Brian Schaeffer

President and Founder

Brian is President and a Founder of Clearpool Group. Brian is responsible for leading all aspects of Clearpool’s revenue growth and business development. Prior to Clearpool, Brian was CEO of Van der Moolen Capital Markets, one of the largest listed global trading and technology companies.  Earlier in his career Brian was a top specialist on the New York Stock Exchange. Starting as a floor clerk, Brian ultimately rose to head specialist and then CEO, managing trading activities in major U.S. equities, including Disney, Hewlett Packard and Pfizer, ending his tenure after VDM’s successful sale to Lehman Brothers. He also served under John Thain as a public relations representative at the NYSE, hosting such dignitaries as President George W. Bush. Brian also worked as an analyst for CNBC and appeared on Fast Money, Halftime Report, Closing Bell, High Net Worth and Morning Call.