Gladstone Securities LLC, an affiliated broker-dealer of The Gladstone Companies which acts as dealer manager on alternative investment offerings for several Gladstone funds, has hired Stephanie Conkright as a director of national accounts, primarily covering the independent broker-dealer channel. She will join Sean Boyd, also director of national accounts, as he transitions to primarily developing and covering the registered investment adviser channel.
Conkright, based in Irvine, Calif., has over 17 years of experience in the alternative investment industry, focusing on raising capital within the broker-dealer and RIA channels through various offering structures and asset classes. She joined Gladstone Securities from Triton Pacific Securities, where she served as the first vice president of national accounts from 2016 to 2024. Prior to that, Conkright held several positions at Steadfast Capital Markets Group from 2012 to 2016 and was associate vice president at Griffin Capital Securities in 2012.
“Growing our national accounts team by adding Stephanie is an important step for Gladstone Securities and the non-traded Gladstone offerings. Her expertise in building and developing selling groups will be critical to our continued growth and success,” said John Kent, Gladstone’s head of capital markets.
Conkright earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Chapman University in Orange, Calif., and holds FINRA Series 7, 63, and 82 licenses.
Conkright joins external wholesalers Bryan Bluth and Tim McCabe as the latest hires by Gladstone Securities.
Gladstone Securities specializes in fundraising and strategic advisory services for affiliated funds of The Gladstone Companies, including Gladstone Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: GLAD), Gladstone Land Corporation (Nasdaq: LAND) and Gladstone Commercial Corporation (Nasdaq: GOOD). Gladstone Securities is the investment banking affiliate of Gladstone Management Corporation, an investment adviser headquartered in the Washington, DC, area, with offices in California, Florida, New York, and Texas.
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