Brian Thayer

Brian is a Senior Vice President of Institutional Client Services at TradingFront. He joined TradingFront in September 2019 to lead the firm's Institutional Client Services endeavors, including new business development, and spearheading the team's customer service practice. Brian brings significant public and private market investment experience across a variety of asset classes to the firm. His responsibilities draw heavily on his background in making direct, fund and co-investments in and alongside Registered Investment Advisors, Private Equity and Venture Capital General Partners, deal sponsors and asset managers.

Prior to joining TradingFront, Brian was a Managing Partner at Saw Mill Capital LLC (2009 through 2019) and GormanThayer LLC (2007 through 2009), two boutique investment banking firms focused on assisting small and middle market companies and alternative asset managers raise capital from the institutional marketplace.

While at Saw Mill, Brian also served as Chief Financial Officer of MSP Recovery, an alternative litigation finance firm, and on the Board of Directors of Affiliated Wealth Advisors ("AWA"). AWA is currently in the process of completing an IPO that will allow the company to complete the acquisition of numerous RIAs with assets under management ranging between $100 million and $1.0 billion.