Rothschild Joins as President & Valverde Joins as GM to Maximize Apex Growth, Positioning the Firm to be the Custodian of Choice in Wealth Management
Apex Clearing, a PEAK6 company and the custody and clearing engine powering the future of wealth management, announced the addition of two financial services and wealthtech trailblazers to its leadership team. The expansion of Apex’s portfolio of leaders follows two consecutive quarters of record digital account-opening activity across the firm’s partner platforms.
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Tricia Rothschild, who most recently served as Chief Product Officer and Co-Head of Global Markets at Morningstar, has been named President of Apex Clearing. As CPO at Morningstar, Tricia managed a multi-million-dollar global portfolio of businesses including the firm’s software, data, research and index offerings focused on asset managers, financial advisors, and individual investors. During her 26-year career at the firm, she led its equity research business from start-up to global scale, bringing a meaningful new revenue stream to the firm. Supported by a team of technologists, designers, researchers, product managers and marketers, she also drove strategic, financial, and operational discipline in core multi-million-dollar business lines by reallocating costs and doubling the annual growth rate in three years.
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“I’m elated to be joining Bill and his leadership team as President. The opportunity to build for scale while ensuring that Apex’s employees and its customers are always front-and-center is extremely energizing,” said Tricia Rothschild, President of Apex Clearing. “The firm has a robust pipeline of leading-edge technology initiatives already in flight as it continues to shape the industry by reducing friction and enhancing the investor experience. I see nothing but accelerating growth ahead for this world-class organization, and I look forward to helping it scale as elegantly as it innovates.”
Tricia holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, a master’s degree in Russian and East European economics from Indiana University, and the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) designation. Tricia was named one of the top Women in Wealthtech by ThinkAdvisor in 2019. She created Morningstar’s reverse mentoring program in 2019, served as the executive sponsor for the firm’s Men as Allies resource group, and was a founding member of the national Women in Wealth Management initiative. She currently serves as an advisor and board member for a small portfolio of privately-held fintech firms and the CFA Institute.
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