Steve Cirami, ESQ
VP, Head of Class Actions and Corporate Actions
Steve has over 20 years of class action industry experience ranging from attorney, to court-appointed class action expert, to Global Head of one of the largest class action claims administration companies. As the Head of Corporate Action and Global Class Action Services, Steve is building on Broadridge’s unmatched resources in the financial industry and its 10 years of complex securities claims filing services to expand its service offerings and enhance operational excellence.
Christi Cannon, ESQ
VP, Global Class Actions
Christi has 25 years of experience in class action litigation, administration and asset recovery, including Executive leadership roles at a leading global claims administration company. With a litigation background in securities class actions and long-standing relationships in the industry, Christi provides informed, custom solutions for client asset recovery via class action and collective proceedings worldwide, while helping deliver operational excellence to Broadridge clients.
Dara Vogelman
VP, Product Sales
Dara leads Broadridge’s sales and business development initiatives for Global Class Actions, bringing over 15 years of experience in financial services spanning global markets and Fintech solutions. Dara and her team are committed to helping brokers, custodians, asset managers and institutional investors solve business challenges and implement industry-leading class action recovery programs, so they can fulfill their fiduciary obligations and focus on core objectives.
Trip Chong
Director, Business Development
Trip has over 13 years industry experience in securities group investor actions with particular focus on international jurisdictions. Previous leadership roles in business development, operations and client services have enabled Trip to build strong, long term relationships with institutional clients and industry partners in order to deliver the highest standard of services in the securities litigation arena. Trip has an excellent understanding of client needs and has developed services and opportunities to meet those client expectations. Working closely with law firms, litigation funders and investor rights groups has enabled Trip to help clients navigate the complex landscape of international securities litigation.
Stephanie Caracciolo
Director, Client Services
Stephanie joined Broadridge in 2001, and brings a wealth of Mutual Fund distribution and relationship management knowledge to her current role. She currently manages the class action distribution process to ensure clients receive pertinent details for material case events, leveraging sophisticated technology to automate the shareholder data retrieval and event notification process.
Ed Crespo
Director, Client Services
Ed has 35 years of industry experience in corporate actions, mutual funds and class action operations, including over 20 years at Broadridge. He is highly experienced, maintaining a focus on ensuring premiere levels of client service. Ed works with some of the largest financial institutions in the world to facilitate their investor communication and asset recovery needs.
Kevin Doyle, ESQ
Senior Director, Client Services
Kevin has 9 years of experience as a class action claims administrator, including in complex and high-volume administrations. He understands complicated claims and the work that goes into filing them, having successfully managed teams of 100+ attorneys who were responsible for reviewing claims. With a background including law practice, Kevin is a highly responsive resource to Broadridge clients as he helps them decipher complex court and settlement requirements and turn them into complete and accurate claims to meet their business goals.
Nafizul Haque
Senior Director, Operations
As Operations lead for Global Class Action Services, Nafizul brings 11 years of significant complex class action subject matter expertise to bear on every client program. He has successfully blended data and technology with operations and quality assurance to promote accuracy and operational efficiencies throughout our organization, with a particular focus on efficiencies in data onboarding and analysis, automated processes and client-facing tasks.
Erin Johnston
Manager of Class Action Distribution, Payment and Operational Finance
Erin has 15 years of class action expertise, most recently serving as a senior financial operations manager at a large legal administration company serving the global community. Erin’s expertise lies in all things financial as they relate to the class action process and, as such, supports Broadridge clients at the payment, reconciliation and distribution stage.
Elizabeth Maiellano
VP President Product Management
Elizabeth is responsible for Broadridge’s Global Class Actions product management. She brings 20 plus years of experience in financial services spanning global markets and Fintech solutions. Elizabeth’s focus is developing client solutions for custodians, brokers, asset managers, and institutional investors worldwide so that they can fulfill their fiduciary obligations and focus on core objectives. Prior to joining the Class Action team, Elizabeth managed Broadridge’s Global Proxy product. Elizabeth has represented Broadridge on various industry committees including ISSA Proxy Voting, ISSA DLT, SMPG Co-Chair Proxy Voting Sub Committee, and the working group to create the ISO 20022 Proxy Voting message suite.
