As Chief Investment Officer for ETF Managers Group, Frank Vallario led the portfolio construction, trading, risk management and portfolio analysis processes associated with ETF strategies. Before his current role at the ETF Managers Group Frank has had a variety of senior roles over his 25-year ...more

As Chief Investment Officer for ETF Managers Group, Frank Vallario led the portfolio construction, trading, risk management and portfolio analysis processes associated with ETF strategies. Before his current role at the ETF Managers Group Frank has had a variety of senior roles over his 25-year career in financial services Before joining ETF Managers Group Frank was with OppenheimerFunds where he was Head of Equity Portfolio Management for the Firm's Smart Beta ETFs (Invesco acquired OppenheimerFunds in May, 2019). His role before joining OppenheimerFunds in 2017 was a Senior Portfolio Manager at ColumbiaThreadneedle where he was responsible for the day-to-day management of the firms ETF business, which was acquired from his previous firm, Emerging Global Advisors (EGA). Prior to that, he was relationship manager at MSCI responsible for providing investment solutions to complex problems using MSCI Barra’s fundamental models and portfolio construction tools. Previously, Frank was a partner in a start-up asset management firm where he served as the director of portfolio management. Frank began his career at UBS Global Asset Management where he spent over a decade in various quantitative portfolio management equity roles including equity market neutral, tactical asset allocation, structured active equities, enhanced index, passive management and factor research. Frank serves on the Investment Committee for the Girl Scouts of Connecticut and is an University Affiliate at the University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business. He received a B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University and a M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from Rutgers University.less