
DOUGLAS A. MACWRIGHT
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. MacWright is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Highlander Capital Management, LLC (HCM), an SEC registered investment advisory
firm based in Shorthills, New Jersey. He has over 29 years of direct investment
management and banking experience.
Mr. MacWright is directly responsible for developing and implementing the
firm's portfolio management strategies and has assembled and organized a team of
senior investment professionals to manage high net worth client assets on its
Separately Managed Account platform.
Mr. MacWright is also a principal of Highlander Capital Group, Inc., and has
been its President and Chief Executive Officer since 1990. Highlander Capital
Group, Inc., is a FINRA registered Broker/Dealer, and an affiliate of HCM. Mr.
MacWright has extensive experience investing in commercial real estate, deal
structuring and syndication. He is President of FIA Realty Group, Inc., Managing
Member of Highlander Realty Advisors, LLC, and a principal and managing member
of various real estate entities.
Mr. MacWright began his career in 1980 at the firm Ryan, Beck & Co., where he
developed an expertise in analyzing and investing in bank and financial service
companies.
Mr. MacWright has a B.S. in Accounting from Rutgers University.
ELLEN D. SANDLER
Senior Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Ms. Sandler is a Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of
Highlander Capital Management (HCM). She has over 29 years of direct investment
and portfolio management experience.
Ms. Sandler is directly responsible for the portfolio management of equity,
tax-exempt and taxable fixed-income accounts. She constructs and maintains a
wide range of portfolios, including income-oriented accounts, balanced accounts,
and long-term growth accounts. In addition, Ms. Sandler manages several private
partnerships that invest in the financial services sector. Prior to joining HCM,
Ms. Sandler was a vice-president of sales for Smith Barney. Ms. Sandler began
her career at Ryan, Beck and Co., where she developed an expertise in analyzing
bank and financial service companies. Ms. Sandler is also a senior vice
president of sales and an employee of Highlander Capital Group, Inc. Highlander
Capital Group is a FINRA registered Broker/Dealer and is a member and an
affiliate of HCM.
Ms. Sandler graduated Cum Laude from Harvard College.
ECKART A. WEECK
Senior Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager
Mr. Weeck is a Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of
Highlander Capital Management (HCM). He has over 26 years of direct investment
and portfolio management experience.
Mr. Weeck is directly responsible for portfolio management and analyses on
behalf of a wide range of clients. Prior to joining HCM, Mr. Weeck held
management positions with various regional brokerage firms. Mr. Weeck is a
Senior Vice President of sales and an employee of Highlander Capital Group, Inc.
Highlander Capital Group is a FINRA registered Broker/Dealer and an affiliate of
HCM.
Mr. Weeck has a B.A. in Economics from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
RYAN B. MACWRIGHT, CFP
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Mr. MacWright is a Research Analyst and Associate Portfolio Manager for
Highlander Capital Management, LLC. He joined the firm in 2007 and works with a
team of professionals to identify and research unique value-oriented investment
opportunities and strategies in the U.S. equity markets.He is also a Vice
President of Highlander Capital Group, Inc. and Highlander Realty Advisors, LLC.
Mr. MacWright is the Managing Member of Highlander Futures Management, LLC
(HFM). HFM is an investment fund that employs an array of option and equity
trading strategies.
Mr. MacWright received a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration
in Finance from the University of Rhode Island.
CINDY E. BLUSTEIN
Senior Manager and Client Support Services
Ms. Blustein is the Senior Manager of Client Support Services of Highlander
Capital Management (HCM). She has 23 years of sales support and operations
experience.
Ms. Blustein is directly responsible for all client inquiries and is the
liaison between Highlander Capital Management, LLC's portfolio managers and
Pershing's Client Services Group. Prior to joining HCM, Ms. Blustein was with
Smith Barney, first as part of their Corporate Services Group specializing in
Rule 144 transactions, and later as a Senior Registered Sales Assistant. Ms.
Blustein is Operations Manager of Highlander Capital Group, Inc. Highlander
Capital Group, Inc. is a FINRA registered Broker/Dealer and is a member and an
affiliate of HCM.
Ms. Blustein has B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in Business
Administration from Wilkes University.
RICHARD K. MARTINO
Director
Mr. Martino is a Director of Highlander Capital Management (HCM). He has over
26 years of direct investment and portfolio management experience.
Mr. Martino is directly responsible for portfolio management and analyses on
behalf of a wide range of clients. Prior to joining HCM, Mr. Martino held
management positions with various regional brokerage firms including
IDS/American Express. Mr. Martino is a Senior Vice President of sales and an
employee of Highlander Capital Group, Inc. Highlander Capital Group is a FINRA
registered Broker/Dealer and an affiliate of HCM.
