SANDY LESSER,

Biography

Sandy Lesser is a Managing Director at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. in the firm’s New York City office. Sandy has been in the financial service industry for more than 30 years and he has gained specialized insights which he leverages for the benefit of his clients. His areas of focus are both in professional asset management and corporate executive services.

Sandy’s asset management background focuses on non-correlated market strategies such as alternative investments for qualified investors and fixed income strategies. He strives to achieve risk-adjusted returns that are aligned with each client’s unique goals and objectives. To accomplish this Sandy works in close collaboration with the Firm’s affiliate, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., and their financial planning department, as well as with clients’ trust and estate attorneys – helping clients manage and transfer wealth to future generations. Sandy requires a minimum Family Net Worth of $5,000,000 for new business or $25,000,000 in net assets to advise Foundations.

Sandy also works with senior executives of publicly traded companies to diversify their overly concentrated asset base. Through his corporate and executive services work he navigates the complexities related to the public sale of insider, restricted and control securities also sometimes known as 144 transactions. Additionally he assists public companies’ ESOP programs via rule 10B5-1 for affiliates and for non-affiliates of the company, using advanced software programs that are available to companies he works with. He also specializes in rule 10B-18 plans, known as stock buyback programs. Sandy works very closely with the Firm’s investment banking department when his corporate clients are looking for financing or to make an acquisition. Sandy also assists his corporate clients with cash management services as well as 401(k) advisory services.

Sandy started his career at EF Hutton in 1987 and he moved to Oppenheimer in 1991 where he has successfully developed his business.

Sandy attended Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business where he received his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance in 1987. He graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park where he received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Finance in 1985.

He resides with his family in Manhattan. He is passionate about his work with children who have special needs and supports the special needs school, Children’s Academy. He plays tennis and golf and is an avid fan of his favorite New York sports teams.