Ken Settles is a managing partner at SailingStone Capital Partners LLC, where he is an investment analyst and portfolio manager. He has been responsible for managing the Victory Global Natural Resources Fund since 2007. 

Prior to founding SailingStone in 2014, Mr. Settles was an investment analyst at RS Investments and co-manager of the RS Global Natural Resources strategies. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Neuberger Berman, where he was a senior energy analyst and co-manager of the Neuberger Berman Premier Energy Portfolio. He started his career as a financial analyst at Salomon Smith Barney. 

Mr. Settles holds a B.A. in economics from Williams College. He is a CFA® charterholder.