OUR TEAM
Steve Burnham
Co-Founder
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Steve Burnham is the Co-Founder of Regiment Securities, currently serving as its Managing Member. He brings a wealth of experience from various leadership roles in the financial industry.
Previously, he led Edelweiss Financial Services in New York as Managing Director and held a significant role as Senior Vice President at Marco Polo Network. Steve's global experience includes a decade at Bender Securities in Istanbul. He is a Dartmouth College alumnus with a degree in History and Economics.
Steve is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 3, 7, 24, 55, 57, 63, 65, 66, and 79.
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E: steve.burnham@regimentsecurities.com
P: +1 (617) 899-0304
Mike Cavanaugh
Co-Founder
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Mike Cavanaugh is the Co-Founder of Regiment Securities. He began his finance career on the CBOT floor, immersing himself in the fast-paced world of trading wheat and bonds.
Previously, Michael served as a Principal at RCM Wealth Advisors and as Chief Revenue Officer at Neurensic. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
Mike is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 4, 7, 63, and 65.
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P: +1 (773) 480-7561
Dean Delisle
Chief Revenue Officer
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Dean DeLisle is the Chief Revenue Officer of Regiment Securities. He began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1982, working in building operations at the Chicago Board of Trade at just 20 years old. With an extensive background in both corporate and entrepreneurial settings, Dean leads the firm’s capital raising and demand generation efforts.
Over the past 35 years, he has raised over $2.5 billion for clients, played a key role in five IPOs, and is widely recognized for his expertise in investor education, capital raising, and demand generation. He is also the founder of Forward Progress, a Chicago-based investor acquisition marketing firm established 24 years ago, which consistently raises an average of $50 million per month.
Known for his integrity and commitment to service, Dean values building strong relationships and supporting those in need. Based in Chicago, he enjoys spending time with his family—including training in the dojo, where he and his son have both earned 3rd-degree black belts in Tae Kwon Do. His family is also dedicated to supporting local charities
Dean is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds a FINRA Series 7.
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Robert Khoury
Chief Operating Officer
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Robert J. Khoury is the Chief Operating Officer of Regiment Securities. He began his finance career as a Capital Markets Associate at First Chicago Capital Markets in 1997, rotating through the trading floor before joining the Equity Derivatives trading desk.
Previously, Robert served as COO of Commodity Pool Operator Esulep Management, Sr. V.P. of Strategy and Project Manager at high frequency trading firm GETCO, and Portfolio Manager at NewArc Investments. He graduated from Princeton with a B.S.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business with an M.B.A.
Rob is a registered representative at Regiment Securities LLC, holding FINRA licenses Series 7, 24, and 63.
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Manuj Sharma
Registered Representative
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With over 20 years of financial services experience, Manuj is currently a Director at Regiment Securities advising clients on strategic planning for both equity and credit transactions. Previously, Manuj consulted non-profits on governance and financial frameworks. He founded a couple of risk management related advisory and technology firms, was a former Risk Manager of a $3B hedge fund & private equity platform and Associate within the retail division of a large investment bank. He currently also sits on a couple start-up companies advisory boards.
Manuj is a registered representative with Regiment Securities LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 82 and 63
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Bill Mitchell
Registered Representative
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For 30+ years, Bill has focused on capital raises for bespoke specialty finance/commercial real estate platforms; distressed and non-performing loan acquisitions/dispositions; and unique or time-sensitive, debt and equity real estate financings.
Overall, Bill has managed, as both agent and principal, in excess of $6B of such transactions.
Bill is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 7, 62, and 63
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Paul LaBossiere
Registered Representative
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Paul’s professional career has focused on alternative asset strategies. At Westport Resources he served on the investment committee for a liquid alternative fund. Skilled and effective at connecting investors in private markets his prior assignments included years with Cap Intro Solutions, Gabelli & Partners and J.P. Morgan Investment Management.
He worked in senior roles at Innovest Capital, a market neutral equity manager, as well as HSBC Asset Management where he was responsible for serving the very largest private equity investors.
Paul graduated from the US Naval Academy serving as a Navy Pilot for 7 years and later earned his designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst, and FINRA Series 7 and 63 Licenses.
