Christopher Gannatti

Head of Research, Europe, WisdomTree

Christopher Gannatti began at WisdomTree as a Research Analyst in December 2010, working directly with Jeremy Schwartz, CFA®, Director of Research. In January of 2014, he was promoted to Associate Director of Research where he was responsible to lead different groups of analysts and strategists within the broader Research team at WisdomTree. In February of 2018, Christopher was promoted to Head of Research, Europe, where he will be based out of WisdomTree’s London office and will be responsible for the full WisdomTree research effort within the European market, as well as supporting the UCITs platform globally. Christopher came to WisdomTree ... Read More

Richard K. Mastain

Managing Director, Portfolio Specialist and Client Relationship Manager, Jennison

Richard K. Mastain is a managing director, a portfolio specialist, and a client relationship manager for Jennison's large cap growth strategies. He joined Jennison Associates in November 2000. Prior to Jennison, Richard spent seven years at Dreman Value Advisor/Zurich Investment Management as a managing director and partner, where he served on the investment committee and managed value equity portfolios for clients, in addition to being responsible for client service and marketing. He received a BA in American history with a minor in economics from Bowdoin College. ... Read More

Joe Zidle

Investment Strategist, Blackstone

Joe Zidle is a Managing Director and Investment Strategist in the Private Wealth Solutions group. Previously, he worked at Richard Bernstein Advisors, an independent investment advisor, where he was responsible for portfolio strategy, asset allocation, investment management and marketing to major wirehouses and independent RIAs. Zidle previously spent nearly a decade at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, most recently serving as Head of Investment Strategy for Global Wealth Management and Deputy Director of the Research Investment Committee, where he was responsible for creating and communicating global investment strategies to the firm's private client division across all major investment disciplines. He holds a Bachelor ... Read More

Donald Rissmiller

Founding Partner and Chief Economist of Strategas

Mr. Rissmiller is a founding Partner of Strategas and has directed the Firm's macroeconomic research efforts since 2006. He oversees Strategas' thematic research as well as high-frequency econometric forecasting.

Prior to co-founding Strategas in 2006, Mr. Rissmiller was an Economist and Managing Director at International Strategy & Investment (ISI) Group. Before joining ISI, he worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, focusing on the analysis of U.S. macroeconomic data and price/wage forecasting models. He is frequently quoted in the financial press. ... Read More