David Malmstrom, ESQ
Manager, Global Class Actions
David has a decade of complex litigation experience, with a primary focus on class actions and mass torts. His high-level qualitative and quantitative research experience allows him to monitor and analyze accurately the global securities litigation industry, drawing key insights to drive
strategy for the Broadridge Global Class Action Services team while developing Broadridge’s global securities database.
Ellen Riley
Senior Director,
Operational Accuracy and Client Advocacy
Ellen has more than 25 years of complex claims administration experience, in-depth case knowledge and process expertise, making her an invaluable asset to the Broadridge Global Class Action Services team. She plays a key role in ensuring Broadridge implements best practices and processes in claims preparation and submission. Ellen is a knowledgeable advocate for clients in litigation and settlement settings, where required, to ensure proper calculations and maximum payment.
Michelle Smith
Senior Manager, Operations
Michelle, who has 15 years of class action expertise, has made her career in managing some of the most complex and data intensive securities and antitrust class actions involving financial instruments at a leading global class action administrator. She has held client-facing, operational and quality assurance roles in hundreds of class action programs. At Broadridge, Michelle works with our clients to ensure effective onboarding and data intake, manages our operational team and processes to ensure maximum recovery, and personally oversees the filing process of every antitrust settlement.
Brian Stone, ESQ
Director, Client Services
Brian leads a team of Relationship Managers for Broadridge’s class action asset recovery business. He brings over a decade of experience from the class action administration industry, where he held management positions at some of the leading global class action administrators. He has managed operations teams that have distributed billions of dollars and overseen administrations in the United States, Canada, Europe and South Africa.
Jodi Ventriglia
Director, Operations
Jodi has worked in the corporate action and class action fields for over 15 years, with a focus on client service, data analytics and mining, and process automation and improvement. She has played key roles in historic class action settlements involving publicly-traded securities and has particular expertise in both complex financial instruments and atypical proceedings that have implications to equity holders. Her versatile background in the industry combined with her robust skill set provides highly specialized value to Broadridge and its clients, underscoring both the expertise and the advocacy of the Broadridge team.
Sam Caust
Senior Account Executive, Sales
Sam has been with Broadridge for more than 6 years. He works with clients in North America, Europe and Asia to help them identify their global class action asset recovery gaps and to develop a streamlined recovery program that meets the business needs of their internal stakeholders and customers. Sam brings a valuable background in institutional business intelligence and thought leadership for global fund managers to all of his client relationships at Broadridge.
Sal Fama
Account Executive
Sal Fama is an Account Executive on the Global Class Action Services team. He has successfully completed the Broadridge Management Training Program, working throughout Broadridge to deliver comprehensive solutions to its clients. Sal further brings a deep understanding of GCAS strategy and client needs, based upon his hundreds of hours of direct interaction with GCAS prospects and clients in this dynamic and complex market. As an Account Executive, he delivers value to clients through Broadridge’s holistic GCAS solutions and expertise.
Danielle Genovese
Senior Account Executive, Sales
Danielle Genovese has been with Broadridge since 2012 and has worked with Global Class Action Services clients as a Product Specialist for more than 8 years. She partners with our clients to uncover new opportunities and implement global class action solutions to enable their business objectives. Danielle is a trusted advisor to Broadridge GCAS clients across all industry segments worldwide.
Robert Marotta
Senior Director, Sales
Robert has 15 years of experience at Broadridge developing and maintaining relationships with Buy Side Institutional Asset Management firms and Hedge Funds. He is an expert in the global class action recovery process from start to finish and has helped hundreds of clients implement Broadridge’s
GCAS solutions to maximize their recoveries in this growing and dynamic space.
