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Doug Besso

Investor

Chief Technology Officer at Hightower Advisors

Naperville, Illinois, United States

About

Doug Besso serves as Chief Technology Officer at HighTower Advisors, where he oversees platform development and technology services supporting the firm's advisors. He brings over 30 years of experience in financial services, with a focus on aligning organizational processes and teams.

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Experience

  1. Hightower AdvisorsChief Technology Officercurrent2012 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  2. Calamos InvestmentsSVP - Head of Information Technology2009 — 2012Greater Chicago Area
  3. Wachovia SecuritiesSVP Managing Director - Division Information Officer1999 — 2009Chicago, Charlotte, Richmond
  4. EVEREN SecuritiesSVP - Head of Applications Development1996 — 1999Greater Chicago Area
  5. Kemper Financial ServicesDirector1988 — 1996Greater Chicago Area

Education

  1. DePaul Driehaus College of BusinessM.B.A, Finance
  2. Iowa State UniversityB.S., Computer Science

Skills & more

CIO7Retail Brokerage5Asset Management36
  • Securities Industry Institute at Wharton

From Doug's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended DePaul Driehaus College of Business13

BradAdvisor at Clear VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalShane SmithVice President at Endeavour CapitalChonlathit JittachalothornController at 645 VenturesEric LarsenInterim Executive Director at Alliance of AngelsJeffOperating Partner at Consumer Ventures

+ 7 more

Also attended Iowa State University30

Raghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom PetersonVenture Partner at Rally Ventures Management, LlcAndrei IancuVenture Partner at Prime Movers LabSteve HansonFmr CEO, Baptist Health Kentucky at Empactful CapitalRekha Pai KamathInvestment Committee Member at Silicon ValleyVivek MehraPartner Emeritus at August Capital

+ 24 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Calamos Investments2

Naveen YalamanchiPartner, Portfolio Manager at RTW Investments L.P.Sarah KhanChief Information Security Officer at Hightower Advisors

Also worked at Wachovia Securities186

Funmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesTori KorineInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at Drone Deploy at Scale Venture PartnersTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux Capital

+ 180 more

Colleagues at Hightower Advisors

Barrett Lopez
General Counsel at Hightower Advisors
Bob Lavigne
Chief Compliance Officer at Hightower Advisors
Dan Berg
Chief Financial Officer at Hightower Advisors
Jared Schwartz
Chief Risk Officer at Hightower Advisors
Jenn Anderson
Chief Marketing Officer at Hightower Advisors
Jennifer Krevitt
Chief Human Resources Officer at Hightower Advisors
Larry Restieri
Chief Executive Officer at Hightower Advisors
Matthias Kuhlmey
Chief Development Officer at Hightower Advisors