Mr. Martino has a B.S. in Pharmacy with a minor in Business Administration
from Long Island University.
BRUCE C. ALTSCHULER
Director
Mr. Altschuler is a Director with Highlander Capital Management, LLC (HCM)
and has been with the company for 15 years. He has over 40 years of experience
working with high net worth families and their accountants. Mr.Altschuler has a
strong investment background and advisory experience. Prior to joining HCM, Mr.
Altschuler held senior management positions with Smith Barney and Ryan, Beck &
Co. Mr. Altschuler is also a Senior Managing Director of Highlander Capital
Group, Inc. Highlander Capital Group is a FINRA registered Broker/Dealer and is
a member and an affiliate of HCM.
Mr. Altschuler graduated with a BS in finance from the University of Wyoming
where he was a founder of Wyoming’s first chapter of the American Marketing
Association.
JOHN J. KANE
Managing Director
Mr. Kane is a Managing Director of HCG and HCM. He has over 30 years in
banking, institutional sales and investment management experience, with
particular expertise in banking institutions.
Mr. Kane is directly responsible for portfolio management and analysis for a
wide range of high net worth and institutional clients.
Mr. Kane began his career with J. Henry Schroder Bank from 1976 to 1991 when
it was then known as IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company. His responsibilities
over that tenure were in correspondent banking, capital market trading and
treasury group.
In 1992 Mr. Kane joined MB&R, a FINRA member broker/dealer (through November
2006) and investment banking firm specializing in community banks and thrifts,
with responsibilities that included institutional sales and trading and managing
money for high net worth clients until 2007 when MB&R combined its brokerage and
investment advisory business with HCG and HCM.
Mr. Kane graduated from St. Ambrose University with a B.A. in business and
finance.
CHERI L. HARRIS
Senior Portfolio Manager
Ms. Harris is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Fixed Income Specialist of
Highlander Capital Management (HCM). She has over 26 years of direct investment
and trading experience.
Ms. Harris is directly responsible for portfolio management and analyses on
behalf of a wide range of fixed-income accounts. Prior to joining HCM, Ms.
Harris held various fixed income trading positions at Chemical Bank and E.F.
Hutton. Ms. Harris is a Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Trader of
Highlander Capital Group, Inc., a position she has held since 1989. Highlander
Capital Group, Inc. is a FINRA registered Broker/Dealer and is a member and an
affiliate of HCM.
Ms. Harris has a B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Finance from
the University of Florida.
STEPHEN J. CALLAHAN
Director
Mr. Callahan is a Director of Highlander Capital Management (HCM). He has 25
years of experience in managing assets for high net worth individual and
institutional customers.
Mr. Callahan is directly responsible for portfolio management and analyses on
behalf of a wide range of clients. Prior to joining HCM, he was Managing
Director at White Mountain Capital, LLC, a privately held hedge fund. For many
years prior, he managed significant client assets at several regional brokerage
firms, most notably Janney Montgomery Scott. Mr. Callahan is also Managing
Director of Highlander Capital Group, Inc., a FINRA registered Broker/Dealer and
an affiliate of HCM.
Mr. Callahan is a graduate of Drew University, with a Major in Economics and
a Minor in History.
Philip Kiernan, Jr.
Managing Director
Phil entered the securities industry in 1994. Quickly realizing that the
"cookie cutter" approach may not serve people's best, long-term interests, he
opened his own practice focusing on providing objective, long-term financial
planning and asset management. Phil maintains FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63, and 66
licenses. Phil has been interviewed by The New York Post and
CNBC.com.
Phil has a BS degree in Business Administration from Montclair State
University. After graduation he was asked to join the University's Alumni
Association Board of Directors where he served from 1997-2008. He also served as
their representative to the Montclair State Foundation Board of Trustees from
1998-2008.
A New Jersey native, Phil is a member of the Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh
in Belmar NJ, a lifelong Giants fan (and season tickets holder).
Steven S. Caruso, EA, MBA
Managing Director
As Florida remains a popular retirement destination, Steve continues to
provide expert tax and financial-planning services from his Melbourne office.
Steve has 20+ years of financial-planning experience and 30+ years of
business-management experience. Highly proficient in such areas as financial,
retirement, tax and estate planning, Steve maintains FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, and
66 licenses, as well as New York and Florida state-insurance licenses. Steve is
an Enrolled Agent (EA) and as such is authorized by the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) to represent individuals and businesses before the IRS.
Steve has spoken at financial and wealth-management workshops for Certified
Public Accountants (CPAs) and individual investors and is an active member of
The Nature Conservancy and Arbor Day Foundation.
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