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Jan Vaneck

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director/Trustee at Van Eck Associates

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Jan Vaneck is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director/Trustee of Van Eck Associates Corporation, a New York investment adviser managing $126B. Jan Vaneck has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 8 licensing exams.

Role at Van Eck Associates

Title on Schedule A
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director/Trustee
Control
Jan Vaneck is a control person of Van Eck Associates.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Jan Vaneck has held the filed role since January 1988.

The firm

Van Eck Associates Corporation
New York, NY

Form ADV filed 30 March 2026

$126B AUM145 clients46 advisers1 offices

Career on record

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  1. Passed Series 6TO and Series 99TO · 2023
  2. Passed SIE · 2018
  3. Passed Series 3 · 1997
  4. Passed Series 63 and Series 24 · 1996
  5. Passed Series 26 · 1993
  6. Passed Series 7 · 1987

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Jan Vaneck has passed 8 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 631 July 1996
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 2421 August 1996
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 262 September 1993
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination
Series 6TO2 January 2023
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 319 August 1997
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 718 July 1987
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Jan Frederick Vaneck
CRD
1695680
Firm
Van Eck Associates Corporation
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Firm bio
vaneck.com

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Background

Joined VanEck in 1991; became president and CEO of Van Eck Associates in 2010 and founded the firm’s ETF business in 2006. VanEck official leadership page

Education

Common questions

Where does Jan Vaneck work?

Jan Vaneck has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director/Trustee of Van Eck Associates Corporation since January 1988, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 30 March 2026

Does Jan Vaneck have a current investment-adviser registration?

Jan Vaneck has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Jan Vaneck passed?

Jan Vaneck has passed 8 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 26, Series 63, Series 24, Series 3, SIE, Series 6TO and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in July 1987.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Van Eck Associates

  • Francesco Gozzillo
    Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Lee Rappaport
    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  • Jonathan Simon
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  • Robert Grusky
    Director/Trustee
  • Bruce Smith
    Director
  • William Ullman
    Director

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1695680. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Van Eck Associates Corporation, filed 30 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Van Eck Associates team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Jan Vaneck or Van Eck Associates Corporation and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.