Ryan Mulligan
Senior Director, Sales
Ryan has been with Broadridge for 16 years. During his tenure at Broadridge, Ryan has helped Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, RIAs, Public Funds and other institutions implement cost-efficient automated proxy voting and class action solutions and workflow. He has over 23 years of Fintech sales and relationship management experience, which allow him to quickly identify client needs in this space and offer solutions that are best suited to meet those needs.
Lynn Allessandro
Client Relationship Manager
Lynn has 13 years of experience working in the class action administration industry. She has worked for some of the top-class action administrators and has been instrumental administering numerous multi-million-dollar settlements, with a focus on securities matters. Her class action experience and her success managing client relationships make her an asset to the Broadridge Global Class Action Services team.
Ed Barrero
Senior Client Relationship Manager,
Client Advocacy
Ed has 20 years of experience handling a broad range of class action administrations. He has managed complex, multi-million/billion dollar settlement administrations including such high profile matters as the US Petrobras, RALI, and Countrywide cases. Ed focuses on client satisfaction, with an emphasis on quality execution in all facets of the administration. His class action experience and expertise are highly accretive to his services as a client advocate to Broadridge Global Class Action clients.
Taryn Bass
Operations Analyst
Taryn has over 9 years of class action experience from her time working at one of the top-class action claims administrators, primarily reviewing client data and analyzing claim and transactional defects. She used this knowledge to implement procedures utilized for the review and processing of securities claims data. While at Broadridge, Taryn took on a lead role in reviewing and interpreting new client data, as well as assisting with procedures outlining the steps required to onboard new clients. Taryn is also instrumental in providing feedback to other departments that assist with the new client onboarding process.
Connor Cocopardo
Operations Analyst
Connor has been with Broadridge since 2014. With 6 years of experience, he manages the submission and reporting of claims for Broadridge Global Class Action Services. His extensive background in analytics and data allows him to guide clients through complex procedures and regulations, both domestically and internationally.
Roxana Cook, ESQ
Client Relationship Manager, Client Advocacy
Roxana has over a decade of class action administration experience. During her time as a leading class action administrator, Roxana managed multi-million/billion-dollar settlement administrations, SEC Fair Fund matters, and wage and hour litigation settlements. Roxana’s legal and financial background coupled with her communication and people-centric nature, make her an asset to the Broadridge Global Class Action Services team.
Maegan Delgiudice, ESQ
Client Relationship Manager,
Client Advocacy
Maegan has nearly a decade of experience working in the class action administration industry. She has worked for a leading global class action administrator and has worked on multi-million/billion dollar settlements, with a focus on securities matters. With a degree in law, Maegan is detail oriented, highly responsive and takes pride in providing the best client service possible.
Patricia Elie, ESQ
Client Relationship Manager,
Client Advocacy
Patricia has more than 10 years of class action and remediation experience. During that time, she managed both multi-million-dollar settlement administrations in complex consumer and securities class actions and extensive regulatory remediation programs involving the financial services industry. Patricia’s experience in establishing relationships and effectively serving global companies, both financial and legal, will provide immediate value to Broadridge clients and further enhance the Broadridge client relationship model.
Jaime Firenze
Senior Client Relationship Manager
Jaime, who has more than 15 years of class action experience, draws on her expertise to provide excellent client advocacy service to Broadridge Global Class Actions clients. Her time at a leading global class action administrator, during which she oversaw almost all SEC Fair Fund matters the administrator handled, gave her a highly refined insight into recovering money in SEC Fair Funds. Noteworthy matters she handled include SEC v. CR Intrinsic Investors, LLC, SEC v. Bank of America, N.A. and the Computer Sciences Fair Fund. She has also managed numerous complex multi-million dollar settlements, including Royal Ahold, Tremont Securities Law, State Law and Insurance Litigation, and the PokerStars Settlement.
Richard Franklin
Client Relationship Manager
Richard has been with Broadridge since January of 2022. He has over 10 years of experience in multiple types of complex class action and mass tort litigations, including project management and systems development. He prides himself on creating cost-effective and optimal outcomes for clients.
