Arthur Wasson

Arthur Wasson started their career at Deloitte, Haskins & Sells as a Tax Attorney in 1987. Arthur then worked as an Attorney at Pinney, Payne, Van Lenten, Burrell, Wolfe & Dillman from 1988 to 1990. Following that, they became the Managing Partner at Tate, Bishko & Wasson from 1990 to 1996. Wasson then joined Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as a Director of Commercial Cash Management & Investments from 1996 to 2008. Arthur continued their career at Morgan Stanley as an Executive Director of Commercial Cash Management & Investments from 2008 to 2009. Starting in 2010, Wasson became the Executive Director of High Net Worth Lending and later, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Retail Bank Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. In 2012, they joined Square1 Bank, a division of Pacific Western Bank, where they served as the Senior Vice President of Global Treasury Management until 2015. Arthur then became the Executive Vice President and Head of Venture Capital Services & Global Treasury Management until 2019. From 2019 to 2023, Wasson worked as the Managing Group Director of the Venture Banking Group at Signature Bank, where they were also a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Currently, Wasson is working as the Executive Vice President of Treasury Management Services at Avidbank.

Arthur Wasson's education history includes:

- From 1984 to 1987, they attended Albany Law School and obtained a Juris Doctor degree with Cum Laude honors in the field of Law.

- From 1980 to 1984, they attended Villanova University and graduated with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in the field of Accounting.

- From 1976 to 1980, they attended St. Anthony's H.S., but no degree or field of study information is provided for this institution.

In addition to their educational background, Arthur Wasson has obtained several certifications:

- In 2007, they obtained the SERIES 24 General Securities Principal certification from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

- Also in 2007, they obtained the SERIES 66 Investment Advisor – State Law certification from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

- In 2007, they obtained the SERIES 7 General Securities Representative certification from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

- In 1991, they were admitted to the United States Tax Court Bar.

- In 1990, they were admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Bar.

- In 1988, they were admitted to the New York State Bar.

- In 1987, they were admitted to the State of Connecticut Bar.