In Cooperation With
Lead Sponsor
Bronze Sponsors
Speaker
Mark Charles
Director, Equity Capital Markets
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Mark Charles is a Director in the Equity Capital Markets division at Wells
Fargo Securities, Head of Retail Origination, responsible for originating new
issue closed-end funds as well as working with other members of CIB in
originating opportunities for the Direct Private Investment Program (DPIP).
Mark joined Wells Fargo in September of 2005 and is based in New York.
Mark has 14 years of experience in investment banking. His responsibilities
include working with our Syndicate partners on closed-end funds, raising
money for our issuer clients. Mark also works with the retail marketing team,
responsible for the marketing and distribution of closed-end funds, equity
transactions and preferred issues, to the Wells Fargo retail brokerage system.
Prior to joining the firm, Mark worked as the trader at Bourgeon Capital
Management, an independent, fee-only, registered investment advisor, which
he joined in 2001. Mark also worked at Solomon Smith Barney, as part of the
Prime Brokerage Division.
Mark earned a B.A. from Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, N.Y.