duETS were developed by Global Index Group (GIG), Inc., a company led by senior executives with more than 60 years of combined experience in indexing, financial analytics, and distribution. They have been at the forefront of innovations, helping investors harness the power of indexes to address challenges and meet objectives.
We believe the strengths of individual team members – in indexing, analytics, marketing and distribution – are suited to the challenges of creating innovative investment solutions in real estate and other asset classes. The GIG management team has studied other products with similar characteristics and designed a new, patent-pending structure for duETS that is expected to be both flexible and sustainable.
Kelly Haughton
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Haughton has more than 30 years of indexing experience. While working at Russell Investments, he created the Russell index family, including the Russell 2000. He also served as Director of Russell Investments’ client service unit for institutional investors and managed the firm’s partnership with the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which brought ICE into equity futures trading.
He has a BS degree in Mathematics from Oregon State University and an MS in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics. He is a recipient of the George F. Russell Jr. Achievement Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership and was inducted into the Index Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2015, he was recognized by ETF.com as one of 14 Legends in Indexing.
Paul Starkey
Business Operations
Technology Managing Director
Mr. Starkey has extensive experience in the financial markets and FinTech. He previously worked at Indxis, where he was the driving force behind the creation of the ETF index licensing/index services/index technology business.
He also held the position of Managing Director, Global Strategy, for Mergent Inc. a leading provider of business and financial data and served as Managing Director of Kinetic Information System Services Limited, an index technology and consulting business. Before joining Mergent, he was Commercial Director of Synergy Software Solutions Ltd., a U.K.- based financial solution provider.