evan@hedgecosecurities.com

Evan Rapoport is founder, CEO, and chief compliance officer of HedgeCo Securities. At HedgeCo Securities, Mr. Rapoport is responsible for overseeing the staff, finding and securing strong product and partner relationships, and making sure the firm keeps in compliance with all FINRA and SEC regulations. He currently holds Series 3, 7, 24, 63, 55 and 79 securities licenses

Mr. Rapoport is also a Managing Partner and co-founder of HedgeCo Networks, a global hedge fund services provider.  At HedgeCo, Mr. Rapoport oversees a hedge fund database of over 6,500 hedge funds, as well as a hedge fund user community of over 25,000 members.  He has helped to create over four hundred hedge fund websites and has consulted on a over two hundred new hedge fund launches.  Mr. Rapoport has been featured on CNBC and has appeared in various publications such as Newsweek Magazine, Forbes.com, usatoday.com, heraldtribune.com, Florida Trend and Registered Rep. Magazine. He also writes his own blog focused on hedge fund capital introduction.

Prior to helping found HedgeCo Networks, Mr. Rapoport was a Senior Vice President at Broadband Capital Management, a NASD member brokerage firm in New York City.  At Broadband, Mr. Rapoport managed assets for institutions as well as high net worth clients and also participated in many private placements and PIPE transactions.  Before Broadband, Mr. Rapoport was the youngest Senior Vice President in history at NYSE member Oscar Gruss' Private Client Group.  He started his career in a Chairman's Council member's office at Paine Webber in NYC.  Mr. Rapoport holds a B.A. from the University of Florida.

dkonits@hedgecosecurities.com

As a financial services business executive,  David specializes in structuring, supervising, and managing alternative and traditional asset management financial platforms. David has primary responsibility to oversee, manage, and/or consult on all financial operations.

Prior to HedgeCo Securities, David resigned from Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc where he was the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Financial & Operations Principal. David had primary responsibility to oversee and manage all of the firm’s investment, compliance, administrative, and financial operations. David also advised on and oversaw all private placement transactions as well as trading that included equity, fixed income, mutual funds, and options. David was Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc designated Private Placement Principal that supervised all hedge fund, fund of hedge fund, 1031 exchanges, and LP introductions.

Before joining Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc., David was the Managing Principal of SUMA Securities (Formally PARADIGM Securities, LLC). David was originally hired by New York based PARADIGM fund of hedge funds to manage their FINRA member broker/dealer Paradigm securities, LLC.  David’s position quickly evolved from working with institutions, broker/dealers, registered investment advisers, banks, and insurance companies on investment strategies involving funds of hedge funds both domestic and offshore to full operational management which included interviewing, training, and managing registered representatives, performing due-diligence and negotiating agreements for various investments including fund of funds, hedge funds, managed futures, REIT's, limited partnerships, and private placements.  A few years later, David was instrumental in separating the broker dealer from the parent company creating SUMA Securities, LLC.

Currently, David serves as the Financial and Operations Principal of HedgeCo Securities LLC.  Professional industry licenses that David holds and has direct experience acting in the capacity of are the Series 7, 24, 3, 4, 66, 53, 27,and 28.

rconner@hedgecosecurities.com

Ryan Conner is a registered principal for HedgeCo Securities located in West Palm Beach, Fl.  His current and primary responsibilities are capital introduction and third party marketing services for HedgeCo Securities.  Mr. Conner is also actively involved in both investor registration approval and database content management for the HedgeCo.Net database.

Mr. Conner currently maintains the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation, awarded in 2009.  Prior securities experience includes three years as a proprietary equities trader located in Miami, Fl.  Here, Mr. Conner specialized in intraday trading of equities and was succesful in generating a profitable multi-year track record.  Prior to trading, he began his career in investments as a Corporate and Municipal bond broker, also located in Miami, Fl.   He currently maintains the NASD Series 7, 63, 55, 3, 4, 24, 66 and 79 licenses.

Educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Arizona.  Mr. Conner completed this curriculum in only 3 years.

curso@hedgecosecurities.com

Christopher Urso joined HedgeCo Securities in 2008 to focus primarily on marketing HedgeCo's funds to US and international institutional investors.  Mr. Urso also specializes in Capital Introduction services for hedge fund managers in the long/short equity, statistical arbitrage and options space.  In addition to his duties at HedgeCo Securities, Mr. Urso currently assists in maintaining the HedgeCo.Net database which is comprised of over 6,500 funds and over 25,000 members.  Prior experience includes the financing and underwriting of asset back loans for one of the largest banks in North America.  Chris received his BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Mr. Urso currently maintains the FINRA series 3, 7, and 63 licenses.

dreynolds@hedgecosecurities.com

Dave Reynolds is a registered representative with HedgeCo Securities located in the West Palm Beach, Fl office.  His primary responsibilities include sourcing institutional capital for various hedge fund strategies, capital introduction services, as well as working with managers to develop their marketing strategies.

Prior to working at HedgeCo Securities, Mr. Reynolds completed internship training programs at a fund of funds in Midtown Manhattan, as well as the Palm Beach County Business Development Board.

Educational experience includes a Bachelors of Science from the University of Wisconsin in Personal Finance.  He currently maintains the NASD Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.

rfleet@hedgecosecurities.com

Rashida Khanam-Fleet is a registered representative with HedgeCo Securities located in the West Palm Beach, Fl office.  Her primary responsibilities include sourcing institutional capital for hedge funds, and capital introduction services.  In addition, she is involved with investor approval on the HedgeCo.Net database.

Prior to working at HedgeCo Securities, Rashida completed the internship training program with HedgeCo.Net.

Mrs. Khanam Fleet currently maintains the NASD Series 7 and 63 licenses.

asmithryland@hedgecosecurities.com

Alexander Smith-Ryland is a registered representative of HedgeCo Securities, located in the New York City office. Mr. Smith-Ryland has over 10 years of experience in alternative asset management, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, and advisory services to alternative asset investors.  He is responsible for sourcing institutional capital for various alternative investment strategies.

In addition to his duties at HedgeCo Securities, he is Managing Partner of CS Wilton Group LLC, a business consultancy.

Mr. Smith-Ryland has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a concentration in marketing, from Georgetown University.  He currently maintains the NASD Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.

eherrero@hedgecosecurities.com

Emiliano Herrero is an account executive working in the West Palm Beach, Fl location.  Currently, Mr. Herrero is completing his BA in Finance from Florida International Univeristy in Miami, Fl.  Emiliano is fluent in Spanish and lived in Venezuela prior to attending school.

Mr. Herrero is currently Series 7 and 63 licensed.