Brian Kraus is the head of product development for Hartford Funds. In this role, Brian and his team are responsible for building, improving, and delivering innovative and differentiated investment strategies to meet client needs and objectives. He and his team work collaboratively across the firm and with its distribution partners and sub-advisers to design and deliver strategies to meet investors’ needs.

Prior to leading product development, Brian served in a variety of senior leadership roles within Hartford Funds, including leading the systematic ETF business, the investment consulting group, and the internal sales desk.

Before joining Hartford Funds, Brian spent nine years at BNY Mellon Corporation, where he was managing director, head of financial intermediaries, for the BNY Mellon Manager Research Group. Before that, he held a number of leadership positions at Lockwood Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of a BNY Mellon Company, including director of investments, senior portfolio manager, and research analyst.

Brian is a CFA^® Charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Philadelphia. Brian received a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University.