Brad is a seasoned financial services executive whose 25-plus years span broker-dealer operations, investment advisory compliance, and strategic risk management; he joined CRC Oyster in 2025.
He began his career at Prudential Securities and went on to hold supervisory and operational leadership roles at Charles Schwab and Duncan-Williams, gaining experience across equity and fixed income trading, municipal underwriting, and institutional sales. Over the past decade, Brad has served in CCO and executive roles, most recently as CCO and CEO of a national fintech broker-dealer focused on private securities and investment banking, where he oversaw growth from 20 to 500-plus registered representatives and developed AI-supported compliance infrastructure, a distributed supervisory model, and international chaperoning capabilities. He is known for balancing regulatory expectations with commercial goals and advising founders and boards on risk-informed growth strategies.
Brad holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and maintains Series 7, 9, 10, 14, 24, 52, and 63 securities licenses.
