Peter Goldstein
About Peter Goldstein
Peter Goldstein serves as Secretary and Vice President of GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust (GNT) and has held these officer roles since 2020. He was born in 1953 and currently also serves as General Counsel of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and Chief Legal Officer of Associated Capital Group, Inc. (since 2021), following prior legal and compliance leadership roles at Buckingham Capital Management, Inc. and The Buckingham Research Group, Inc. from 2012–2020 . Fund-level beneficial ownership disclosures list zero shares for Goldstein as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024 .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Capital Management, Inc. | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | 2012–2020 | Not disclosed |
| The Buckingham Research Group, Inc. | Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer | 2012–2020 | Not disclosed |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAMCO Investors, Inc. | General Counsel | 2021–Present | Not disclosed |
| Associated Capital Group, Inc. | Chief Legal Officer | 2021–Present | Not disclosed |
Fixed Compensation
- No Fund-level compensation is disclosed for Peter Goldstein. The proxy only reports compensation for Trustees and officers “if any, who were compensated by the Fund rather than the Adviser,” and the reported officer compensation item does not include Goldstein (example: Vice President and Ombudsman Molly A.F. Marion received $72,201 in FY2024) .
- In this structure, officer pay is typically made by the Adviser (Gabelli Funds, LLC) and not detailed at the Fund level; Goldstein’s base salary, bonus targets, and cash compensation are therefore not provided in GNT’s proxy .
Performance Compensation
- No equity awards (RSUs/PSUs/options), performance metric linkages, or vesting schedules are disclosed for Fund officers in GNT’s proxy; Peter Goldstein is listed with zero beneficial ownership and there are no vesting or option disclosures tied to him .
- The proxy does not describe revenue, EBITDA, TSR, or ESG-related incentive metrics for Fund officers; pay-for-performance frameworks are not provided for Goldstein at the Fund level .
Equity Ownership & Alignment
| Metric | FY 2023 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Beneficial ownership (shares) | 0 | 0 |
| Ownership as % of shares outstanding | <1% (asterisk indicates less than 1%) | <1% (asterisk indicates less than 1%) |
- Shares pledged as collateral: Not disclosed in the proxy for Peter Goldstein .
- Stock ownership guidelines and compliance status: Not disclosed in the proxy for Fund officers .
Employment Terms
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Officer positions at GNT | Secretary and Vice President | |
| Tenure in current roles | Since 2020 | |
| Term of office | Indefinite; holds office until resignation/retirement or until successor elected and qualified | |
| Compensation arrangement | Officer compensation generally paid by Adviser; Fund reports only those officers compensated by the Fund; no details for Goldstein |
- Severance, change-of-control economics, triggers (single/double), accelerated vesting, clawbacks, tax gross-ups, deferred compensation, pension/SERP, perquisites: Not disclosed for Fund officers in the proxy .
Investment Implications
- Alignment: Zero reported Fund-level equity ownership for Goldstein suggests limited direct “skin-in-the-game” alignment with GNT shareholders; the proxy provides no officer-level stock ownership guidelines or pledging disclosures for him .
- Retention: Officer compensation appears to be set and paid by the Adviser rather than the Fund; without disclosed employment agreements, severance terms, or incentive structures at the Fund level, retention risk and pay-for-performance alignment cannot be assessed from GNT’s proxy .
- Trading signals: With no disclosed insider holdings for Goldstein, there are no near-term insider selling pressure indicators tied to him; monitor future proxies or any Item 5.02 8-Ks for changes in officer appointments or terms. More broadly, GNT’s use of Delaware Statutory Trust control share provisions affects shareholder voting dynamics but is Fund-level and not specific to Goldstein .