Our Team

The Promethos team believes in creating a collaborative environment that values diversity of ideas. Our team and investment process strive to limit bias and group think and encourage constant learning to evolve with the changing environment we live in. We set out to build a company that reflects our core values and the values of our clients, especially Respect, Diversity, Intellectual Curiosity & Rigor, Objectivity and Humility.

Founder, Chief Investment Officer, Managing Partner

Ivka Kalus

Ivka is an accomplished investor with 27 years' experience managing global and international equity portfolios for retail and institutional clients.

Ivka is an accomplished investor with 27 years’ experience managing global and international equity portfolios for retail and institutional clients. Before co-founding Promethos, Ivka was lead portfolio manager of International Strategies at Boston Advisors. Prior to joining Boston Advisors in 2015, Ivka was a senior portfolio manager at Pax World Management, where she managed the Pax World International Fund and the Pax World Global Women's Equality Fund. Before Pax World, she managed international and global portfolios at State Street Global Advisors and Baring Asset Management and was a global equity analyst at Independence Investments and at Putnam Investments. Early in her career, Ivka worked as a management consultant to large corporations in the U.S., Europe and Latin America, including three years in Prague working on projects to privatize state-owned Czech companies.
Ivka's global investment expertise is enhanced by her experience living and working around the world and her ability to communicate effectively in English, French, German, Spanish and Czech. She earned a B.A. degree in biology from Harvard University, a Master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and an M.B.A from INSEAD.

1Citywire, USA, 20 Top Female Portfolio Managers in the U.S. August 31, 2018. Citywire chose women who had top-quartile absolute
returns in their discipline and the highest levels of risk-adjusted returns over the past three years.

Morningstar Ratings TM The Morningstar absolute and percentile ranks are based on average annual total return relative to all funds in the same Morningstar category, which includes both mutual funds and ETFs, and do not include the effect of sales charges. Absolute ranks are assigned in descending order for each fund in the category, with 1 being the top performing fund. Funds with the same performance figure are assigned the same absolute rank. The Morningstar 5 Star Rating is for the 3-year period ended December 31, 2018 in the International Fund
Category which consists of 644 mutual funds.

U.S. Lipper Fund Awards are granted annually to the fund in each Lipper classification that achieves the highest score for Consistent Return,
a measure of its historical risk-adjusted returns, relative to peers, and honor funds that have excelled in providing consistently strong riskadjusted performance relative to their peers.All investing involves risk and international investing has its owns set of unique risks. These are more described in more detail in Promethos
Capital's Form ADV Part 2A which may be obtained by calling Promethos Capital at 617 784 9250 and is available on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s) website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.

Founder, Director of Research, Managing Partner

Joe Sylvester

Joe has 30+ years of experience in the asset management industry with a focus on international markets.

Joe over has 30 years of experience in the asset management industry with a focus on international markets. Before co-founding Promethos, he was as Executive Director at JP Morgan leading the international desk in Boston for seven years. Previously, he was an Associate Portfolio Manager at CI investment's Cambridge Advisors. There, he led all international investments for Cambridge with a focus on the Cambridge Global Fund. Joe ran a sleeve of the Global fund and was sole PM on an EAFE separate accounts. Before Cambridge, Joe spent nine years covering Europe and international markets for Merrill Lynch as lead of their International desk. Joe spent four years at Midland Walwyn covering Canadian markets and three years at Scudder Funds in their investment group.

Joe earned a B.A. degree in Economics from Bates College and a Master's degree in Finance from Bentley University’s McCallum School of Business.

Analyst

Jonathan Kabeya

Jonathan joined Promethos at our founding with an array of industry experience in Europe. He previously worked in Luxembourg as a Client Service manager at State Street Bank and as a Financial Auditor at Mazars.

Jonathan joins Promethos with an array of industry experience in Europe. He previously worked in Luxembourg as a Client Service manager at State Street Bank and as a Financial Auditor at Mazars. Prior to that he had done internships at Brown Brothers Harriman in Luxembourg and at Banque de France in the south of France.

He earned both a Bachelor in International Business and a Master in International Finance from the Toulouse Business School in France. Jonathan speaks three languages, French, Spanish and English, and completed one year of study abroad at the University of Valencia in Spain as an undergraduate. He also has a Master of Science in Finance degree from Brandeis University.

Assistant Portfolio Manager

Ashraya Dixit

Ash joined Promethos at our founding having previously worked as a Senior Impact analyst at Athena Capital Advisors. There he led the firm's landscape review on climate change and identified investable themes among private market strategies.

Ash joins Promethos having previously worked as a Senior Impact analyst at Athena Capital Advisors. There he led the firm's landscape review on climate change and identified investable themes among private market strategies. He has also worked with rural electricity user groups in Nepal and worked in development consulting with SiddharthInc.

Ash is a graduate of Grinnell College with a BA in Economics and Mathematics. He is also a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University with a Master of International Business. His thesis at Fletcher was on Sustainable Equity Funds and the Relationship of Quality Factor to Fund Performance.

Research Analyst -Special Projects and Engagement

Ollie Anna Bystricky, MD

Ollie joined the Promethos team in early 2025 after completing a medical internship at UNC Chapel Hill. Ollie has previously worked in the biotech industry, medical research, and public health.

Ollie joined the Promethos team in early 2025 after completing a medical internship at UNC Chapel Hill. Ollie earned a BA degree in Human Sciences from the University of Oxford, graduating with highest honors and winning the award for best Human Science dissertation in their year. Ollie then went on to earn an MD from the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. Ollie has worked in the biotech industry, medical research, and public health, and has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on a variety of medical and public health topics at the intersection of healthcare quality improvement, ethics, and sustainability. Over the course of their academic and professional career, Ollie has co-led multiple student and alumni organizations striving to advance health and disability justice.
Senior Advisor – Operations and Performance

Michelle Morrell, CFA

Michelle joined Promethos in 2025 with over 25 years of experience in the investment management industry. She has worked at Clough Capital Partners and held leadership roles at GW&K Investment Management and John Hancock Financial Services.

Michelle joined Promethos in 2025 with over 25 years of experience in the investment management industry. Prior to joining Promethos, she spent 12 years at Clough Capital Partners, a global alternative asset management firm, where she served as Director of Operations and Risk Management. Michelle also held leadership roles as Vice President of Operations and Performance Measurement at GW&K Investment Management and as Director of Fund Performance and Data Management at John Hancock Financial Services.
Michelle holds a BS in Management from Bridgewater State University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder, reflecting her commitment to the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence in investment management.
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COO, CFO, Head of Operations

Wilfredo Rodriguez, CPA

Wilfredo is a CPA with over 20 years' of experience in the financial services industry managing fund operations, financial reporting, audits, tax, and regulatory-risk compliance, including investor relations and financial due diligence.

Wilfredo is a CPA with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry managing fund operations, financial reporting, audits, tax, and regulatory-risk compliance, including investor relations and financial due diligence.

Prior to founding DSF Advisors, Wilfredo worked at AshmoreAVENIDA (AA), formerly Avenida Capital, for eight years, where he last served as CFO/COO. AA is real estate fund manager managing over $300 million in investments in Latin America. Wilfredo was mainly responsible for financial reporting, tax and regulatory compliance, valuation, managing external vendors including auditors, fund operations, investor relations, deal structuring, fund formation and international tax planning. Additionally, Wilfredo helped lead the M&A transaction and led the full integration process with the Ashmore Group, a London based public investment manager who acquired a majority stake in Avenida Capital.

Previously, Wilfredo was an Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for eight years. Wilfredo provided assurance and advisory services to top private equity & hedge funds, fund managers and other industries including foundations.

Prior to PwC, Wilfredo held accounting positions at IBM and Moody’s Investors Service.

Wilfredo earned a BBA degree in accounting from Baruch College.

Chief Compliance Officer

Suzanne Kellogg, IACCP

Suzanne has been serving as Chief Compliance Officer and advisor to SEC-registered investment advisers and funds. She previously held senior compliance roles at Bogart Wealth, Torray Investment Partners, and FINRA.

Ms. Suzanne Kellogg is a Director of Compliance at Vigilant and currently services as Chief Compliance Officer and consultant for Investment Advisers, involved in the development, testing, and monitoring of IA Compliance Programs. Ms. Kellogg specializes in designing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive regulatory compliance programs for SEC-Registered Investment Advisers and Registered Funds. Her background includes extensive experience managing compliance operations. In these roles, she has led various 206(4)-7 compliance programs, with responsibility for overseeing marketing review, regulatory filings, personal trading, employee training, cybersecurity awareness, vendor due diligence, and on-going compliance testing. She facilitated firmwide risk assessments, conducted best execution reviews, managed audit and regulatory exam preparedness, and regularly engaged with senior leadership and external partners to support a strong compliance culture.
Prior to joining Vigilant, Ms. Kellogg served as Chief Compliance Officer at Bogart Wealth, LLC, an SEC-Registered Wealth Management Firm. Previously, Ms. Kellogg was Chief Compliance Officer of Torray Investment Partners LLC and CCO & AML Officer of the Torray Fund, where she maintained and enhanced both the Adviser’s 206(4)-7 program and the Fund’s 38a-1 compliance program. Ms. Kellogg also served as Compliance Manager within FINRA’s Office of General Counsel, where she oversaw advisory and communications functions for FINRA’s Code of Conduct Group. Earlier in her career, she held progressive compliance and operations roles at TAMRO Capital Partners, ultimately serving as Chief Compliance Officer. She began her career in Fund Administration and Accounting at Rydex Investments and Investors Bank & Trust, gaining foundational experience in fund reporting, regulatory filings, and operations.
Suzanne is a graduate of Colgate university, with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She is an Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional (IACCP®).