Scott Schondau

Scott Schondau has over 20 years of experience in finance and wealth management. Scott began their career at Principal Financial Securities, where they gained experience in municipal bond underwritings and public/private partnerships. Scott then moved on to SAMCO Capital Markets, where they headed up analytics for municipal and structured finance transactions and helped regional banks issue private placements of capital securities. Additionally, Schondau founded the Regional Advisors Alliance, a consortium of regional broker-dealers. Scott later joined J.P. Morgan Chase (formerly Bear, Stearns & Co.) and was responsible for managing capital markets solutions for the firm's Community Bank platform. During their time at J.P. Morgan, they helped over 300 banks raise over $2.3 billion of regulatory capital. Schondau then joined Guggenheim Partners as a Managing Director before making a move to Deutsche Bank, where they served as a Director in Asset & Wealth Management. At Deutsche Bank, they developed an asset management investment solution for banks and delivered other products and services to banking clients. Most recently, they served as the CFO of DRIVRZ Financial.

Scott Schondau attended L.D. Bell High School from 1988 to 1991. Following their high school education, they enrolled in Southern Methodist University and obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Finance, completing their studies from 1991 to 1995. In addition to their formal education, Scott Schondau holds certifications for Series 7, 63, and 55 securities licensing, although the institution and specific date of certification are unavailable.