Equity Investment Team

Christopher Corapi

Christopher Corapi is Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Equity Investment team and has portfolio management responsibilities for the Large-Cap strategies. Chris joined ING Investment Management in February 2004 as Director of U.S. equity research. Prior to joining ING, he was the global head of equity research at Federated Investors. Previously he was head of U.S. equities and portfolio manager at Credit Suisse Asset Management. Prior to that, Chris was with JPMorgan Investment Management as head of emerging markets research and was a U.S. equity analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Company. He holds a B.S. in business administration from Alfred University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Michael Pytosh

Michael Pytosh is Co-Head of Equities with the responsibility to manage the equity investment team. He is also the Co-Portfolio Manager for Research Advantage and Growth & Income. Mike joined ING Investment Management in 2004 and is also responsible for covering the technology sector. Previously he had been president of Lincoln Equity Management, LLC and a technology analyst. Prior to that, Mike was a technology analyst at JPMorgan Investment Management and an analyst at Lehman Brothers. Mike started his career at American Express. He has a B.S. degree in accounting from Arizona State University and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Charu Ahluwalia

Charu Ahluwalia is the Portfolio Specialist supporting ING’s fundamental equity team. She joined ING Investment Management in September 2006 as a Portfolio Specialist supporting the Quantitative Equity team. Prior to that, Charu was a product marketing analyst at Instinet, where she developed and marketed a new research product for six sectors for the U.S. and Canadian markets. She has also conducted extensive research on products, services, competitors, and customer needs in institutional equity trading. Prior to that she was a credit analyst at G.E. Capital in Delhi, India. Charu received her M.B.A. and a B.B.A. from H.P. University, India and holds series 7 and 63 licenses.

Chris Askeland, CFA

Chris Askeland joined ING Investment Management in June 2005. Prior to joining ING, he was with Banc One, where he provided sector research on communications services companies and developed quantitative financial models for identifying leading indicators for sector analysis. Chris received his B.A. from Michigan State University and his M.B.A. from Indiana University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

John Bailey

John Bailey is Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst for ING Investment Management and is responsible for covering the natural resources sector. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 2011, he was founder, managing partner, and portfolio manager at 1859 Partners LLC. Before that John held portfolio management and research analyst positions at various investment firms, including Carlyle Blue Wave Partners (portfolio manager), Amaranth Group, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and Deutsche Bank Securities. From 2006 to 2010 he served as a corporate director and member of the audit committee at Encore Acquisition Co. John began his career with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a research associate in the bank supervision division. John received a B.A. in economics and government (concentration in international relations) from Cornell University College of Arts & Science.

Susan Barrett

Susan Barrett joined ING Investment Management in 2004 as a Senior Portfolio Specialist supporting the small-cap equity team. Susan joined ING from Focus Investment Group, a fund of hedge funds, where she was responsible for marketing and client servicing. Previously, Susan was with Credit Suisse Asset Management for over five years serving in various capacities, including manager of the RFP group. Prior to that, she was an investment assistant with Bankers Trust. She received her B.A. in economics from Villanova University.

Joseph Basset, CFA

Joseph Basset is co-portfolio manager on our Small-Cap Core and Global Natural Resources strategies. He also has analyst responsibilities for our Small-Cap Growth strategy. Joe joined ING Investment Management in June 2005. He taught economics and finance at the university level for eight years. Most recently, he covered semiconductor, information technology, and communication equipment companies for Banc One, and was an Analyst for the One Group Technology Fund. Joseph received his B.A. in economics from Tulane University and his M.B.A. and A.B.D. in finance from the University of Texas. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Jeff Bianchi, CFA

Jeff Bianchi is the lead Portfolio Manager of ING's Large-Cap Growth and the Co-Manager of the Mid-Cap Growth strategies. He joined the firm in 1994 and has been a portfolio manager or fundamental research analyst on the growth strategies since then. Jeff has had primary responsibility for the health care sector as well as other growth sectors, including technology and industrials. He assumed portfolio manager duties on the Large-Cap Growth strategy in 2000, and was named lead portfolio manager on the strategy in 2010. Jeff also assumed lead portfolio manager responsibilities on the Mid-Cap Growth strategy in 2005. He received a B.A. in Economics, a B.S. in Finance, and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Naveen Bobba

Naveen Bobba is an Analyst on the fundamental research team covering the Technology sector. Prior to joining ING Investment Management's growth team in July 2005, Naveen was a member of Bear Stearns' technology equity research team following the IT Hardware sector. Prior to that he worked at ABN AMRO as a summer associate covering the computer software sector. He began his career at Sagar & Associates, Chartered Accountants in Hyderabad, India. Naveen earned a B.S. in mathematics and physics from Nagarjuna University, India, Certificate in Statistical Methods and Applications from the Indian Statistical Institute and M.B.A. in finance from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester.

