John Daniel Frankola

Mr. John D.
Frankola is a President & Portfolio Manager at Vista Investment Management LLC.
He has over 38 years of experience in the investment and financial management fields.
Prior to establishing Vista, he worked for 14 years for a regional investment firm where he held the positions of Research Analyst, Research Director and Senior Portfolio Manager.
In addition, Mr. Frankola served for three years on the firm’s Management Committee and four years on its Board of Directors.
He headed the firm’s Asset Management division, from its inception in January 1994 until his departure.
He also served on the Securities Industry Association (SIA) Investment Advisory Committee from 1997 to 2001.
Before he entered the investment industry, he held various financial management positions for a publicly-traded engineering and construction company.
He began his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young, an international accounting firm.
Mr. Frankola holds an MBA degree from the University of Pittsburgh and Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).