Robert N. Drake

Mr. Drake possesses twenty five plus years of experience in the securities industry. During his diverse tenure, he has worked in numerous capacities ranging from Operations, Legal, and Trading, to name only a few. He oversees the compliance and regulatory considerations integral to ShareIntel’s proprietary analytic tools.

Mr. Drake gained his initial operational experience with Smith, Barney, Harris, Upham & Co., where he served in various positions including the Margin Department, Stock Record, Financial Services, Stock Loan, as well as other functional areas within the firm. He subsequently took his operational experience to Laidlaw Adams & Peck Inc., where he served as a key troubleshooter reviewing specific issues concerning institutional trade settlement and operational risk management. Mr. Drake was ultimately assigned responsibility for the firm’s fixed income and equity securities trade settlement areas. He was simultaneously responsible for the day-to-day operations for the firm’s Equity and OTC Trading desks.

Mr. Drake oversees ShareIntel’s pre-litigation discovery and litigation support analytics. His Expert Witness direct testimony is typically provided by deposition. Mr. Drake’s involvement with legal and compliance matters began with his association with Auerbach Pollak & Richardson, Inc., where he managed both Operations and Compliance. During this period, he coordinated the investigation of a major customer-initiated securities fraud event and the subsequent successful litigation against the securities division of an internationally recognized global bank. In 2000, through Mr. Drake’s efforts, Auerbach won a substantial judgment against the defendant for securities fraud, misrepresentation, willful misconduct and other assorted violations.

Mr. Drake attended Fordham University and Baruch College in New York City. He holds a Certificate in Law and Compliance from the New York Institute of Finance and previously held a Series 24 General Securities Principal’s License and a Series 7 General Securities License.