ETC BROKERAGE SERVICES - Key Persons
Alex has over 25 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, and Regulatory Reporting and has held senior leadership roles at several notable financial institutions.
Alex Blangiardo is ETC Brokerage's Chief Financial Officer and Financial Operations Principal (FinOp). Alex has over 25 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, and Regulatory Reporting. He also has extensive broker dealer and banking experience and has held senior leadership roles at several notable financial institutions such as; Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, Bank Santander, BNP Paribas and Folio Institutional, a Goldman Sachs subsidiary. Alex has also spent time at the New York Stock Exchange and FINRA where he held a Principal FinOp Examiner role. Alex holds an honors degree from the City University of New York and currently maintains FINRA Series 7, 27, 99 and SIE license certifications.
Jason has over 25 years of brokerage operations and trading oversight expertise, including 18 years in Senior Management roles and brings with him a wealth of knowledge.
With over 25 years of brokerage operations and trading oversight expertise, including 18 years in Senior Management roles at TD Ameritrade, Safra Securities and E*TRADE Financial. Jason has established an analytical mindset driven by continuous process improvement, building and structuring teams that focus on meeting strategic organizational goals while developing skill sets to drive topline performance.
Jason has deep expertise in operational Risk Management, Credit lending, ACAT's, Fraud, AML and Trade Compliance. Jason is highly valued for protecting organization credit risk, keeping the firm in Regulatory Compliance, while always seeking to add value to the overall client experience.
Jason has a bachelor's degree in finance and economics from Saint Michael's College and an Executive Leadership Certification from the Securities Industry Institute Program at Wharton. Jason is FINRA licensed Series: 7, 63, 8, 9, 10, 24 & 4.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- President
With over 30 years of progressive financial services experience including executive level roles at Vanguard, Folio Investing (now Goldman Sachs), E*TRADE, Morgan Stanley, and Schwab. Joseph has an established track record of leading, evaluating and organizing teams, energizing them into inclusive, top performing professionals. Joseph operates as both a strategic and tactical business leader with deep experience across operations, client service, compliance and project management underpinned by strong financial acumen and diverse people leadership skills. Joseph has a proven track record of progressive, decisive, metric driven leadership, spanning culturally and geographically diverse cross-functional teams. Joseph is highly valued for executing corporate vision and strategy translating directly into operational process efficiencies, a value-adding client experience while establishing a risk and compliant controlled operating environment. Joseph has a bachelor's degree in Business and Economics from Saint Peter's University and an Executive Leadership certification from the University of Pennsylvania. Joseph is FINRA licensed Series 7, 63, 24, 27 and 99.
Job Titles:
- Head of Brokerage Technology
With over 12 years of technology experience and a passion for innovation, Matt brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise as he oversees the technology business, ensuring cutting-edge solutions and seamless integrations.
With over 12 years of technology experience and a passion for innovation, Matt brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his role as Head of Brokerage Technology at ETC Brokerage Services. Matt oversees the technology business, ensuring cutting-edge solutions and seamless integrations for ETCB's technology needs.
Most recently, Matt founded and served as the CTO of a developer-focused startup and has held multiple positions at financial technology startups. In these roles, he led efforts in designing and launching complex financial systems and products for the private capital markets. Matt's career began as a technology innovation consultant, where he developed applications harnessing the power of blockchain, A.I. and M.L. technologies, highlighting a passion for applying state-of-the-art solutions to complex problems. In addition to his professional background, Matt served as a U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer, undertaking multiple deployments, and demonstrating his commitment to excellence.
Matt holds a degree from Towson University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, focusing on technology and computer science.
Job Titles:
- Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Brokerage Operations
- Chief Compliance Officer and Manager of Brokerage Services
With 25 years of financial services experience including 15 years in senior management roles, Steve has worked for TD Ameritrade, Key Investment Services, and large advisory firms. Steve has a well-rounded background that includes program management, strategy development, sales, compliance, and operations. With a proven track record of managing and improving high performing teams and delivering the best possible client experience, Steve has been with ETC Brokerage Services for 7 years. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University (BA), and Case Western Reserve University (MBA). He holds the FINRA Series 4, 7, 24, 53, and 63 licenses, and Ohio Life/Health insurance licenses.