InspereX Appoints Ira Lehrman Chief Technology Officer

Lehrman to Oversee Alignment of Firm’s Technology Functions

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InspereX, the tech-driven fixed income and structured investments distribution and trading firm, today announced Ira Lehrman has been appointed Chief Technology Officer. Lehrman will report to Scott Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of InspereX.

Mr. Lehrman will spearhead the unification of the firm’s technology operations and systems, including the proprietary Incapnet issuance platform and BondNav^®, fixed income technology serving institutional investors, RIAs, banks, and broker-dealers.

Further, Mr. Lehrman will be responsible for shaping the firm’s overall technology roadmap, maintaining and enhancing existing platforms and systems, and identifying, developing, and implementing new technology to drive innovation and growth moving forward.

“Ira brings deep experience in technology and a track record of strong leadership across wealth management and fixed income businesses,” Mr. Mitchell said. “As the digital transformation around how fixed income and market-linked securities are accessed, evaluated, and traded continues to evolve, Ira’s expertise will be invaluable to our firm as we strengthen client-facing technology and solutions and execute on our long-term strategic business goals. We are delighted to welcome Ira to InspereX and look forward to his contributions.”

Mr. Lehrman joins the firm from Clear Bid Global Markets, where he served as Chief Technology Officer. Earlier, he held senior positions at Broadridge, Nuveen, Athene, and Merrill Lynch & Co. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Science from Brooklyn College, where he has since served as an adjunct professor.

“It’s an ideal time to come to InspereX, as innovative technology and product solutions continue to propel the firm to new heights; I look forward to continuing this momentum and supporting the firm’s deep commitment to delivering superior solutions through technology,” Mr. Lehrman said.

About InspereX

InspereX was founded in 1999 by Tom Ricketts, now our Chairman as well as the Executive Chairman of the Chicago Cubs. We pioneered delivering innovative, institutional-quality strategies and offerings to the retail market, and we’re now an industry leader in underwriting, marketing, and distributing a wide range of fixed income investments, structured products, and ETFs. Our ground-breaking investments, distribution, education, and technology have been recognized with dozens of awards. InspereX represents more than 400 issuing entities, distributes to more than 1,500 partners, and has distributed more than $800 billion in new issue securities. The firm has seven trading desks and more than 180 employees with offices in Delray Beach, Florida; Santa Monica, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, IL; and New York, NY.