Easterly Asset Management Appoints José Cervantes and Cameron Zokaei as Senior Vice Presidents of Sales

BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Easterly Asset Management (“Easterly”), home to investment teams providing investors with a portfolio of solutions across alternatives, active equity, and active fixed income, today announced the appointments of José Cervantes as Senior Vice President of Sales, Midwest, and Cameron Zokeai as Senior Vice President of Sales, Southwest.

Cervantes and Zokaei will report to Phil Juliano Jr., Head of Sales at Easterly. Leveraging their decades of combined experience, Cervantes and Zokaei bring an established track record of driving relationship management and sales growth within independents, wirehouses, RIAs, and other private wealth channels. Their experience includes spearheading business development across various investment vehicles through a diverse range of asset classes, which will further expand Easterly’s curated solutions reach with private wealth investors.

“It has been an exciting year for Easterly as we have continued to significantly invest in the caliber of our people and complete the build-out of our sales team,” said Darrell Crate, Founder and Managing Principal of Easterly. “We are excited to have José and Cameron onboard. With a full distribution team comprised of some of the industry’s best talent, we are ready to capitalize on the opportunities ahead and deliver on our goal to make client portfolios better.”

Today’s appointments come as Easterly has considerably expanded its distribution team across the US over the past year, including the addition of Phil (PJ) Juliano Jr. as Head of Sales in March 2024, following his decade-long tenure at BlackRock where he last served as Head of the BlackRock iShares U.S. Asset Manager Group. Since his appointment, Easterly's distribution team has experienced rapid growth, with hires including:

• John Carbone as Senior Vice President of Institutional Sales in June 2024;
• Todd Marion as Senior Vice President of Private Wealth, Mid-Atlantic, in July 2024;
• Genna Brounstein and Jennifer Cahill as Senior Vice Presidents of Private Market Sales in September 2024;
• Tom Aitken and Peter Mastropietro as Senior Vice Presidents of Private Market Sales in October 2024; and
• Paul Citarell as Senior Vice President of Sales, Northeast, in February 2025.

“Right now, investors are actively seeking to safeguard assets and mitigate market volatility. Our unique and risk-sensitive solutions like hedged equity, structured credit and municipals are more timely now than ever,” said Phil Juliano, Jr., Head of Sales at Easterly. “We are thrilled to welcome José, based in Chicago, and Cameron, in Texas. Their extensive regional networks in the Midwest and Southwest will significantly expand our reach, allowing us to bring Easterly's tailored strategies to a wider range of advisors and RIAs across the United States.”

Cervantes joins Easterly after 15 years at Advisor Asset Management, where he was most recently a Vice President and Regional Sales Consultant, developing relationships with the investment adviser communities in Illinois, Indiana, and Southern Wisconsin. Throughout his career, Cervantes has held various roles in financial sales, relationship management, and investment advisory, including positions at Prudential Financial, Chase, Goldman Sachs, and Claymore Securities. He holds Series 7 and 66 licenses, alongside a Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation.

Prior to joining Easterly, Zokaei spent the past decade at Capital Group. He last served as an SMA Relationship Specialist in Los Angeles he was responsible for capital formation and territory management efforts for separately managed accounts through financial advisers, broker-dealers, and intermediary clients based on the West Coast, Canada, as well as those based off-shore. Earlier in his tenure at Capital Group, Zokaei served as a Senior Portfolio Consultant and Internal Wealth Specialist based in San Antonio, where he was responsible for relationship and territory management, specializing in high-net-worth clients. Zokaei began his career at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management as a Wealth Advisory Associate, providing investment advisory services and financial planning consulting. He holds Series 7 and 66 licenses and is CFA Charterholder.

ABOUT EASTERLY

Easterly Asset Management and its Strategic Partners provide private wealth and institutional investors with a portfolio of solutions across alternatives, active equity and active fixed income. Founded in 2019, Easterly’s goal is to bring curated solutions to clients that make their portfolios better by partnering with trusted investment teams who have an established track record of delivering value to investors. Easterly enables high-performing managers to operate at scale by delivering best-in-class resources, risk management, operational support, infrastructure, and an institutional and wealth distribution team. As of December 31, 2024, Easterly and its Strategic Partners manage $60B of client assets. For more information, visit easterlyam.com.