Rob joined Merus Advisors in 2022 to assist with building awareness of the firm’s alternative investment advisory services for high-net-worth clients as well as sourcing new investment opportunities. He has nearly 40 years of experience in multiple segments of the financial industry. In addition to working with Merus, he is a Managing Director with Capital Growth Advisors, a New York based Broker Dealer that provides investment solutions to institutional investors. Previously, he was in a similar role with Asset Alliance, one of the first hedge fund seeding firms. He was the Director of Marketing for Northfield Trading and Tactical Investment Management, both alternative investment managers. He was the president of a futures brokerage company and a branch manager of a regional securities firm. Prior to this Rob was an Associate Trader at Commodities Corporation (later acquired by Goldman Sachs) and managed money as a Commodity Trading Advisor. He began his career in brokerage at Merrill Lynch and Shearson Lehman Brothers. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a dual degree in Economics & International Relations and holds the Series 3, 7, 30, 63, & 65 Securities Licenses. He is an active futures, equities, and crypto trader in addition to being a personal investor in a variety of alternative investment funds.