EMAD A. ZIKRY - Vanderbilt Capital Advisors. Emad A. Zikry is President and Chief Executive Officer of Vanderbilt Capital Advisors, LLC. and held the same position at its predecessor firm. Previously, he was Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income and Quantitative Services at Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors, Inc. Emad has had numerous articles published in professional and academic journals such as The Journal of Forecasting, The American Economist, and The Journal of Fixed Income. He is a Board member of The National Investment Company, and an Associate of The Foreign Policy Association. Emad is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Pacific Institute and The Advisory Committee of Fulcrum Global Partners. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the The Park Avenue Bank as well as Quality Systems, Inc.