Joseph Nelesen, Ph.D.
Head of Specialists, Index Investment Strategy
Joseph Nelesen is Head of Specialists, Index Investment Strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). The group provides research and commentary on S&P DJI’s entire product set, including U.S. and global equities, commodities, fixed income and economic indices.
Prior to joining S&P DJI in 2022, Joseph worked at BlackRock, where he headed iShares Institutional Factors Strategy and held roles in exchange-traded product research and development. Joseph previously worked in mergers and acquisitions and corporate investment banking with Citigroup and Bear, Stearns & Co.
Joseph holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University where he was a Graduate Fellow, an MBA from the Kenan Flagler Business School at University of North Carolina where he was awarded the Friedman Fellowship, and a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of California at San Diego.
