Michael Brabant

Managing Director, Head of Corporate & Executive Services Group - Wealth Management at Jefferies LLC

New York, New York, United States

About

Michael Brabant is a Managing Director and Head of Corporate & Executive Services Group for Jefferies’ Wealth Management Group and is the senior member of the firm’s top wealth management team in New York. Mike has been honored as one of the Top 100 Financial Advisors in New York in Barron’s annual rankings numerous times since since 2011. He also was recognized by Barron’s as one of the Top 100 Financial Advisors nationwide in 2015. Prior to Jefferies, Mike was a Managing Director in the Private Wealth Management Group at Deutsche Bank, and a Director in the Wealth Management Group at Credit Suisse. He started his wealth management career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, which was acquired by Credit Suisse in 2000. At CSF in addition to leading one of the top wealth management teams, Mike served as New York Branch Manager in 2001 and 2002. Prior to CS/DLJ, Mike was in a variety of roles in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Prior to business school, he designed radar systems for Hughes Aircraft Corporation in Los Angeles. Mike received his BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from U.C. Berkeley and his MBA from Columbia University Business School.

Experience

  • Managing Director - Wealth Management at Jefferies LLC
    Aug 2009 - Present · 17 yrs

    Jefferies Wealth Management provides full-service investment solutions for entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, families and their companies. We offer individualized, innovative solutions for our clients, including discretionary and open architecture asset management, giving our clients access to the most attractive independent managers and investment products in the markets today. Additionally, as a division of Jefferies, we bring the Firm’s complete institutional capabilities to our wealth management clients, including Jefferies’ world-renowned sales & trading platform. Our goal is to deliver the best continual service via our highly experienced wealth management team. Jefferies LLC reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and monitor all electronic communications. Jefferies LLC will not accept purchase or sale orders via LinkedIn or its messaging systems and is not responsible for content posted by third-parties. Jefferies LLC does not provide tax or legal service – please consult a tax advisor.

  • Managing Director - Private Wealth Management at Deutsche Bank
    Nov 2005 - Aug 2009 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Director - Private Wealth Management at Credit Suisse
    Aug 2000 - Nov 2005 · 5 yrs 4 mos

  • Director - Private Wealth Management at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ)
    Jan 1998 - Aug 2000 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Vice President - Investment Banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
    Aug 1988 - Jan 1998 · 9 yrs 6 mos