Lester Brafman
Lester Brafman is the CEO of Cohen & Company, a financial services company specializing in an expanding range of capital markets and asset management services. Prior to joining Cohen, he spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs where he served as Chief Operating Officer of Credit and Mortgage Trading, and Head of High Yield and Distressed Trading. Before that, he held roles at Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers.
Lester Brafman Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Executive Officer
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Managing Director
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Managing Director
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Vice President
Academic History
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Master of Business Administration
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Bachelor of Arts
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
CEO, IFMI
CEO, JVB Financial Group
Board of Directors, Cohen & Company
EARLY CAREER
He served as Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he focused on global credit, mortgage trading, and high yield bond trading.
He also served as Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he held numerous roles of increasing responsibility, including Head of High Yield Trading, and previously Head of Emerging Market and Sovereign Trading.
He also spent several years at Wasserstein Perella & Co. and Lehman Brothers where he focused on High Yield Bond Trading.