Mr. Spitler joined I-Bankers Direct in March of 2019. He has worked in the securities industry since 1998, holding a variety of roles including President, CFO, consultant and branch manager. Previously, Mr. Spitler worked in accounting and finance for over ten years at a publicly traded manufacturing company. He is a lifelong Florida resident. Mr. Spitler is a CPA and he holds an MBA and a BBA from Florida Atlantic University. He holds securities licenses including Series 7, 24, 27 and 65.

Brian Lombardi serves as Sr. VP of Investments of I-Bankers Direct & Officer of IBD Venture Capital LLC.  Mr. Lombardi has over 2 decades of experience in the financial services industry and has developed a broad and deep understanding of diverse securities and  financial products.  He brings experience from investing in unique asset classes in primary and secondary markets to IBD Venture Capital.  Prior to joining I-Bankers Mr. Lombardi was Sr. VP of investments of One of the largest independent broker dealer’s  in the Country.   Mr. Lombardi holds licenses including Series 7, 24, 63, and 2-15 license.

Christopher Norton serves as an officer of IBD Venture Capital LLC in addition to being the Senior Vice President of Investments at I‑Bankers Direct. Mr. Norton brings over a decade of experience in servicing high net worth investor and institutional investor accounts. He brings experience from investing in unique Pre-IPO opportunities in the secondary markets to I-Bankers Venture Capital LLC. Mr. Norton holds a Series 7, 63, and 65 license.

Mr. Schalk Joined I-Bankers in January of 2017. Previously he had been with Dawson James Securities, through the current management teams annexing control from the previous partners/management. During his tenure at Dawson James, Mr. Schalk started the Institutional Sales Department, and grew it to be a significant portion of the firm’s revenues. Mr. Schalk also formed the firm’s Capital Markets Group, and helped the firm build its investment banking practice to be one of the most active investment banks in the healthcare sector for many years. Throughout Mr. Schalk’s career he has been involved with over 200 equity financings totaling well into the billions of dollars. In 2017, Mr. Schalk as Head of U.S. Capital Markets, helped I-Bankers to complete 15 IPOs as lead or co-lead underwriter totaling more than 2 billion dollars.
Mr. Schalk holds a Series 7, 63, and 24.

Andy actively manages and oversees our SPAC IPOs and syndicate franchise. Additionally, he works to meet shareholder requirements for IPOs and continued listings. Andy has nearly two decades of experience in global finance, holding positions in institutional equity sales, strategic advisory, and business development in equity capital markets, private equity and venture capital arenas. Prior to joining I-Bankers, Andy was credited with capital raising for US issuers in Europe and for building a broad network of European investors. Having majored in Italian Studies concentrating in International Business, Andy graduated from Dickinson College and earned a MA from Middlebury College.

Chris has over ten years of experience in the IT sector. Before joining I-Bankers Direct, Chris managed accounts as a systems administrator and, later, developed web solutions for two Fortune 500 consulting companies. At I-Bankers Direct, Chris oversees internal operations, and operates webmaster and director of development for web-based and interactive applications. Chris received a BA from the University of Connecticut, and holds a Series 99 securities license.