The CEO's view of the ETF industry with Jan van Eck

Jan is the CEO of VanEck Funds, a global investment manager founded in 1955. VanEck has become one of the world’s largest ETFs sponsors, offering over 180 ETFs and ETNs globally across international equities, global resources, and international and domestic fixed income. The firm has operations in Europe, Australia, and Asia, and manages over $132 billion. The firm was an early advocate of gold investing (1968), commodities, emerging markets, and digital assets. Jan joined the firm in 1991 and became CEO in 2010. In 2006, he founded the firm’s ETFs business. He holds a J.D. from Stanford University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College with a major in economics. Mr. van Eck is on the advisory board of USC’s Marshall Business School, the board of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and the Williams College board. He has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg Television and has been producing VanEck’s quarterly investment outlook. He was a 2013 Finalist for Institutional Investor's Fund Leader of the Year and was the recipient of ETF.com’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. His Twitter handle is @janvaneck3, and he is on LinkedIn. He enjoys teaching business history to summer interns and is a New York Islanders hockey fan.