate Dutch pension fund. He received a Bachelor of Commerce and M.B.A. from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Christopher Jennings

Christopher Jennings is a Senior Analyst covering the technology sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in February 2007, Chris worked at Credit Suisse Asset Management as Director, Small-Cap Technology Analyst. Chris held similar roles as Director, Technology Analyst at Saranac Capital Management, LP, and at Salomon Brothers. He received his Bachelor’s degree in American literature from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Kevin Kloski

Kevin Kloski is a Portfolio Specialist supporting the ING Mid-Cap Growth, Large-Cap Growth, All-Cap Growth and International Value strategies. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2012, Kevin worked as a financial consultant for Wells Fargo Advisors where he was responsible for conducting manager research and developing investment recommendations for a client base that totaled over $5 billion in private client and institutional assets. For eight years, Kevin also served as an infantry soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard. He received a B.A. in political science from the University of Connecticut, an M.B.A in finance from the University of Hartford, and a M.A. in financial economics from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He also completed graduate work at the Asia Institute for Political Economy hosted at the University of Hong Kong. He holds Series 7 and 66 licenses.

Robert Kloss

Robert Kloss is a Senior Analyst covering the financial services sector and Portfolio Manager for the ING Large-Cap Value strategy. Since joining ING Investment Management in 1992, Bob has served as equity analyst and portfolio manager for a variety of value-oriented funds. Previously, he was a principal of Phoenix Strategies, an investment management and consulting firm. He began his career with Wells Fargo Credit Corporation. Bob received both a B.A. and M.S. in economics from Arizona State University.

Jeannette Louh

Jeannette Louh is an Analyst covering consumer and transportation industries. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in June 2006, she worked at JPMorgan Chase as a mergers and acquisitions analyst. She received a B.A. cum laude in economics and East Asian studies from Harvard University and an M.B.A. in finance and economics from Columbia Business School.

Brian Madonick

Brian Madonick is a Senior Analyst covering the industrials sector. Brian also serves as a Portfolio Manager for the ING Infrastructure Development Fund. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2004, Brian spent four years as the industrials analyst at U.S. Trust. Prior to that, he was a senior analyst at Bear Stearns covering aerospace and defense for the #1 ranked team per Institutional Investor magazine. Brian received a B.A. from Binghamton University.

Kristin Manning, CFA

Kristin Manning is an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the ING Mid-Cap Growth Strategy and an Analyst with general growth responsibilities. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in April 2006, Kristin was a research analyst at Wells Capital Management responsible for the financial services and utilities sectors and the automobile and information technology services industries. Kristin received a B.S. in business administration from the University of Nebraska. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Scott Mills, CFA

Scott Mills is an Analyst covering the health care sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2005, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the Financial Control Group. His previous experience included positions with KPMG as an international tax analyst and Bloomberg as a financial research analyst. Scott received a B.S. with honors in finance from Rutgers University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Brian Murray

Brian Murray is a Senior Trader. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2010, Brian was responsible for trading small-and mid-cap growth portfolios at JPMorgan Asset Management. Brian began his career with JPMorgan in 1997 with the Derivatives Support Team, serving both the equity and fixed income trading desks. He subsequently joined the equity trading desk as an Assistant Trader, and was later promoted to Sector Trader, responsible for trading insurance, media and energy stocks. Brian received a B.S. in finance from St. John's University New York, NY and holds a Series 3 license.

Yeon Hee Oh

Yeon Hee Oh is an Analyst covering the energy sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in July 2007, Yeon Hee worked at RBS Greenwich Capital in the corporate banking group. She began her career at JPMorgan Chase as an investment banking analyst in the financial institutions group. She received a B.A. in economics from Barnard College and M.B.A. in accounting and finance from the New York University Stern School of Business.

David Rabinowitz

David Rabinowitz is a Portfolio Manager for the ING International Value strategy and the International High Dividend Income Fund. David also serves as the head of ING International Equity and the Director of Equity Research. Prior to joining ING US Investment Management in 2008, David held several equity leadership positions at JPMorgan including Director of Emerging Markets Equity Research and Director of Global Sector Research. He also worked as a global consumer strategist at UBS Warburg and as a U.S. equity analyst at Smith Barney and Sanford C. Bernstein. David received an M.A. in economics from New York University and a B.A. in economics from Yeshiva University.

