As of October 2010, Zela became the newest addition to the RhumbLine team. Zela’s primary responsibilities are to recruit and service Institutional accounts.

Before joining RhumbLine, Zela was a Vice President of Business Development for P-Solve Asset Solutions, an independent investment consulting firm. While there she worked with endowments, foundations, pension funds, municipalities, and insurance entities to introduce P-Solve services. In addition to business development experience, Zela has worked in institutional and retail product development and product management in both the domestic and offshore arena covering both long only and alternative investment products. Prior to joining PSolve, Zela held marketing and product development roles with several asset managers such as Bank of America, NATIXIS Asset Management, Scudder Stevens and Clark (currently DWS) and Pioneer Investments.

Zela attended L'Insitut D'Etudes Politiques in Paris, France and received her MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Zela is a board member of OneWorld Classrooms and Troubadour Inc.