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David Bellaire Is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Waud Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm founded in 1993 that partners with exceptional management teams to invest in middle-market growth equity investments, buyouts, industry consolidations, and recapitalizations.

PROFILE SUMMARY FOR DAVID BELLAIRE: I have extensive broker-dealer compliance, legal, and operations experience. I am now executive vice president & general counsel for the Financial Services Institute. FSI is the advocate for independent financial services firms and their affiliated financial advisors. My position involves lobbying state and federal regulators and legislators for a healthier business environment. Most recently, I was vice president of operations and general counsel at Securities Service Network, Inc. I also previously was compliance manager and special investigations attorney with InterSecurities, Inc., assistant director of compliance at Commonwealth Financial Network, Inc. and assistant to the executive director at the Institute of Certified Financial Planners (ICFP). I earned a BS in business management from Providence College and a JD from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. I am admitted to the state bar in Massachusetts and Tennessee.David Bellaire's Specialties: I have expertise in the areas of independent broker-dealer and retail investment advisor compliance and operations. I am a frequent speaker on these topics at industry conferences sponsored by such organizations as FINRA, IRI, the America Law Institute, & the American Bar Association. I am also frequently quoted in industry publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswire, InvestmentNews, Registered Rep., Broker Dealer Journal, Investment Advisor & Financial Planning Magazine.PLEASE NOTE: The views expressed through this LinkedIn account are my own, not those of the Financial Services Institute.