Equity Investment Team

Chris Corapi

Christopher Corapi is Chief Investment Officer of the U.S. Equity Investment team and has portfolio management responsibilities for the Large Cap Core and Large Cap Growth 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 lead the management of the equity investment team. Michael Pytosh 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, Michael was a technology analyst at JPMorgan Investment Management and an analyst at Lehman Brothers. Michael started his career at American Express. Michael 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 and quantitative equity products. 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.

Tom Applegate, CFA

Tom Applegate is a Senior Portfolio Specialist with the Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions Group which manages multi-asset portfolios from target date retirement funds and discretionary asset management programs to complex portfolios using sophisticated risk management and hedging techniques to help pension plan sponsors improve the correlation of assets to liabilities while managing inherent market risks. Tom also focuses on product development initiatives, such as retirement income solutions, and supports institutional and advisor marketing efforts. Tom has experience in investments and financial services most recently managing the investment solutions and consulting team for the Merrill Lynch Retirement Group where he oversaw a staff of plan consultants and actuaries focusing on risk management strategies for pensions and optimal plan design structures for 401(k) plans. He also served as an Institutional Investment Consultant and held roles in sales and marketing of retirement plan record keeping and investment services during his 18 year tenure with Merrill Lynch. Tom holds a B.A. in business and accounting from Muhlenberg College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

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.

Susan Barrett

Susan Barrett joined ING Investment Management in 2004 as a 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 fundamental research analyst on the growth strategies for the past fifteen years. Jeff has had primary responsibility for the health care sector as well as other growth sectors, including technology and consumer. Jeff 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 joined ING Investment Management in July 2005 as a Research Analyst on the growth team. Naveen was most recently a member of Bear Stearns technology research team. Prior to that he worked at ABN AMRO as a summer associate assisting the computer software analyst. He began his career at Sagar & Associates, Chartered Accountants in Hyderabad, India. Naveen earned a B.S. in mathematics and physics from JKC College, Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India, Certificate in Statistical Methods and Applications from the Indian Statistical Institute (Hyderabad Center), Calcutta, India, and M.B.A. in finance from the University of Rochester.

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.

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.

Rachael Camargo

Rachael Camargo is a Portfolio Specialist within ING Investment Management’s Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions team. She is responsible for driving asset growth and retention activities for traditional asset allocation products, portable alpha strategies and customized solutions with ING’s distribution, external parties and key clients. Rachael manages the business and commercial aspects of the investment team in partnership with product management, sales and client service groups. Previously, Rachael was responsible for the firm’s fundamental equity strategies, including Large Cap Core, 130/30, and sector-specific portfolios such as global natural resources, technology and financials. Her experience also extends to closed-end funds from concept through launch. Rachael joined ING Investment Management in 2001. Prior to joining ING, she worked at Grey Global Group and Wechsler Ross & Partners. She received a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

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.

Sanne de Boer, Ph.D., CFA

Sanne de Boer joined ING Investment Management in April 2006 as a Quantitative Research Analyst. Sanne joined ING from Citigroup where he developed statistical models to analyze interest rate, foreign exchange and market risk for the Global Transaction Services division. Prior to that he was with American Express in the U.S. Risk Performance and Consumer Card Services Group. Sanne earned a M.S. in mathematics and an M.A. in economics cum laude from Vrije University in Amsterdam and received a Ph.D. in operations research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sanne has been published in "Operations Research," "Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management," and "European Journal of Operational Research." Sanne also 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 (double major) 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.

Nigel Francis

Nigel Francis is a portfolio manager on the quantitative equity team. Nigel joined ING Investment Management in 2005 as a project manager, working in the Chief of Staff office, to the Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining ING, he worked in the Technology Department at JPMorgan Asset Management in London and New York, where he worked as a business analyst. Nigel received a B.S. with honors in Computer Science from Staffordshire University in England.

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, Spears, Benzak, Salomon & Farrell and American International Group 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.