Debbie Bobovnikova, CFA

Debbie Bobovnikova joined ING Investment Management in July 2011 as the Senior Research Analyst for materials on the international team. Prior to joining ING, Debbie spent ten years covering global commodity sectors, including metals and mining, paper and forestry products and agribusiness. Most recently, she was the senior equity analyst for LatAm agribusiness and forestry at JPMorgan Securities, where she was ranked the number-one analyst in LatAm agribusiness by Institutional Investor for 2009 and 2010. She previously worked as an equity research analyst for the emerging markets funds at JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, looking at the metals and mining and pulp and paper sectors, among others. Debbie received her B.S. cum laude in international economics from Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Debbie is fluent in Russian and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.

Nanette J. Buziak

Nanette Buziak joined ING Investment Management as Head of U.S. Equity Trading in March 2005. In this role, she is responsible for all equity trading operations and focuses on working with the trading desk, portfolio managers and analysts in streamlining trading-related functions. She has centralized ING Investment Management's domestic equity trading in New York, and is focused on enhancing the information flow between investment professionals, and further integrating trading into the Alpha generating investment process. She joined ING Investment Management from JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management where she was a senior portfolio manager responsible for the structured equity portfolios. There she leveraged her extensive skills in trading and market insights to determine the best mechanism for executing portfolio strategy such as block trading, crossing networks and package trading. Her previous experience includes roles as trader and portfolio manager for First Marathon America, Inc.'s domestic convertible bond arbitrage portfolio and as a member of the program trading team. Prior to this she was a financial analyst at Bear Stearns & Company, Inc. Nanette received a B.B.A. in applied actuarial mathematics from Bryant College in May 1993. She holds the FINRA Series 3, 7, 55 and 63 designations.

Enrico Cacciatore

Enrico Cacciatore joined ING Investment Management in February 2008 as a Senior Trader supporting the quantitative equity team and program trading for the U.S. fundamental equity team. Prior to joining ING Investment Management, Enrico was at TradeTrek Securities LLC, a sell-side agency only algorithmic trading broker/dealer, where he was Managing Director and Head Trader. His responsibilities included managing the development, build-out, and implementation from the ground up of the firm's algorithmic trading desk. Enrico also worked for 6 years at Fidelity Investments in New York City as an equity trader. Prior to his investment experience, Enrico was a Captain in the U.S. Army serving with the 5th Special Forces, as well as other Special Operation Forces throughout the U.S. and Middle East. Enrico earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace Systems) from the United States Military Academy at West Point, as well as graduate studies in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University.

Swati Chandra, CFA

Swati Chandra joined ING Investment Management in May 2006. Prior to joining ING Investment Management, she was an analyst at UBS Investment Bank, where she was responsible for risk analysis methodologies for portfolios of convertible bonds, derivatives, risk arbitrage and long-short equity. Before that Swati was a fundamental research analyst covering consumer finance and technology stocks for Pictet Asset Management. She began her career as a software engineer and programmer analyst at Infosys Technologies. She has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in electronics and communications from Gujarat University in India and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Swati also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Nakul Chaturvedi

Nakul Chaturvedi joined ING Investment Management in July 2009 and is currently a Research Analyst on the fundamental equity team. Prior to joining ING, Nakul was a manager in pricing and structuring at Constellation Energy Group, where he was responsible for structuring hedging strategies to manage exposure to volatile energy markets for Fortune 500 clients. He also worked at Accenture as a management consultant in financial services. Nakul received a B.S. in computer science (cum laude) from North Carolina State University as well as an M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Vincent Costa, CFA

Vincent Costa is responsible for portfolio construction and quantitative research support for fundamental equity investments, in particular the ING Large-Cap Core portfolio. Additionally, Vinnie serves as a co-manager for ING Enhanced Index funds. Vinnie joined ING in 2006 and previously served as Head of Quantitative Equity. Prior to ING, he managed quantitative equity investments at both Merrill Lynch and Bankers Trust over a period of 16 years. He earned his bachelor's degree in quantitative business analysis from Pennsylvania State University and his M.B.A. in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Joan Dillon

