Mark Hurrell Email Address

Director

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Mark is Director, Institutional Business Development responsible for business development and client services; he joined VanEck in June 2012. Mr. Hurrell has over 20 years of institutional asset management experience split between the alternative investment market and institutional investment consulting. Prior to joining VanEck, Mr. Hurrell worked at Lyster Watson, and focused his efforts on the development of their “liquid alternative beta” strategies. Previously, Mr. Hurrell was at Meridian Capital Partners, Inc. and The Archstone Partnerships, two fund-of-hedge fund managers. Prior to transitioning to the fund-of-hedge-funds business, he was a Senior Consultant for Yanni-Bilkey Investment Consulting where he was responsible for developing investment policy, asset allocation, investment manager selection, and performance evaluation for a broad range of institutional and high net worth investors. Mr. Hurrell has a strong financial background, having also held positions managing the New York Euro CD trading desk for Credit Suisse First Boston and as a money market trader for Pittsburgh National Bank. He also taught financial accounting and investment analysis classes at Carnegie Mellon University while attending graduate school. Mr. Hurrell is a member of the Investment Committee for the Association of American Medical Colleges. Mr. Hurrell received his B.S. in Business Administration from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University (Beta Gamma Sigma) where he was the recipient of the Yuji Ijiri Award for Excellence in Accounting. Mr. Hurrell is a CFA charterholder and member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. ** Disclaimer** Please note my firm’s policy regarding the use of LinkedIn and the posting of content, particularly third-party information: http://www.vaneck.com/linkedin-terms-and-conditions