Brandon Purcell

Brandon comes to Beyond the Arc with 6 years of financial services experience, most of them spent as a specialist on the floors of the American Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange. He has traded almost every security you can think of — equities, options on equities, futures, options on futures, ETFs, options on ETFS, and baseball cards. He also spent two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Benin in West Africa, and is passionate about Socially Responsible Investing and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Expertise

Securities analysis, portfolio management, trading, regulatory compliance, corporate social responsibility, socially responsible investing, forecasting, writing and editing

Highlights

Managed a group of 12 specialists and oversaw trading in 100 equities as the Equity Product Manager of AGS Specialists on the American Stock Exchange.

Developed a retention initiative and regularly communicated market movements to listed company officers.

Directed the migration of securities to an automated trading platform at the American Stock Exchange.

Forecast sales of Dreyer’s, Haagen Dazs, and Nestle Ice Cream products as Senior Financial Analyst at Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream.

Acted as one of four Student Principals of the Haas Socially Responsible Investment Fund, employing social, environmental, and governance factors (in addition to traditional financial ones) to make investment decisions.

Awarded the Clausen Fellowship for “commitment to international business and policy” for his research on the recently opened Ethiopian Commodities Exchange in Addis Ababa.

Taught English classes of up to 75 rambunctious students as a Peace Corps Volunteer in central Benin.

Education

BA in English and Creative Writing from Dartmouth College;
MBA from UC Berkeley

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Snapshot

What neighborhood would you be in your favorite city?

I would be Central Park in New York City. I like to think of myself as a serene oasis in the midst of a bustling, swirling world.

What do you do on vacation?

On vacation I like to eat and meet. I think the best way to get the feel of a new place is to immerse yourself in the cuisine and the culture. The more out of your element you feel at the time, the more that experience will stick with you in the future.

Where would you like to go that you haven't been?

I would like to visit Mali. My best friend from my Peace Corps days lives there now and I would love to see him again after all this time and meet his family. I would also like to explore the Dogon country and attend the Festival in the Desert.

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