Joan Dillon joined ING Investment Management in 2004 as Senior Sector Analyst covering the health care sector from Equinox Capital Management where she was senior analyst for the health care and consumer staples sectors. Previously, Joan was a health care analyst with Dreyfus Corporation, JPMorgan, and CS First Boston. She began her career as a quantitative research specialist at CS First Boston. Joan earned a B.S. (magna cum laude) in finance and computer information systems from Manhattan College and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Jim Dorment, CFA

Jim Dorment is a Senior Sector Analyst on the fundamental research team, covering the consumer discretionary sector. Jim joined ING Investment Management in 2008 from Columbia Management where he was a senior research analyst. Prior to that, Jim worked at U.S. Trust analyzing and investing in a broad range of industries in both public and private equity markets. He received his B.A. in Economics from Bates College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Kristy D. Finnegan, CFA

Kristy Finnegan joined ING Investment Management in 2001 as a Sector Analyst on the fundamental research team covering the consumer staples sector. Previously she was an investment analyst at SunTrust Equitable Securities in Nashville, Tennessee. She received a B.S. in economics from Vanderbilt University. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Thomas C. Genkinger

Tom Genkinger joined the ING Investment Management Equity Trading team in August, 2006. Prior to ING, Tom was with Prudential Securities where he had a variety of trading responsibilities, most recently as Vice President and senior trader for healthcare, responsible for trading and making markets in HMO, hospitals, distributors and medtech stocks. He also managed the firm's healthcare sector capital and directly supported the acquisition of new customer business. Tom received a B.S. in finance from the University of Scranton and holds the FINRA series 7, 55 and 63 licenses.

James A. Hasso

James Hasso joined ING Investment Management in February 2006. James is co-portfolio manager on our Small-Cap Growth and Mid-Cap Growth strategies. He has analyst responsibilities for our Small-Cap Core Strategy. Prior to joining ING, James worked at First Investors Corporation, Valenzuela Capital Partners, Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management, and Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell in research analyst/associate portfolio manager capacities. He received his B.A. in economics from Lehman College and his M.B.A. in finance from Fordham University.

Raphael Hausmann, CFA

Raphael Hausmann joined ING Investment Management in 2011 with experience in stock analysis for International Financials. Prior to joining ING, Raphael worked for TIAA-CREF, Julius Baer, Lombard Odier and UBS. He received a master’s degree in economics from the University of Basel and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Denise Higgins, CFA

Denise Higgins joined ING Investment Management in 2010 as a Client Portfolio Manager in ING’s Fundamental Equity Group. Prior to joining ING, Denise was a portfolio manager of small-cap and all-cap growth portfolios at MacKay Shields. Previously Denise had been a portfolio manager of large-cap and small-cap core portfolios at JP Morgan Investment Management, and a research analyst and portfolio manager of mid-cap value portfolios at Lord Abbett. She received a B.A. in Economics from the College of Mount St. Vincent, and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Denise holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. She also serves as a member of the Investment Committee of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Rahul Jadhav, CFA

Rahul Jadhav joined ING Investment Management in 2009 as a Sector Analyst on the fundamental equity research team. Previously, he was a Fixed Income Trader at ANZ Bank in New Zealand. Rahul earned a B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay, a PGDM from IIM Calcutta and an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School graduating in the top 3% of the MBA class of 2009. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Martin Jansen

Martin Jansen is the lead portfolio manager of International Value. He is also lead portfolio manager of ING’s Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund as well as the Global Equity Dividend SMA and the International High Dividend Income strategies. Previously, he was responsible for managing the transition of the U.S. equity trading facility and U.S. equity assets from ING Investment Management in The Hague to ING Aeltus. He joined ING in 1997 as senior manager to co-manage U.S. equity portfolios and was named head of the U.S. equity team in 1999. Prior to joining ING, Martin was responsible for the U.S. equity and venture capital portfolios at a large corporate Dutch pension fund. He received a Bachelor of Commerce and M.B.A. from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Chris Jennings

Chris Jennings joined ING Investment Management in February 2007. Prior to joining ING, Chris worked at Credit Suisse Asset Management as Director, Small-Cap Technology Analyst. Chris held a similar role as Director, Technology Analyst at Saranac Capital Management, LP, and Salomon Brothers. He received his Bachelor’s degree in American literature from Middlebury College and an M.B.A. from Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.

