Key member of executive leadership team; work closely with partners on firm strategy, culture, and direction. Lead business development efforts, offering solutions for wide variety of corporate financing needs of first-time companies venturing into capital markets, while contributing substantial new business to firm’s wealth management division.• Serve as trusted advisor on all key issues related to strategy, development, policy and decision-making.• Confer regularly with CEO/CFO prior to current and prospective client meetings to set agenda and critical meeting points.• Generated record revenues since joining team as one of firm’s highest producers for both capital financing and wealth management, leveraging extensive network to promote variety of products and services.

Founding Partner of multi-manager hedge fund; developed positioning strategy to ensure investor confidence during period of intense volatility.• Identified and developed relationships with low-volatility hedge fund managers, while retaining control of investments to build confidence and protect client interests.• Highly selective in choosing well-managed HFs, and closely monitored investment strategy to ensure alignment with investment expertise, rapidly eliminating those that did not adhere to strict risk management standards.

Led business development for prime brokerage focused on servicing small-to-medium sized hedge funds, providing resources for growth ranging from capital and competitive leverage to middle and back office support, risk management tools, and office space.• Initially hired to help run Risk Management, growing quickly into business development role based on ability to generate revenue.• Contributed substantially to firm growth during four-year tenure, resulting in successful acquisition by Cowen.

Served as a Specialist on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, overseeing U.S. and international trading markets, including London, Germany, France, Australia, Hong Kong and Amsterdam. Market maker for large institutional clients, executing high-volume trades in major stocks, contributing to growth of Fortune 100 clients including Viacom, News Corp and AT&T.• Represented firm in 70+ prospective client interviews, securing representation as Specialist in over 60%, contributing substantially to firm’s growth and prominence on the exchange.• Leveraged risk management expertise and judgment to execute responsibilities, overseeing personal trading positions while managing 7-8 other Specialists to reduce firm’s risk exposure, flagging potential trading issues, supervising floor staff and facilitating communications flow to achieve corporate objectives.• Served as primary liaison between firm and listed companies, updating executives at client firms regarding stock performance and market dynamics; developed close network of relationships with traders at bulge bracket banks.

• Governor – 1994–2000, 2003–2006• Co-Chairman, New Broker Orientation Committee – 2004–2006; Member, 1996–2006• Co-Chairman, Hybrid Rules Committee – 2005–2006• Member, Market Performance Committee – 1994–2000, 2003–2006• NYSE Presenter at various industry conferences – 1994–2006• NYSE Representative to Buy-Side and Sell-Side – 1994–2006• Floor Official, 1988–1994