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Meet Donny

Donny Kranson CFA®

Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Analyst

27 years investment experience

18 years with Vontobel

New York

Vontobel Asset Management Inc.

66 Hudson Boulevard

34th Floor, Suite 3401

New York, NY 10001

United States of America

Donny Kranson joined Vontobel in July 2007 as a Senior Research Analyst and has been a Portfolio Manager for the Quality Growth boutique since 2013. As of July 2025, he serves as Director of Research and Head of ESG for Quality Growth.

Prior to Vontobel, he worked at Scout Capital Management as a buy-side professional, focusing on healthcare and consumer companies across developed and emerging markets. He began his investment career in 1999 on the sell-side at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., where he covered technology and healthcare stocks in developed markets.

Donny holds a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research from Columbia University and is a CFA® charterholder.

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