Vanderbilt Capital Advisors LLC (Chicago)


Vanderbilt Capital Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $1.17 billion of regulatory assets for 9 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001.

Vanderbilt Capital Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Vanderbilt Capital Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Vanderbilt Capital Advisors LLC is $1.17 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -74% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $1.17 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $130.54 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Vanderbilt Capital Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at Vanderbilt Capital Advisors LLC

Kenneth James Taubes has been acting as President since 1 Dec 2007. Gregg Matthew Dooling joined the executive team most recently as the President.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Emad A Zikry President, ceo & beneficial owner of vanderbilt holdings 1 Nov 1997 75% - 100% 1826438
Charles Crawford Field Managing director 1 Nov 1997 Other 1732707
Thomas Goepfert Managing director 1 Nov 1997 Other 1825991
Scott Mayfield Harrington Executive vice president 1 Nov 1997 Other 1423070
Llc Vanderbilt Capital Advisors Holdings Beneficial owner 1 Nov 1997 75% - 100% 13-3949896
Thomas Anthony Goepfert Managing director 1 Nov 1997 Other 1825991
James Joseph Coleridge Chief administrative officer 1 Feb 2000 Other 1843166
James Joseph Coleridge Chief financial officer 1 Jun 2002 Other 1843166
Ronald Henry Thelin Chief administrative officer 1 Jun 2002 Other 1771237
John Hall Pankratz Chief administrative officer 1 Apr 2004 Other 1324503
Kurt Florian Chief operating officer & counsel - structured finance group 1 Sep 2005 Other 5479289
Inc. Pioneer Institutional Asset Management Beneficial owner 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% 138756
Osbert Martin Hood Chairman & director 1 Jun 2006 Other 2880310
Charles Peter Mayer Director 1 Jun 2006 Other 837324
Mark David Goodwin Director 1 Jun 2006 Other 2947625
Daniel Kingsbury Chairman & director 1 Mar 2007 Other 2079405
Marco Pirondini Executive vice president 1 Jul 2007 Other 4922779
Daniel Keith Kingsbury Chairman & director 1 Jul 2007 Other 2079405
Joseph Carlino Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2007 Other 4432985
Marco Pirondini Director 1 Aug 2007 Other 4922779
Anthony John Koenig Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2007 Other 2669997
Kenneth James Taubes Director 1 Dec 2007 Other 3137537
Mark David Goodwin President and chief operating officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 2947625
Daniel Keith Kingsbury Chairman & chief executive officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 2079405
Edward Joseph Ohara Senior managing director - structured finance group 1 Dec 2007 Other 1505365
Gregg Matthew Dooling Chief financial officer 1 Sep 2008 Other 2648075
Jean M Bradley Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2012 Other 835988
Gregg Matthew Dooling President 1 Oct 2014 Other 2648075
Christopher Edward Saulnier Chief financial officer 1 Oct 2014 Other 4607979

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Unicredit S.P.A. Owner 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity
Pioneer Global Asset Management S.P.A. Owner 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% 271084
Pioneer Investment Management Usa Inc. Owner 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% 13-5657669
Unicredito Italiano S.P.A. Owner 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% foreign entity

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Vanderbilt Capital Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 10 S. Lasalle Street, Suite 1901, Chicago, IL 60603, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-463-9100 or by fax 312-463-0116. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday.