OUR FIRM’S LEADERSHIP

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[/border]Richard C. Romano, Founder and Chairman

Richard Romano has acted as General Partner and President of Romano Brothers since 1964 and is currently Chairman. He oversees all aspects of the investment management and securities brokerage business. Dick served on the FINRA Board of Governors, the self-regulating arm of the securities industry, from 1985-88 (Vice Chairman 1986-87) and again from 1999 to 2003. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of the NASDAQ Stock Market. Dick earned his B.S. degree from the University of Illinois and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

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Joseph Romano joined the firm in 1995. Joe is engaged in general securities and portfolio management and works in partnership with his father, Richard Romano. Together they manage nearly $500 million in client assets. Joe directly oversees all day-to-day operations of the firm and leads the Investment Committee. He also served as President of the Illinois Securities Industry Association (ISIA) from 2005-2007. Joe currently serves as a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) District 8 Committee and the FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board which works with FINRA executives and reports to the FINRA Board of Governors. He earned his B.A. in Economics with Honors from Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT and holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification*.

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Douglas Geisser has more than 30 years of industry experience and has served as Vice President of the firm since 1990. Doug oversees the fixed-income department, including bond research, underwriting and trading operations. He is a registered investment advisor and manages over $250 million of equity and fixed-income portfolios. In addition, Doug acts as a fixed-income advisor to bank trust departments and other investment professionals. He earned his B.A. in Economics and Business from Lake Forest College.

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Grace Garby joined the firm in 2005 with 20 years of investment industry management experience in Operations, Compliance and Administration. As Chief Administrative Officer, Grace oversees all Administrative and Human Resource functions of Romano Brothers & Co. Previously as a partner at Lincoln Capital Management, Grace managed the Operations and Client Service departments for the company’s 69 pension fund portfolios with $43 billion in assets under management. She earned her B.S. from Illinois State University, and she is licensed as a FINRA Operations Professional Series 99.

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[/border]William J. Reilly, Chief Financial Officer

William Reilly joined the firm as Chief Financial Officer in 2009 with more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Previously, he was employed as the Controller for Advantage Futures LLC and Chief Financial Officer at Wayne Hummer Investments LLC. He received his BBA from the University of Notre Dame and a MBA from the University of Chicago (Booth). His licenses include FINRA Series 7, 63, 24 and 27.

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Richard Hemwall joined the firm in 1996 after eight years as an account executive with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith. He is engaged in general securities and investment management. Rick earned his B.S. in Communication from Illinois State University.

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Deborah Cross joined the firm in 2003 after serving as an Investment Executive for National Securities Corp. Her background also includes over 20 years business and management experience as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Circle K Ind., Inc. and Territory and Materials Manager, National Steel Services Center, Inc. Deb earned her B.A. degree from Allegheny College.

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Christopher Knorr joined the firm in 2006. Chris offers general securities and portfolio management and financial planning services to his clients and supports Richard and Joseph Romano’s team. He currently serves as a member of the FINRA Series 7 Exam Review Committee. Chris earned his B.A. in Economics from Hamilton College and holds the FINRA Series 7 and 66 securities licenses and the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification*.

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[/border]Brett Larson, Portfolio Manager

Brett Larson joined the firm in 2006 after two years as a Personal Banker at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. In addition to managing almost $20 million in assets, Brett provides support on an additional $70 million in client assets. He received a BS in Finance with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of Iowa, and he holds an Insurance License for the state of Illinois.  Brett’s licenses include FINRA Series 6,7,63 and 65.

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Laura Daly joined the firm in 2009 after eight years as an Operations Manager and Client Service Specialist at Charles Schwab. Laura is a member of Richard and Joe’s investment management team. Laura received a BA in Journalism from Georgia State University and her licenses include FINRA Series 7, 9, 10, 63 and 65.

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Justine Richards joined the firm in 2010 after spending 2 years as an account executive with Comcast Spotlight. She assists Doug in the fixed income department with trading and portfolio management. Justine received a BA in Communication Arts and Science from Michigan State University and her licenses include FINRA Series 7 and 63.

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CLIENT SERVICES
Athina Andricopulos
Caryn Okubo

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OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS
Michael Appleby
Wendy Ek

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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Veda Sidney

*CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ are certification marks owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards,Inc.