Jonathan Waghorn is the co-manager of the SmartETFs Smart Transportation & Technology ETF (since launch), SmartETFS Sustainable Energy II ETF, and also serves as the co-manager of the Global Energy Fund (since May 2010) and Alternative Energy Fund (since January 2019). Jonathan had 17 years’ experience in the energy sector. He joined Guinness Atkinson™ in 2013. Previously, Mr. Waghorn served as co-portfolio manager of the Investec Global Energy Fund from 2008 to 2012, succeeding Tim Guinness who managed the Investec Fund from 1998 to 2008. Prior to Investec, he served as co-head of Goldman Sachs’ energy equity research team. He was a Shell drilling engineer in the Dutch North Sea and worked as an energy consultant with Wood Mackenzie before becoming co-head of Goldman Sachs energy equity research in 2000. Mr. Waghorn graduated from the University of Bristol with a Masters in Physics in 1995.

Will Riley is the co-manager of the SmartETFs Smart Transportation & Technology ETF (since launch), SmartETFS Sustainable Energy II ETF, and also serves as the co-manager of the Guinness Atkinson Global Energy Fund (since May 2010) and Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund (since January 2019). He joined Guinness Atkinsonâ„¢ as an analyst in May 2007. Mr. Riley worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 2002 to 2007 having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2003. Mr. Riley graduated from Cambridge University with a Masters in Geography in 1999.

Jordan Patel is the co-manager of the Alternative Energy Fund since June 2026. He joined Guinness AtkinsonTM as a senior analyst in 2024. Prior to this, he was employed by Federated Hermes and Titan Capital Management. He graduated from University College, London, with a Master’s degree in Economics and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics & Management from the University of Oxford.

Jamie Melrose is the co-manager of the Alternative Energy Fund since June 2026. He joined Guinness AtkinsonTM as an investment analyst in 2019. Prior to this, he was an investment manager at Railpen, where he specialized in thematic research and sustainable investments across public and private markets. He graduated from the University of Bath with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics. He is a CFA and CAIA charterholder and has passed the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.