Advisors
Bruce Fador
Bruce Fador is currently Sr. Vp. Of TheStreet.com Ratings a newly created subsidiary of TheStreet.com. Prior to the TheStreet.com’s acquisition of Weiss Ratings Bruce was President and CEO. Previously Bruce was Managing Director at the Center for Financial Research and Analysis (CFRA) where he was in charge of all facets of sales and marketing. Prior to joining CFRA, Bruce was at Thomson Financial, where he was Managing Director responsible for spearheading Thomson's independent research activities.
Bruce was formerly Senior Partner at Gustin Partners, an international executive search firm, where he headed the firm's financial services practice. Prior to joining Gustin Partners, Bruce was the President and CEO of WorldStreet, a software solutions provider serving the securities industry. He drove the business strategy that redirected product focus to develop and launch WorldStreet Net, a groundbreaking system solving complex communications problems on Wall Street. Thomson Financial acquired WorldStreet Net in January 2002.
Previously, Bruce spent almost 15 years with Thomson Financial, serving as President and CEO of First Call, Thomson's global, on-line distribution network for financial research, from 1992 until 1998. He was responsible for the launch of numerous new products and its growth in becoming a leading provider of research and services to the financial community.
Bruce holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Boston College. Among his many community contributions, he serves on the executive committee of Boston College's President's Circle and the board of directors for the Winchester Hospital Foundation. Mr. Fador is also a director and advisor for several corporate boards.
Chris Young
Chris Young is currently a General Partner at New England Partners, a venture capital fund specializing in technology, healthcare, and consumer product companies. At NEP, Chris concentrates on technology investments and is very involved in assisting companies in shaping business strategy, raising capital, accessing potential acquirers and sitting on various company boards. Chris began his career with Banc of America Securities in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. While at Banc of America, Chris was involved in numerous corporate sale transactions of between $50 million and $4 billion, including companies within the financial services space.