About Us

We are a research-powered investment bank focused on growth companies.

Lake Street was founded on the premise that a clear focus and a collaborative approach with both investors and corporations is the best strategy for creating value for our clients.

Our Research and Sales & Trading teams work with institutional investors to identify innovative companies best positioned for capital appreciation.  Lake Street's Investment Banking team provides timely advice and helps companies access capital. At the core of everything we do is our commitment to providing informed advice and exceptional service to our clients.

Lake Street Team

 Eric Martinuzzi, CFA
Eric Martinuzzi, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Founding Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Full bio
Mark Argento
Mark Argento
President, Head of Institutional Equities
Founding Partner, Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Rob Brown, CFA
Rob Brown, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Founding Partner, Chief Strategy Officer
Full bio
Thomas Flaten
Thomas Flaten
Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Ben Haynor, CFA
Ben Haynor, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Ben Klieve, CFA
Ben Klieve, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Ryan Meyers
Ryan Meyers
Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Brooks O'Neil
Brooks O'Neil
Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Jaeson Schmidt
Jaeson Schmidt
Senior Research Analyst
Director of Research
Full bio
Mark Smith
Mark Smith
Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Jacob Stephan
Jacob Stephan
Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Frank Takkinen
Frank Takkinen
Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Max Michaelis
Max Michaelis
Research Analyst
Full bio
Tom Cullum
Tom Cullum
Executive Chairman, Head of Institutional Equity Trading
Founding Partner
Full bio
Tony Felling
Tony Felling
Institutional Equity Sales
Head of Institutional Sales
Full bio
Bruce Goldfarb
Bruce Goldfarb
Institutional Equity Sales
Head of Product Strategy
Full bio
Jon Miller
Jon Miller
Managing Director
Head of Equity Syndicate and Corporate Client Services
Full bio
Mark Hagen
Mark Hagen
Institutional Equity Sales
Full bio
Alyssa Wallace
Alyssa Wallace
Associate
Equity Syndicate and Institutional Equity Trading
Full bio
Bill Beise
Bill Beise
Institutional Equity Trading
Full bio
Sam Flynn
Sam Flynn
Institutional Equity Sales
Full bio
Kevin Manthie
Kevin Manthie
Institutional Equity Sales
Full bio
Jim Speight
Jim Speight
Institutional Equity Trading
Full bio
Aaron Wright
Aaron Wright
Institutional Equity Sales
Full bio
Mike Townley
Mike Townley
CEO, Head of Investment Banking
Founding Partner
Full bio
John Baumgartner
John Baumgartner
Head of Capital Markets
Full bio
Dave McDonald
Dave McDonald
Head of Life Sciences Banking
Full bio
Andrew Pafko
Andrew Pafko
Head of Medical Technologies and Healthcare Services Banking
Full bio
Rob Martin
Rob Martin
Managing Director
Full bio
Jared Schramm
Jared Schramm
Managing Director
Full bio
Michael Fenton
Michael Fenton
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets Execution
Full bio
Mitch Truelock
Mitch Truelock
Managing Director
Full bio
Steven Quinn
Steven Quinn
Managing Director, Investment Banking
Full bio
Alex Nowak
Alex Nowak
Director, Investment Banking
Full bio
Sam Hill
Sam Hill
Director, Investment Banking
Full bio
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Full bio
Mariia Pavlovska
Mariia Pavlovska
Office Manager
Full bio
Michelle Stephans
Michelle Stephans
Office Administrator/Operations Professional
Full bio
Mark Argento
Mark Argento
President, Head of Institutional Equities
Founding Partner, Senior Research Analyst
Full bio
Rob Brown, CFA
Rob Brown, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Founding Partner, Chief Strategy Officer
Full bio
Tom Cullum
Tom Cullum
Executive Chairman, Head of Institutional Equity Trading
Founding Partner
Full bio
 Eric Martinuzzi, CFA
Eric Martinuzzi, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Founding Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Full bio
Mike Townley
Mike Townley
CEO, Head of Investment Banking
Founding Partner
Full bio
Paul McNamee
Paul McNamee
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
Full bio
Tony Felling
Tony Felling
Institutional Equity Sales
Head of Institutional Sales
Full bio
Bruce Goldfarb
Bruce Goldfarb
Institutional Equity Sales
Head of Product Strategy
Full bio
John Baumgartner
John Baumgartner
Head of Capital Markets
Full bio
Jon Miller
Jon Miller
Managing Director
Head of Equity Syndicate and Corporate Client Services
Full bio
Jaeson Schmidt
Jaeson Schmidt
Senior Research Analyst
Director of Research
Full bio
Michael Fenton
Michael Fenton
Managing Director
Head of Capital Markets Execution
Full bio

Enabling Value Creation

Our goal is to identify unique ideas and provide high-quality research to enable our institutional clients to make better investment decisions. We focus on big opportunities by understanding emerging secular trends and identifying innovative companies best positioned to capitalize on them.

We leverage our extensive transaction experience, domain expertise and our broad network of capital markets and industry relationships to deliver informed, unbiased advice and successful transaction outcomes to our clients.

Finding Opportunity, Long-Term Focus

We develop and deploy our intellectual capital to help clients discover opportunity and understand risk. Within select industry verticals, we look for structural changes and new innovations that create investable opportunities.

The companies we seek to identify are those that develop and monetize new technologies to meet a specific industry challenge, as well as companies applying existing technology in a new manner to address new market opportunities.

Join the Lake Street Team

At Lake Street, we believe our employees are our most valuable asset.

Lake Street is growing. We are looking for experienced equity capital markets professionals who have a passion for providing exceptional service and a commitment to excellence. Our culture champions innovative ideas and solutions for our clients. We are building a business where each person is able to positively impact the firm.  The future holds great promise for our clients and for you. For interest in career opportunities, please submit a resume and cover letter to: careers@lakestreetcm.com.

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