Who We Are
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GianLuca Pavlovic
Chief Executive Officer
GianLuca Pavlovic is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Veles Securities. Prior to founding Veles, he worked at Robinhood and Aegis Capital, giving him experience across both technology-driven brokerage and traditional securities markets. He earned a BBA in Finance from Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business and holds the Series 3, 4, 7, 24, 63 and 82 qualifications.
Lexi Pavlovic
Chief Financial Officer
Lexi Pavlovic is Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer of Veles Securities, overseeing the firm's financial and operational infrastructure. Her prior experience includes Robinhood and TD Ameritrade. She earned a BBA in Finance from Loyola University Chicago's Quinlan School of Business and holds the Series 3, 7, 24, 63 and 27 qualifications.
Charles Smulevitz
Chief Compliance Officer
Charles Smulevitz serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Veles Securities and brings approximately two decades of securities-industry experience spanning broker-dealer compliance, supervision, trading and operations. He holds numerous FINRA qualifications, including the Series 4, 7, 14, 24, 28, 53, 57, 66 and 79.
Krish Desai
Founding Partner
Krish Desai is a Founding Partner of Veles Securities focused on technology, go-to-market systems and the firm's digital infrastructure. His background spans software, data science and technology-driven commercial operations, including experience at Bending Spoons and training in computer science and applied machine learning at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Jean-Pierre Ayala
Managing Partner
Jean-Pierre Ayala is a Managing Partner at Veles Securities with more than 25 years of experience in the securities industry. His background includes roles at I-Bankers Securities, I-Bankers Direct, Westpark Capital, Laidlaw & Company, Dawson James Securities and National Securities. He studied at City University of New York–Herbert H. Lehman College and holds the Series 7 and Series 63 qualifications.
Clint Kruse
Vice President
Clint Kruse is a Vice President at Veles Securities with more than two decades of experience in investment management and securities distribution. His career includes senior roles at Cambria Investment Management, Longboard Asset Management, Ivy Funds and ING Funds, spanning business development, national accounts and investment-product distribution. He earned a BBA from the University of Iowa and holds the Series 3, 4, 7, 24 and 63 qualifications.
Will Dixon
Registered Representative
Will Dixon is a Registered Representative of Veles Securities. Prior to joining Veles, he was registered with Equitable Advisors and has experience in sales and investment-product distribution. He graduated from Miami University's Farmer School of Business and holds the Series 7 and 66 qualifications.
Cameron Czerwinski
Cameron Czerwinski is a Registered Representative of Veles Securities with prior financial-services experience at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. He earned a BBA in Finance from Dominican University and completed a master's degree in Global Business Management at National University. He holds the Series 7 and 66 qualifications.
Calvin Rawe
Calvin Rawe is a Registered Representative of Veles Securities with prior experience at Edward Jones, Stockpile Investments and Oppenheimer & Co. He attended Florida Gulf Coast University and holds the Series 7, 9, 10, 24 and 66 qualifications.
Giankarlo Sverko
Giankarlo Sverko is a Registered Representative of Veles Securities with experience supporting investment-product distribution and advisor engagement. He attended Arizona State University and holds the Series 7 and 63 qualifications.
Pierre Dominé
Pierre Dominé is a Registered Representative of Veles Securities with experience across brokerage, fintech and investment analysis. His background includes Apex Fintech Solutions and Apatheia Investments, where he worked as an Investment Analyst. Pierre studied at Loyola University Chicago and holds the Series 7 qualification.
