Rusty Vanneman, CFA, CMT
Chief Investment Officer
Portfolio Manager

John Russel (Rusty) Vanneman, CFA, CMT is the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager for Kobren Insight Management.

Rusty has been in the investment business since 1990. Rusty was the Managing Director and Director of Research at Kobren Insight Management, Inc. (KIM) before E*TRADE Financial acquired KIM in 2005 . He is currently the Director of Research for E*TRADE Capital Management, LLC. Before KIM, Rusty was a Senior Analyst at Fidelity Management and Research Company's Strategic Advisors. Previously, Rusty was a Managing Analyst for Thomson Financial's Thomson Global Markets.

Rusty received a B.S. in management from Babson College in 1988, where he graduated with High Distinction. Rusty holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. He is also a Chartered Market Technician and a member of the Market Technician's Association.

He has been the Co-Portfolio Manager of the E*TRADE Kobren Growth Fund (KOGRX) since 2001. 

Christopher Keith
Vice President, Fixed-Income

Chris joined Kobren Insight Management in July 2001, as Vice President and Fixed Income Manager, bringing with him 21 years of experience in the fixed income markets. He is a member of KIM's investment committee. Prior to joining KIM, Chris was a Vice President in the Private Client Services Group of Robertson Stephens Inc., in Boston, where he designed and implemented fixed income portfolios for high net worth clients.

Before Robertson Stephens, he was a Vice President of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in Boston, where he was the head fixed income trader for the New England region. Chris graduated from Northeastern University.  

Jeff DeMaso
Research Analyst

Jeff is a Research Analyst with the Kobren Insight Group, taking the position in 2006. He began at the company as an intern in 2005. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for the Asian-Pacific Economic Community in Santiago, Chile in 2004. Jeff graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2006. Jeff is a 2008 Level III CFA Candidate.  

Bryan Keller
Research Analyst

Bryan joined the Kobren Insight Group as a Research Analyst in 2006. Bryan is a graduate of Drexel University where he majored in Finance. He has work experience at BlackRock Asset Management and at PNC Advisors in Philadelphia, PA. While at PNC, he was a Quantitative Equity Analyst. Bryan is a Level I Candidate in the CFA Program.

Greg Kelly
Research Analyst

Greg Kelly joined the Kobren Insight Group as a Junior Research Analyst in 2008. Greg is a graduate of Holy Cross where he majored in Economics and Political Science in 2006. He has work experience at State Street Corporation. Greg is a CFA Level 1 Candidate.

Ben King
Senior Research Analyst

Ben is a Research Analyst for the Kobren Insight Group, joining the firm in 2006. Prior to joining the company, he worked at Houghton Mifflin. Ben has also worked at Brown Brothers Harriman and at the National Security Agency. Ben graduated Magna Cum Laude from Merrimack College with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science in 2003. He was a Merrimack Presidential Scholar. He has also done various coursework towards a Master of Science in Mathematics at Tufts and Northeastern. Ben is a Level II Candidate in the CFA Program.