Luciano Siracusano is WisdomTree’s Chief Investment Strategist. He is the co-creator, with CEO Jonathan Steinberg, of WisdomTree’s patented Indexing methodology. Mr. Siracusano led WisdomTree’s sales organization from October 2008 until June of 2015, while also serving as the firm’s Chief Investment Strategist. Luciano stepped down as WisdomTree’s Head of Sales in 2015 to focus full time on his duties as Chief Investment Strategist. From 2001 until October 2008, Luciano was WisdomTree’s Director of Research and was responsible for the creation and development of WisdomTree’s proprietary stock indexes. Luciano is a regular guest on CNBC and FOX Business, and speaks and writes frequently on ETFs, indexing and global financial markets. A former equity analyst at Value Line, Luciano began his career as a speechwriter for former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros. He graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Political Science in 1987.

Mr. Ryan K. Brist is Head of US Investment-Grade Credit/Portfolio Manager at Western Asset. He has 20 years of experience in finance. Before joining the Firm in 2009, he served as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Man-ager at Logan Circle Partners, LP, and Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager at Delaware Investment Advisors. Previously, he was Vice President of Corporate Bond Trading at Conseco Capital Management and an Analyst in Corporate Finance at Dean Witter Reynolds in the Retail Products Group.
Mr. Brist, who holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University.