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E: paul.labossiere@regimentsecurities.com
David Valentine
Chief Investment Banking Officer
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David brings more than 30 years of experience in investment banking, corporate finance, and strategic business leadership. He has advised companies and investors across a broad range of industries including healthcare, energy, real estate, manufacturing, environmental services, and emerging blockchain-related technologies. Over the course of his career, David has raised or invested over $6 billion in capital.
Prior to joining Regiment Securities, David was the Global Head of Debt Private Placements at UBS Securities; held senior positions at both Magnetar Capital and Victory Park; and has held Board of Director positions at several private and public companies. David earned a B.A in European History from Washington and Lee University.
David is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 7, 63, and 79.
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Matt Peoples
Chief Product Officer
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Matt brings more than 25 years of experience in financial services, investment product distribution, and capital markets relationship management. Over the course of his career, he has held senior leadership roles across institutional investment platforms, real estate capital markets firms, and global financial institutions.
Prior to joining Regiment Securities as Chief Product Officer, He founded and is President of MLP Consulting Partners, LLC. Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University.
Matt is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 7, 63, and 24.
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Dan Lancellotti
Registered Representative
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Dan Lancellotti brings to Regiment over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. For the last 13 years, Dan has been in the capital introduction business, first as MD, global head of capital introductions at Citi until 2008 and then as co-founder of CapitalDynamo, a firm that develops and sells cap intro software to prime brokers and independent marketers.
He is a 1982 graduate of Brown University with a ScB degree in Applied Math/Economics.
Dan is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 7, 24, 63, and 99.
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Lou Vitullo
Registered Representative
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Lou advises HNW individuals and family offices on capital and governance planning and specializes in arranging equity capital or commercial financing to support the strategic initiatives of clientele. Lou has a background in commercial finance, asset-based lending, special asset situations, strategic planning and risk management. This combination of skillsets allows Lou to serve clientele from wing-to-wing starting with the planning and ending with the execution of a client’s objective.
Lou earned an MBA with a focus on organizational strategy from John Carroll University, is credit trained and is CPA eligible.
Lou is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 7 and 63.
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Mechack Kainda
Registered Representative
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Mechack is a a Buy-Side Investment Associate at Regiment Securities and Partner at Regiment, where he works closely with finance and investments. His expertise lies in identifying and analyzing alternative investment opportunities, staying at the forefront of market trends, and navigating the intricacies of M&A. Backed by a solid foundation in due diligence and deal sourcing, he crafts effective financing tools across Asset Management, Private Equity & Credit, and Venture Capital.
Mechack is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 7 and 63.
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Andrew Ross
Registered Representative
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Andrew Ross is an experienced financial and governmental executive with more than 30 years of experience spanning both the public and private sector.
Andrew spent more than four years working for former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, including as his Chief Operating Officer. He was responsible for driving the State of Illinois’ economic development agenda, including overseeing a $31 billion capital program, which was the state’s largest infrastructure program for the world’s nineteenth largest economy, while also serving as the Governor’s senior energy advisor and crafting Illinois’ renewable energy policies.
Andrew earned his BA from Northwestern University and has a master’s degree from Syracuse University in Broadcast Journalism.
Andrew is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 52, 53, 63 and 79.
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E: andrew.ross@regimentsecurities.com
Larry Berlin
Registered Representative
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Larry is founder of Blue Point Advisory Services, a financial consulting firm focused on start-ups in various verticals from drones to cosmetics to credit cards. He has over 30 years experience as an investor, corporate analyst and venture capitalist.
He spent almost 4 years as CFO of Freedom Fries, a search engine and news aggregator. He was previously senior vice president at First Analysis, where he led investment efforts and provided research coverage of leading private and publicly-traded companies in the financial technology (Credit card and bank software spaces) and digital marketing sectors. He was an observer on the board of Freeosk, Movero, Knitting Factory and advised other companies for First Analysis. He was a member of the board of Solve, Inc. and served as an independent member of the board of Incapital (nor Insperex) for 20 years and served on its audit and compensation committees. His work has been cited for excellence in the StarMine analyst awards. Larry enters his 9th year as part of the New Venture Challenge Team at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Prior to joining First Analysis in 1999, he was acting CFO at Doculabs, a Chicago-based information technology consulting firm. Earlier, he was a consultant for Ganymede Corp., an associate in corporate finance at UBS, and a member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.