Martin Jansen

Martin Jansen is Senior Portfolio Manager with primary responsibility for international equities. Most recently, he was responsible for managing the transition of the U.S. equity trading facility and U.S. equity assets from ING Investment Management 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.

Jed Latkin

Jed Latkin is an Analyst for the international team covering emerging markets. Jed joined ING Investment Management in April 2006. His previous experience includes Trokia Dialog, Morgan Stanley, Fleet Boston and Citicorp Securities. He received a B.A. in political science and history from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. in finance/statistics from Columbia Business School.

George Loebrich

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 and is a CFA level III candidate. 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 supporting ING's small-cap strategy team and has over four years of investment experience. 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. 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

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.

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.

John Pairaktaridis

John Pairaktaridis is an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the international value strategy. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 2004, he was a portfolio analyst at Neuberger Berman. He has a B.S. degree in 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, currently covering the energy sector. 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 U.S. 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.

Philip A. Schwartz, CFA

Philip Schwartz is Head of International Equity and Lead Portfolio Manager for international value accounts and has extensive experience covering international markets. Philip is responsible for managing portfolios as well as designing and implementing the international investment process. Prior to joining ING Investment Management in 1993, he was with European investment firm Cheuvreux de Virieu in Paris and New York. Prior to that, he held positions as a stockbroker in Boston. Philip earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Economics from Boston University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Steve Sedmak

Steve Sedmak joined ING Investment Management in November 2006 as Portfolio Manager on the quantitative investment team reporting to the Head of Portfolio Management for Quantitative Equity. Before joining ING, Steve was a trader at Stifel Nicolaus/Legg Mason. He also designed and implemented trading algorithms and smart order routing processes and executed agency baskets for small-cap and mid-cap stocks. Prior to that he was a trader at CIBC World Markets where he developed new portfolio and trading analytic systems and was responsible for client and regulatory reporting, trade allocation and booking. He also worked as a summer intern on the equity derivatives strategy team at Merrill Lynch. Steve earned a B.A. degree in mathematics and a B.S. in business administration from the University of Southern California and an M.S. in Mathematics of Finance from New York University.

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.

May Tong, CFA

May Tong joined ING Investment Management June 2006. May is a Portfolio Manager on the quantitative equity team. Prior to joining ING, she was an associate portfolio manager for five years on the quantitative team at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers with oversight of $60 billion of assets including daily cash management and determination of trading needs and strategies for all index and enhanced strategies. Before that she was an audit intern at Grant Thornton where she assisted with all phases of audit processes for several clients. She received a B.S. in finance and accounting magna cum laude from Boston College, Carrol School of Management and was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society. She 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.

Pavel Vaynshtok, CFA

Pavel Vaynshtok is Director of Quantitative Research, responsible for leading quantitative research efforts for all equity portfolios. Additionally he serves as Co-Portfolio Manager for the ING Large-Cap Core portfolio as well as for ING quantitative portfolios. In his prior role at ING he was a senior quantitative analyst leading development of the quantitative equity platform. Before joining ING in 2004, Pavel was a portfolio manager and quantitative analyst at JPMorgan Investment Management, where he managed structured equity portfolios and developed models for stock selection. He received a B.S. in operations research from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science and an M.B.A in finance from the University of Michigan Business School. Pavel holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Susan Viston

Susan Viston is the Portfolio Specialist supporting ING’s fundamental equity and multi-asset products. Susan joined ING Investment Management in 2002 and worked as a performance attribution specialist in the ING Investment Risk Department. She received a B.A. in economics from Drew University.

Joseph Vultaggio

Joseph Vultaggio is an Assistant Portfolio Manager for the international value strategy. Joseph is responsible for the European markets. Joseph joined ING Investment Management in 1994. He received a B.S. degree in finance from Trenton State College and M.B.A. 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 College.

Christine Wang

Christine Wang joined ING Investment Management in 2004 as a Research Analyst on the fundamental research team. Prior to joining ING, she was an equity sales associate at Bear Stearns. She received a B.S. in finance and international business from New York University, Stern School of Business.