Bob Kloss

Bob Kloss is Co-Manager of the ING Equity Dividend Fund and is also a Senior Sector Analyst on the fundamental equity research team, covering the financial services sector. Since joining ING Investment Management in 1992, Bob has served as equity analyst and portfolio manager for a variety of value-oriented funds. Previously, he was a principal of Phoenix Strategies, an investment management and consulting firm. He began his career with Wells Fargo Credit Corporation. Bob received both a B.A. and M.S. in economics from Arizona State University.

George Loebrich, CFA

George Loebrich joined ING Investment Management in January 2007 as a Portfolio Specialist supporting the International Equity and Asset Allocation teams. Currently, he supports the International Equity, All-Cap, Large-Cap Growth and Mid-Cap growth teams. Prior to joining ING Investment management, George served under a sales capacity for ING Financial Advisors. George graduated with a B.S. in financial economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Additionally, he is a Certified Fund Specialist and holds the Series 6, 7, and 63 licenses with FINRA.

Jeannette Louh

Jeannette Louh joined ING Investment Management in June 2006. She is a sector analyst responsible for covering the transportation and consumer durables industries. Prior to joining ING, Jeannette worked at JPMorgan Chase as a mergers and acquisitions analyst. She received a B.A. (cum laude) in Economics and East Asian Studies from Harvard University and an M.B.A. in Finance and Economics from Columbia Business School.

Brian Madonick

Brian Madonick joined ING Investment Management in 2004 as a Senior Sector Analyst covering the Industrials sector as well as Autos and Homebuilding. He is also a portfolio manager for the Infrastructure Development Fund . Prior to joining ING Investment Management, he spent four years as the Industrials analyst at U.S. Trust. Prior to that, he was a senior analyst at Bear Stearns covering Aerospace and Defense for the #1 ranked team per Institutional Investor Magazine. In addition, he simultaneously covered Pollution Control, a team ranked Runner-Up by II. Brian received a B.A. from Binghamton University.

Kristin Manning, CFA

Kristin Manning is an Analyst on the fundamental research team covering the consumer sector. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in April 2006, she was a research analyst at Wells Capital Management responsible for the financials, autos, IT services and utilities sectors. Kristin received a B.S. in business administration from the University of Nebraska. She holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Scott Mills, CFA

Scott Mills is an Analyst on the fundamental research team covering the health care sector. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 2005, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the Financial Control Group. His previous experience included positions with KPMG as an international tax analyst and Bloomberg as a financial research analyst. Scott received a B.S. with honors in finance from Rutgers University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Brian Murray

Brian Murray is a Senior Equity Trader (small-cap, financials and industrials) for ING Investment Management. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 2010 he was a Vice-President, trading for the Small-and Mid-Cap Growth portfolios at JPMorgan Asset Management. Brian began his career with JPMorgan in 1997 with the Derivatives Support Team, supporting both the Equity and Fixed Income Trading desks. He later went on to join the Equity Trading desk as an assistant trader, and was later promoted to a sector trader, responsible for insurance, media and energy. Brian received a B.S. in finance from St. John's University New York, NY.

Yeon Hee Oh

Yeon Hee Oh joined ING Investment Management in July 2007 as a Research Analyst on the fundamental equity research team. Previously, Yeon Hee was an assistant vice president at RBS Greenwich Capital in the corporate banking group. She began her career at JPMorgan Chase as an investment banking analyst in the financial institutions group. Yeon Hee received a B.A. in economics from Barnard College and M.B.A. in Accounting and Finance from New York University, Stern School of Business.

David Powers, CFA

David Powers joined ING Investment Management in June 2007 as a Senior Sector Analyst on the fundamental research team. David is also Co-Manager of the ING Global Natural Resources Fund and Co-Manager of the ING Equity Dividend Fund. He joined ING from Federated Investors where he held several senior investment positions including portfolio manager. Prior to that, he was associate director of research for global equities. David began his investing career at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio and held numerous positions including co-portfolio manager. David earned a B.S. in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a M.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance from Kent State University. David holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

David Rabinowitz

David Rabinowitz joined ING in January 2008 as the Director of Equity Research and Senior Sector Analyst covering the consumer staples sector. He joined ING from JPMorgan, where he held several equity leadership positions. Most recently, he served as Director of Emerging Markets Equity Research, and before that, was the Director of Global Sector Research. Previously, he was a global consumer strategist at UBS Warburg and prior to that, he was a U.S. equity analyst for Smith Barney and Sanford C. Bernstein & Company. He received a M.A. in economics from New York University and a B.A. in economics from Yeshiva University.