He earned a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Outside of work he curls, bikes, sails, and is a photographer. He is treasurer of Izzit, a part of the Free To Choose Network, serves on the boards of Project HOOD, Housing Opportunities for Women and works with the MS Foundation, International Churchill Center, and is chairman of the Robert Zimmer Prize for Excellence in Promoting Academic Freedom.
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bill ferretti
Registered Representative
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Bill has 29 years experience in the capital markets, having spent the majority of his career at Salomon Smith Barney in New York and later Citibank Commodity Derivatives in Houston. He has done capital raises in the private debt, private equity and commodity hedge fund spaces.
He graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Finance.
Bill is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 82, 63, and 3.
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Kishan Jayswal
Registered Representative
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Kishan Jayswal is an Analyst in the Investment Banking group at Regiment Securities. Kishan supports senior personnel on a wide variety of assignments including capital markets advisory, strategic advisory, and other corporate initiatives.
Kishan is based in Regiment’s Chicago office and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering.
Kishan is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 7 ,63, and 79.
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Tommy HOwlett
Analyst
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Tommy Howlett is an Analyst at Regiment Securities. Tommy supports senior personnel on a wide variety of assignments including compliance, marketing, and other corporate initiatives.
Tommy is based in Regiment’s Chicago office and graduated from Marquette University with a H.B.S. in Finance.
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brenda amador
Analyst
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Brenda Amador is an Analyst at Regiment Securities, where she focuses on driving operational excellence and supporting the firm’s daily business functions.
Brenda is based in the Chicago office, Brenda earned her B.S. in Finance with a minor in Economics from the University of Illinois Chicago.
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ERic COtt
Registered Representative
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Eric S. Cott is a Florida-based financial services professional with over 30 + years of experience in business development, advisor education, sales, and consulting in the securities and options industry.
He is the founder and president of Cott Consulting LLC where he focused on outreach, marketing, and supporting financial advisors through education on options, ETFs, volatility, and related strategies. He has also served in roles such as Senior Business Development/Sales & Partnerships at MoneyShow, Sales Director at RIA Database, Sales Representative at Interactive Brokers, and Director of Financial Advisor Education at the Options Industry Council (OIC, 2009–2020), where he helped educate advisors on options usage for risk management and income generation. Earlier in his career, he held positions at Merrill Lynch and other broker-dealers.
Cott is a recognized educator, podcast contributor, and speaker on options and advisor topics. He holds a BA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds series 7 and 63 securities licenses.Stay up to date with Eric on Linkedin!
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suzanne SArka
Registered Representative
Peter Apostol
Registered Representative
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Peter is a registered representative with Regiment Securities. Peter is based in Palm Beach, FL where he focuses on direct investments and family offices. Peter began building an investor network when he started Family Office Networks in 2014. He continues to stay active in the family office world where he originates opportunities and connects with investors.
Peter received his B.B.A. from The University of Miami and he holds his Series 82 and 63 licenses.
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Gale Eisner
Registered Representative
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Gale Eisner, a current CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst), brings deep alternative investment expertise to Regiment Cap Intro. Of her 30 years in the alternative investment industry she spent 14 years at Citi Alternative Investments where she sold hedge funds, private equity real estate and managed futures and fixed income alternatives. She also worked at Equinox Funds and Prudential Securities selling managed futures funds to institutional clients.
Gale has an MBA from Fordham University and a BS from Drew University.
Gale is a registered representative with Regiment Securities, LLC and holds the FINRA licenses Series 7, 63, and 99.
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Ethan gray
Analyst
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Ethan Gray is an Analyst in the Investment Banking group at Regiment Securities. Ethan supports senior personnel on a wide variety of assignments including capital markets advisory, strategic advisory, and other corporate initiatives.
Ethan is based in Regiment’s Chicago office and is currently pursuing a B.S. in Finance and International Business at Indiana University. Ethan holds the FINRA Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) license. .
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Catherine o’Connor
Director of Marketing
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Catherine “Cat” O’Connor is our Director of Marketing with extensive experience in capital formation, and retail capital raises, including Regulation D 506(c) offerings. She specializes in working with high-growth private companies across sectors such as real estate, modular construction, and alternative investments.
Cat holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.
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