James Colby III, Senior Municipal Strategist & Portfolio Manager, VanEck, is a Portfolio Manager for VanEck Vectors® non-taxable Fixed Income ETFs
- Senior Municipal Strategist responsible for portfolio strategy and security analysis; specializes in U.S. municipal bond markets
- Investment Management Team Member since 2007
- Prior to joining VanEck, held several senior municipal fixed income positions including director and senior portfolio manager for High Yield Municipal Fixed Income at Lord Abbett; director and senior portfolio manager for Municipal Fixed Income at John Hancock Funds; director for fixed income management at Old Harbor Capital; and co-manager/senior portfolio manager for municipal funds at Evergreen Asset Management
- Media appearances include CNBC and Bloomberg Radio; quoted in The Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, Bloomberg News, Reuters, TheStreet, ETF Trends, Investors Business Daily, and The Bond Buyer, among others
- Member of National Municipal Buyers Conference (Chairman, 1996), Municipal Forum of New York, Boston Fixed Income Management Society, and The Economics Club of New York
- MBA, Finance, Hofstra University; BA, Economics and International Relations, Brown University
Disclaimer: The biographical information is as of the date of posting.
