Gabelli Funds LLC, a subsidiary of GAMCO Investors Inc., has appointed two additional portfolio managers to its popular ESG Fund, bringing the total number to five. Ian Lapey and Melody Bryant join Chris Marangi, Kevin Dreyer and Chris Desmarais in managing the ESG Fund portfolio.
Lapey joined GAMCO in 2018 as a portfolio manager for the Gabelli Global Financial Services Fund. Before joining GAMCO, Lapey was a research analyst and partner at Moerus Capital Management LLC. Lapey earned his B.A. degree in economics from Williams College. He also holds a master’s degree in accounting from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. in finance and statistics from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
Bryant joined Gabelli in 2018. She has three decades of experience as a portfolio manager. Before joining Gabelli, she worked for Kempner Asset Management as a research analyst, portfolio manager and partner. Bryant received her B.A. degree in political science from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
The Gabelli ESG Fund, headquartered in Rye, N.Y., is a socially conscious, open-end, equity mutual fund launched by GAMCO Investors and managed by Gabelli Funds.