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John P. Spensieri

Hunt Valley,MD

Summary

Dynamic, results-oriented executive with over 30 years of expertise in strategic planning, operational efficiency, and corporate governance within the equity trading sector. Proven track record in restructuring, cost reduction, and new business development, driving significant organizational growth. Eager to leverage an entrepreneurial spirit and extensive industry knowledge in a Board seat role to contribute to the success of both emerging and established companies. Committed to fostering innovation and enhancing operational performance to achieve sustainable results.

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Head of Equity Trading

Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
01.2019 - Current
  • Managed the day-to-day operations of a +$200M revenues Institutional Equity Trading Desk
  • Introduced bespoke product lines to complement traditional Coverage and Market Making Trading in a hyper competitive environment
  • Portfolio and Algorithmic Trading – 2025 run rate $40.5M +100% YOY and 32.3% 5-year CAGR.
  • Commission Sharing Arrangements (CSA) – 2025 run rate of $28.5M +127% YOY and 48.1% 5-year CAGR.
  • Forecasting and budgeting of global trading production
  • Managing senior client relationships from the largest Investment Managers and Hedge Funds throughout the global financial markets
  • Planning, modelling, and implementing compensation for over one hundred associates.
  • Liaising with C-suite and Board of Director members on strategic growth and market structure for the equity Institutional Group
  • Managing day-to-day risk for all of equity trading
  • Committees for Stifel Equities:
  • Business Unit Risk Manager (BURM)
  • Chair of the Best Execution (BestEx) committee
  • Chair of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team
  • Functional member of the Operational Risk Committee (ORC)

Global Head of Portfolio and Algorithmic Trading

Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
01.2011 - 01.2019

Founder and President

TransOP Partners, Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2011
  • Broker-dealer focus consultancy on all aspects of equity trading.
  • Strategized and helped Brokers launch complementary product offerings to traditional high-touch trading.
  • Combined, achieved over $110M in annual savings by implementing best practices and trading behavior from Bulge Bracket to sector focused brokers.
  • Sold practice to Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. in 2011

Head of Sales and Marketing – The AutEx Group

Thomson Financial
01.1998 - 01.2005
  • Launched an industry first-of-its-kind financial information exchange (FIX) order router connecting investment manager’s order management systems to Broker/Dealers and Exchanges
  • Grew revenues to over $50M annually

Sales Executive

First Call
01.1995 - 01.1998

Engineer, Sales Engineer, and Sales Executive

Westinghouse Electric
01.1986 - 01.1995

Education

MBA - Entrepreneurship and Finance

Babson College
Wellesley, MA

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

University of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

High School Diploma - Regents Diploma

Saratoga Springs High School
Saratoga Springs, NY

Skills

  • Change agent and turnaround focus – hate status quo
  • ‘Seeing the big picture’ - identifying industry trends and creating strategic responses
  • Equity market structure with experience speaking at fire-side chats at industry events
  • Enterprise vendor pricing – both software licenses and transactional
  • Industry hiring and restructuring strategic planning
  • Strong understanding of fintech surrounding all aspects of institutional equity trading

Affiliations

  • First Tee Greater Baltimore – current Board of Director member https://firstteebaltimore.org/
  • Signal 13 Foundation – current Board of Director member https://signal13foundation.org/
  • National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP) – current member https://noiponline.org/
  • Mid-Atlantic Securities Traders Association (MASTA) – Past President and current board member
  • United Way of Central Maryland – past Executive Director board member

Interests

Golf, Tennis, Paddle Tennis and Skiing


Hobbies and Interests

Golf, Tennis, Paddleball and Skiing (in approximate order)

Timeline

Global Head of Equity Trading

Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
01.2019 - Current

Global Head of Portfolio and Algorithmic Trading

Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
01.2011 - 01.2019

Founder and President

TransOP Partners, Inc.
01.2005 - 01.2011

Head of Sales and Marketing – The AutEx Group

Thomson Financial
01.1998 - 01.2005

Sales Executive

First Call
01.1995 - 01.1998

Engineer, Sales Engineer, and Sales Executive

Westinghouse Electric
01.1986 - 01.1995

MBA - Entrepreneurship and Finance

Babson College

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

University of Buffalo

High School Diploma - Regents Diploma

Saratoga Springs High School

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