Karthik Radhakrishnan, CFA

Karthik Radhakrishnan joined ING Investment Management in May 2007. He was previously a senior research analyst at Eagle Asset Management covering health care. Prior to that, he was a senior equity analyst for Diamond Capital Management, part of the Dow Chemical Company. He began his financial career at Latona Associates as a corporate finance associate. He received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and a Masters of Science degree in civil and environmental engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He also received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Business School. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Steven Rayner, CFA, CPA

Steve Rayner is a Senior Sector Analyst on the fundamental equity research team, covering the financial services sector. His investment experience focuses primarily on the financial services sector. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 1995, Steve was a senior auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick in San Francisco. He received his B.S. from the Haas School of Management at the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Steve Salopek

Steve Salopek joined ING Investment Management in June 2005 from Banc One Investment Advisors, where he was a portfolio manager directing $700 million in small-cap growth assets. He has worked in portfolio management and sector research roles and has extensive experience with equity research, portfolio management and developing a robust investment process. Reporting to Head of Fundamental Equity Chris Corapi, Steve is responsible for working with the portfolio management teams to enhance the approach and structure of the firm’s small-cap equity investment strategies. Prior to Banc One, he was with Stein Roe & Farnham where he managed small-cap growth assets for institutional clients. Steve earned his B.S. and M.B.A. from The Ohio State University.

Martin Smit, CFA

Martin Smit joined the U.S. Equity platform in April 2009 as Chief of Staff. In this role he provides support to Senior Management within Equity Investments in a number of areas including the development and execution of strategic organization initiatives, overall project management, and business analysis and reporting. Martin joined ING Investment Management Americas in September 2007 as Strategist, Manager Global Marketing & Distribution and Head of Cross-Regional Sales. Prior to joining ING Investment Management Americas, he worked at ING Wholesale Banking, The Netherlands, where he was a Senior Business Manager for Central and Eastern Europe. He began his career at ING Group in 2000 as a participant in the Global Management Program and subsequently held various roles in ING Bank in The Netherlands, ING Life Direct in Atlanta and ING Investment Management Europe. Martin received an M.A. in Financial Economics from the ‘Vrije Universiteit’ (or ‘Free University’) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

James Swain, CFA

Jamie Swain joined ING Investment Management in 2002 from Strong Capital Management where he was a high yield bond analyst. Previously, he was a bank examiner with the FDIC. He received a Bachelors Degree in business administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, M.B.A. from Indiana University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Victor Torchia, Jr.

Victor Torchia is a senior trader for international equities. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 1993, Victor was a trader with Wellington Management Company, Axe-Houghton Management, Nomura Securities, and Asiel & Co. Victor received his B.S. from Manhattan College and M.B.A. in finance from Sacred Heart University.

Maya Venkatraman

Maya Venkatraman joined ING Investment Management in December 2011 as a Senior Research Analyst for Consumer Discretionary and Telecommunication sectors. Prior to joining ING, Maya was a member of the international equity team at Systematic Financial Management. Maya has held senior positions at Mackay Shields, Citigroup Global Asset Management and ABN Ambro Bank. She earned a B.A. in Art from Pepperdine University and a MBA from Cornell University.

Joseph Vultaggio

Joseph Vultaggio is an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the International Value Strategy, and a Portfolio Manager for the ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund. Joseph also has analyst responsibilities covering both European and Asian markets. Joseph joined ING Investment Management in 1994. He received a BS degree in finance from Trenton State College and MBA in Finance at Rutgers Graduate School of Management.

Peter Walsh

Peter Walsh is a senior trader for ING Investment Management. Prior to joining ING in 1994, he worked for Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. Peter received a B.S. in finance from Bentley University.

Oliver H. Wong, CFA

Oliver Wong joined ING Investment Management in 2008 as a Research Analyst and covers the global technology sector for the international value strategy. Previously, he was a Wealth Management Analyst at Morgan Stanley where he was responsible for researching equity investment ideas and executing trade orders for his team’s high net worth clients. He began his career as a software programmer at a Boston-based technology start-up, where he developed and implemented database-enabled custom software solutions. Oliver earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University and an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia Business School. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Jianling (James) Ying, CFA

James Ying is a quantitative analyst for U.S. equities. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 2011, James was a quantitative analyst with Piedmont Investment Advisors, Numeric Investors, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. James received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Tianjin University in China, a M.Eng in telecommunication from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and M.S. in financial engineering from Columbia University in New York. James holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.