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Eric Mengel

Associate, Business Development and Research

Eric Mengel joined Kate Capital in June of 2024 as an associate in marketing, geopolitical, and fiscal research. Prior to Kate, Eric worked on several political campaigns in the State of Connecticut, focusing on voter contact and fundraising. Eric graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science and earned an MBA in Finance from Fairfield University in 2025.

Other Team Members

Paul Podolsky

Founder, CIO

Tom Bachner

Partner, CCO

Cansu Aydede

Partner, Head of Research

Ignacio de Ramón Jacob-ernst

Head of Risk and Analytics

Brian Fehrenbach

Head of Account Management

Joseph Bendana

Senior Macro Researcher

Valentino Zamel

Macro Research Analyst

Sasha Podolsky

Research Associate

Julia Buchanan

Executive Assistant and Office Manager

Michael Leary

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