John Spensieri

John Spensieri is Head of U.S. Equity Trading, with responsibility for the daily operation and management of Stifel’s equity trading desk. He is based in the firm’s Baltimore office. Mr. Spensieri joined Stifel in 2009 as Head of Alternative Executions, where he drove strategy and implementation for program and algorithmic trading, options, and trading technologies.

John is also a member of the National Organization of Investment Professionals (NOIP), serves on the Operating Committee for the National Securities Traders Association (STA), and is an active member of the Regional Broker Roundtable, a group of senior traders from every major regional broker that meets annually to discuss current events affecting the industry. Prior to joining Stifel, John ran a consultancy company focused specifically on trading strategy for the sell-side.

John received an MBA from Babson College in Entrepreneurship and Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Buffalo.