Steven Vento

Steven Vento is a seasoned finance professional currently serving as Managing Director of Franchise Sales at BTIG since July 2025, where responsibilities include leading Mid-Atlantic Franchise Sales and focusing on equity coverage of NYC-based mutual fund complexes. Prior experience includes positions as Director of Institutional Equity Sales at Wells Fargo from April 2017 to July 2025, Vice President of Asset Management at J.P. Morgan from January 2015 to August 2016, and Senior Vice President at FBR from October 2013 to January 2015. Steven also held the role of Director of Institutional Equity Sales at Lazard from July 2010 to October 2013 and Vice President at Thomas Weisel Partners from July 2007 to July 2010, alongside a foundational role as a Sales Assistant in Institutional Equity Sales at Prudential Equity Group from September 2005 to July 2007. Steven is an alumnus of Middlebury College, where a degree in Economics and American History was earned from 2001 to 2005.