William W. Burke has joined BNY ConvergEX Group, the brokerage and investment technology provider, as Director of Sales for BNY Jaywalk, the firm’s independent research consultancy.
In this new position, Burke will lead sales outreach to Jaywalk’s institutional client base. He will focus on introducing money managers to the recently launched Jaywalk 360 service.
He will report to John D. Meserve, Director of BNY ConvergEx Group.
Burke comes to BNY ConvergEx Group with more than twenty years of equity sales trading experience, serving most recently as Managing Director and Head of Equity Sales Trading for Robertson Stephens. Previously, Burke worked as a sales trader at Cowen & Company, Furman Selz, and Paine Webber. He holds a B.S. from Fordham University in New York City.
“Bill’s extensive experience in equity sales trading will be a critical component in our efforts to broaden the reach of our Jaywalk offering within the buy-side community,” says Joseph M. Velli, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BNY ConvergEx Group.
“Bill has a sterling track record leading equity sales trading teams, which makes him the ideal person to communicate the unmatched breadth and quality of Jaywalk’s independent research offering to our rapidly growing client base of hedge fund and traditional money managers,” says John D. Meserve.