Emad A. Zikry currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Vanderbilt Capital Advisors, LLC, a position he also held at the firm's predecessor. Prior to this, he served as the Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income and Quantitative Services at Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors, Inc. Throughout his career, Emad has authored a multitude of articles in various professional and academic journals including 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 also a member of the Board of Advisors of the Pacific Institute and The Advisory Committee of Fulcrum Global Partners. In addition, he holds positions on the Board of Directors of The Park Avenue Bank and Quality Systems, Inc.