Matthew D. Eitner, Chief Executive Officer   

James P. Ahern, Managing Partner, Head of Capital Markets   

Marc Ellis, Co-President & Chief Compliance Officer   

Mr. Ellis serves as the firm’s Co-President & Co-Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Laidlaw, he was Chief Compliance officer of GunnAllen Financial, with more than 100 offices and 800 account executives. Marc has more than 15 years of industry experience and was associated with Millennium Partners, Worldco LLC and Bluestone Capital Partners. He has also done consulting work for Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns. Mr. Ellis also brings regulatory experience to his position having served as Senior Compliance Examiner, Staff Supervisor and a member of the District Committee for FINRA, District 7. He is a graduate of Hofstra University.

Alex Shtaynberger, Co-President & Chief Operating Officer   

Mr. Shtaynberger became the firm's Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer in September 2010. Mr. Shtaynberger started his career with Oppenheimer and Company in 1990. While at Oppenheimer, he grew within the ranks and became the youngest Branch Compliance Manager in the firm, sharing the responsibility in supervising the largest branch office - with production in excess of $100 million. He also worked closely with senior management on special firm projects and initiatives. Mr. Shtaynberger joined Laidlaw & Company in 1999 and was promoted through various positions until being named Managing Director and the Firm's Director of Brokerage Operations in 2004. Mr. Shtaynberger is a graduate from Brooklyn College, City University of New York and attended New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies focusing on Risk Management.

Marc S. Koplik, Esq., General Counsel and Chairman of Laidlaw Holdings Plc   

Mr. Koplik serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Laidlaw Holdings Plc. Prior to joining Laidlaw, Mr. Koplik served as General Counsel to several financial service concerns over the past twenty years and as a Managing Partner in the law firm of Henderson & Koplik, LLC. Mr. Koplik began his legal career at Debevoise & Plimpton. He is a graduate of Brown University, Cum Laude where he was a Dean’s Scholar, College Scholar and Francis Wayland Scholar. He received his law degree from Yale University Law School where he was Editor of the Yale Law Review and the Yale Journal of Law and Social Policy.

Robert J. Bonaventura, Vice Chairman and Branch Manager   

Mr. Bonaventura currently serves as Vice Chairman Branch Manager, focusing his efforts on the development of the firm’s sales, brokerage and investment banking activities. He began his career at Rodman & Renshaw, a regional investment banking and brokerage firm where he was involved in the Private Client Service group. Mr. Bonaventura received his B.A. degree from Hampden-Sydney College where he was an All-American lacrosse player and is a member of the college’s Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Craig Bonn, Senior Managing Director

Todd Cirella, Senior Managing Director

Robert Kevin Connors, Senior Managing Director

Richard G. Michalski, Senior Managing Director

Jason Russo, Senior Managing Director

Robert Rotunno, Senior Managing Director

Sandesh Seth, Senior Managing Director, Head of Healthcare Investment Banking