Boakye Prempeh, CFA

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DISC Type : i

Director at VanEck

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Boakye Prempeh is a results-oriented Director at VanEck with over 15 years of experience in multi-asset institutional sales. A CFA charter holder and a graduate of Baruch College, he specializes in delivering tailored investment solutions across fixed income, ETFs, and structured product markets.

His background includes completing his GCE A Levels at the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School in Ghana.

Personality Overview

Consensus Focused

Non-Confrontational

Amiable & Agreeable

They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.  They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.

Topics They Care About

Institutional Sales
He has over 15 years of experience leading sales strategy and building relationships with Tier 1 institutional accounts at firms like VanEck and BlackRock.
Fixed Income & ETFs
His expertise focuses on driving strategy and delivering tailored investment solutions for clients in the fixed income and ETF markets.
Structured Products
Previously served as VP of Structured Product Sales at HSBC, managing institutional accounts and aligning product solutions with client objectives.

Media Appearances

Boakye has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Director at VanEck
1-2017 - 2-2025
Director at BlackRock
2005 - 7-2016
Vice President at HSBC Bank USA, N.A
2003 - 2005
Associate at CIBC World Markets
2001 - 2003
Associate at Lehman Brothers

Education

1997 - 2000
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from Baruch College
1988 - 1995
GCE A Levels from Presbytarian Boys Secondary School

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Insights For Selling To Boakye

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Maintain high, positive energy and convey confidence
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee
  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them
  • Avoid overloading them with too much information
  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Boakye is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Boakye

  • They probably won't say no directly.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Boakye move?

  • They are not the ones to make fast decisions, even while they stay committed.
  • Can Boakye take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Boakye

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