Steven Rayner, CFA, CPA

Steven Rayner is a Senior Analyst covering the financial services sector. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 1995, Steve was a Senior Auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick in San Francisco. He received his B.S. from the Haas School of Management at the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Steven Salopek

Steven Salopek is the lead Portfolio Manager for the ING Small-Cap Core and Small-Cap Growth strategies and serves as the head of the Small-Cap team. He also covers the commercial services industry as a Senior Analyst. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in June 2005, Steve was a Portfolio Manager for Banc One Investment Advisors where he directed approximately $700 million in small-cap growth assets. Previously, Steve was with Stein Roe & Farnham where he managed small-cap growth assets for institutional clients. Steve earned his B.S. and M.B.A. from The Ohio State University.

Martin Smit, CFA

Martin Smit is Chief of Staff of the equity platform and Head of Equity Investment Services. Martin joined ING U.S. Investment Management in September 2007 as Strategist, Manager, Global Marketing & Distribution and Head of International Sales. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management, he worked at ING Wholesale Banking, The Netherlands, where he was a Senior Business Manager for Central and Eastern Europe. He began his career at ING Group in 2000 as a participant in the Global Management Programme and subsequently held various roles in ING Bank in The Netherlands, ING Life Direct in Atlanta and ING Investment Management Europe. Martin received an M.A. in Financial Economics from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is also a member of the Harvard Club of New York Foundation‘s Board of Directors and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

James Swain, CFA

James Swain is a Senior Analyst covering the materials sector and a Portfolio Manager for the ING Global Natural Resources strategy. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2002, Jamie worked at Strong Capital Management as a high yield bond analyst. Previously, he was a bank examiner with the FDIC. He received a Bachelors Degree in business administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and an M.B.A. from Indiana University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

William Theriault, CFA

William Theriault is a Senior Client Portfolio Manager for the ING equity strategies focusing on the intermediary business. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2012, Bill was a Senior Portfolio Manager for Unified Managed Account Programs (UMA) and Portfolio Advisory Services (PAS) at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Previously, he served as a Portfolio Manager for Citigroup Asset Management’s Large-Cap Core program and worked on the corporate planning and analysis team also for Citigroup. Bill received a B.A. in economics and an M.B.A. in finance and corporate accounting from the University of Rochester. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses.

Victor Torchia, Jr.

Victor Torchia is a Senior Trader specializing in global markets. Victor joined ING U.S. Investment Management in 1993 and has served the organization in several capacities including Head of International Trading and head of the trading desk. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management, Victor worked as a trader in equities, fixed income, currencies and convertibles for buy side firms including Wellington Management Company and Axe-Houghton Management, as well as previous stints at Nomura Securities, and Asiel & Co. Victor received his B.S. from Manhattan College and M.B.A. in finance from Sacred Heart University. He holds Series 7, 24, 63 and 55 licenses.

Maya Venkatraman

Maya Venkatraman is a Senior Analyst covering the consumer discretionary and telecommunication services sectors. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in December 2011, Maya was a member of the International Value Equity team at Systematic Financial Management. Maya has held senior positions at Mackay Shields, Citigroup Global Asset Management and ABN Amro Bank. She earned a B.A. in Art from Pepperdine University and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.

Joseph Vultaggio

Joseph Vultaggio is a Senior Analyst covering the industrials sector. Joseph also serves as a Portfolio Manager for the ING International Value strategy and the Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 1994, he received a B.S. degree in finance from Trenton State College and M.B.A. in Finance at Rutgers Graduate School of Management.

Peter Walsh

Peter Walsh is a Senior Trader. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 1994, he worked for Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. (GMO LLC) in various roles including a U.S. program trader, international program trader and international block trader. Peter received a B.S. in finance from Bentley University. Peter is also a Penn State University certified weather forecaster. He holds Series 7, 63, 55 and 3 licenses.

Steven Wetter

Steven Wetter is a Portfolio Manager responsible for the ING quantitative and index equity investment strategies. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 2012, he served as Co-Head of International Indexing, responsible for managing ETFs, index funds and quantitative portfolios at BNY Mellon, and formerly held similar positions at Northern Trust and Bankers Trust. Steve earned his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, and his M.B.A. in finance (with distinction) from New York University Stern School of Business.

Kai Yee Wong

Kai Yee Wong is a Portfolio Manager responsible for the ING quantitative and index equity investment strategies. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2012, she worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust, responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate, Topix and socially responsible benchmarks. Previously Kai Yee served as a portfolio manager with Deutsche Bank, an assistant treasurer at Bankers Trust and a trust officer at the Bank of Tokyo. She earned her B.S. from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Jianling (James) Ying, CFA

James Ying is a quantitative analyst for U.S. equities. Prior to joining ING U.S. Investment Management in 2011, James was a quantitative analyst with Piedmont Investment Advisors, Numeric Investors, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. James received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Tianjin University in China, a M.Eng in telecommunication from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and M.S. in financial engineering from Columbia University in New York. James holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.