Dominic Rispoli

Co-CEO at Wisteria

Dominic Rispoli has a diverse work experience in the financial and retail sectors. Dominic is currently a Co-CEO at Wisteria, an eCommerce company specializing in premium furniture and home accessories. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Advisor at Lincoln International, where they led the firm's M&A, private capital raise, and restructuring business for retailing companies. Dominic also served as a Managing Director and Group Head of Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group at Canaccord Genuity Inc., focusing on public offerings, private placements, and mergers and acquisitions advisory in the retail and consumer product sectors. Before that, they co-founded Catalyst Brands, providing strategic, financial, and operational advisory services to emerging consumer products and specialty retail companies. Dominic has also held positions at Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, Chemical Bank (JPMorgan), and IBM, where they gained experience in managing, directing, and planning financial and retail operations.

Dominic Rispoli earned their BA in Business and Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst between the years 1984 and 1988. Following this, they pursued further education at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, earning an MBA in Finance and Management Strategy from 1991 to 1993.

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  • Co-CEO

    March, 2021 - present