Mark Kaplan is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Prior to that position, Kaplan was the General Counsel for Société Générale for the Americas, leading its Legal and Compliance departments. Before joining Société Générale, he was the General Counsel for CIBC World Markets Corp.’s U.S. operations, and previously served as the Director of Litigation at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Mr. Kaplan holds a B.A. from Bucknell University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from Columbia University Law School.
Subject: Steven Bisgay
Subject of Interest
Steven Bisgay is an executive member of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. BATPrior to joining Cantor, Mr. Bisgay was the Chief Financial Officer of KCG Holdings. Before his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, he served as Knight Capital Group, Inc.’s Executive Vice-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to these appointments, Mr. Bisgay served as Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He has also served on the Board of Managers of Direct Edge Holdings LLC, until its merger with BATS Global Markets, Inc. Mr. Bisgay is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS in Accounting from Binghamton University and an MBA from Columbia University. He is also registered with FINRA and holds a Series 27 Financial Operations Principal License.
Subject: James Buccola
Subject of Interest
James Buccola is currently the Head of Fixed Income at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., which he joined in December 2017, focusing on all Fixed Income Sales & Trading globally, as well as oversees CCRE, the Firm’s Commercial Mortgage Securities business.Prior to joining Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Mr. Buccola was the Head of Securitized Products Trading at Credit Suisse Group AG.
Subject: Sage Kelly
Subject of Interest
Sage Kelly is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at Cantor Fitzgerald. Mr. Kelly has over 20 years of experience in investment banking, most recently serving as the Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at Jefferies from 2009 to 2015. Prior to Jefferies, Mr. Kelly served as a Managing Director at UBS where he worked from 1999-2009, and at Salomon Smith Barney in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group from 1994-1999. Mr. Kelly graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, finance, and economics.
Subject: Pascal Bandelier
Subject of Interest
Pascal Bandelier is the Senior Managing Director, Head of Equities. He joined the Cantor Fitzgerald based in New York. Bandelier was the Head of Equity Execution Trading at Barclays, where he was responsible for the trading, sales trading, desk analyst and low-touch electronic businesses during his tenure at Barclays since 2013. Prior to Barclays, Bandelier was Head of TMT Cash Equity Trading, at Morgan Stanley, and Head of Cash Equity Trading & Risk at Nomura. From 2001 to 2010, Mr. Bandelier worked at Barclays/Lehman Brothers. Bandelier graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor’s degree in economics.
Subject: Jon Yalmokas
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Jon Yalmokas is Global Head of Prime Services at Cantor Fitzgerald. Most recently, he was the Americas Head of Prime Services at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML). Prior to BAML, he was at UBS, Goldman Sachs, and Merrill Lynch. Yalmokas holds a B.A. from Boston College.He is a 2017 board member of the Managed Funds Association.Subject: Karen Laureano-Rikardsen
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Karen Laureano-Rikardsen is the Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. Prior to joining Cantor, Laureano-Rikardsen held various senior communications and marketing roles at financial services firms, including CRT Capital Group, Credit Suisse and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. Ms. Laureano-Rikardsen earned a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs from the University of Maryland UC in Schwäbisch Gmünd Germany.
Subject: Paul M. Pion
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Paul M. Pion has served as Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Managing Director of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) since August 2010. Mr. Pion is also the Chief Financial Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald’s real estate business and CF Acquisition Company (SPAC). Mr. Pion previously served in numerous positions for Cantor including Global Director of Internal Audit from 2002 to 2010. Mr. Pion has been a director of Tower Bridge GP Limited since November 2010, BGC European GP Limited since January 2012 and was a director of BGC Brokers GP Limited from April 2012 until December 2019. Prior to joining Cantor, Mr. Pion served for approximately 14 years with the accounting firm Deloitte & Touche Pion holds Series 7 and 27 licenses and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York. He received a B.S. in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany.
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Subject: Nathaniel Stankard
Subject of Interest
Nathaniel Stankard is Senior Advisor in the Office of the CEO at FINRA. Prior to joining FINRA, he worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for seven years. He was previously Executive Director at Morgan Stanley in what is now the Global Sustainable Finance Group, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Stankard received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Oberlin College and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Subject: Jonathan Sokobin
Subject of Interest
Jonathan Sokobin is the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, oversees the Office of the Chief Economist at FINRA. Previously, Sokobin was Acting Deputy Director, leading the Research Center in the Office of Financial Research at the U.S. Treasury Department. Prior to joining the Treasury Department, he was Acting Director of the SEC’s Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation. Sokobin began his career as a member of the faculty of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University. He received his Ph.D. and MBA in finance from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, and his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Ohio State University.
Subject: Jessica Hopper
Subject of Interest
Jessica Hopper is Executive Vice President and Head of Enforcement, responsible for FINRA’s disciplinary actions across the country. Prior to joining FINRA, she was part of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.’s Legal & Compliance team, where her responsibilities focused on retail sales compliance. Hopper holds a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law and earned a B.A. from Hillsdale College.
Subject: Michael Hourigan
Subject of Interest
Michael Hourigan is the Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive. In this role, he directs FINRA’s independent internal audit function, which is responsible for reviewing all aspects of FINRA’s operations. Prior to joining FINRA, Hourigan worked for 10 years at USLICO Corporation as Vice President and Director of Internal Audit. Hourigan graduated from the University of South Carolina with Bachelor of Science and Masters of Accountancy degrees.
Subject: Steve Randich
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Steve Randich is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), oversees technology at FINRA. Previously, Randich served as Co-CIO at Citigroup, and CIO and Global Head of Technology for Citigroup’s Institutional Clients Group. Prior to joining Citigroup, he was Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology and CIO at NASDAQ. Randich also served as Executive Vice President and CIO for the Chicago Stock Exchange and was a Managing Principal at IBM Global Services and a Manager at KPMG. He received an undergraduate degree in computer science from Northern Illinois University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