Katie Hejduk
Senior Operations Analyst
Katie has 8 years of global class action administration experience. She has a deep understanding of how securities class actions are administered, having successfully managed over 200 operations associates at one of the leading global class action administrators. She has participated in the administration of settlements around the world, including the United States, Canada, and Russia. At Broadridge, Katie works with the operations team to support client solutions and implement best practices when onboarding our clients and filing their claims.
Jack Keough
Operations Analyst
Jack has been with Broadridge since 2018. Drawing on his analytic skills and finance background, and 5 years’ of class action claim filing experience, Jack is instrumental in various aspects for our clients with a specialty in the analysis of each class actions’ complex “recognized loss” calculations so Broadridge can ensure our clients’ recover the amount of money to which they are owed in domestic and global securities and antitrust cases involving publicly traded securities.
Thierry L’amour
Senior Operations Analyst
Thierry has 16 years of claims and noticing administration experience. As an experienced project manager in complex consumer and securities class action notice and settlement programs, he is proficient in program planning and execution.
Kathleen McGarvey
Client Relationship Manager,
Client Advocacy
Kathleen has been with Broadridge since 2008 and has been a critical contributor to filings in many securities class action settlements. With over 11 years of GCAS experience, Kathleen consistently partners proactively with clients to ensure best-in-class client service.
Saanjeet Persad
Senior Operations Analyst
Over the past 10 years, Sanjeet has held pivotal operations roles in the legal claims industry. He brings deep insights and best practices to the planning and coordination of large complex cases.
Raul Ramirez
Operations Analyst
Raul has been with Broadridge since 2018. During his 2 years with the GCAS team, he has worked with both the Client Service and Operation teams on numerous projects. As a highly proficient relationship manager, Raul effectively supports client solutions and has guided clients from their initial on-boarding
through the ultimate distribution of their claims.
Brooks Robinson
Senior Manager, Client Services
Brooks joined Broadridge with more than 5 years of experience in withholding tax relief and recovery services. He has managed operations teams that have recovered billions of dollars from foreign withholding agents around the world. He has an MBA and applies his diverse experience to help enhance the Broadridge client experience.
Olivia Romano
Senior Client Project Administrator
Olivia has been with Broadridge since 2015 and brings 5 years of experience to the Broadridge Global Class Action Services team. She has managed class action distributions for hundreds of complex and high-volume cases. Her excellent communication and relationship- management skills have resulted in deep relationships with the leading global Claims Administrators, which benefit Broadridge GCAS clients through enhanced access to settlement information and facilitated communications channels for escalations.
Giuliana Scanni
Client Relations Administrator
Giuliana, who joined Broadridge in May of 2021, serves as a Client Relations Administrator and is a class action advocate supporting our institutional investor class action clients, and the client service team broadly. Her work, while often “behind the scenes,” ensures that our Client Managers provide the highest level of service. She has an M.S. degree in Economic Theory and Policy and takes pride in elevating the client relationship model while serving on the Class Action Client Service team at Broadridge.
Tara Taddoni
Senior Client Relationship Manager,
Client Advocacy
Tara, with nearly 15 years of class action experience, brings her knowledge on all things class action to provide excellent client advocacy service to Broadridge. She has managed complex, multi-million/billion dollar settlements, including in the WorldCom, Bank of America, and Citigroup Bonds cases. Tara’s career in the securities litigation market has been distinguished by mastery of complex subject matter, exceptional responsiveness and high levels of client satisfaction.
Saul Vasquez
Client Relations Administrator
Saul has been with Broadridge since 2019. Prior to joining the Global Class Actions team, he spent two years as an Analyst in Broadridge’s Logistics group. As a Client Relations Administrator, he effectively supports the client service team and manages the relationships of class action clients. Saul is an instrumental team resource and provides excellent client advocacy support to institutional investors.
Fei-Lu Qian, ESQ
Manager,
International Class Action and Opt-In Litigation Support
Fei joined Broadridge with more than 15 years of securities class action litigation experience, representing public pension funds, Taft-Hartley
funds, and other institutional investors in recovery opportunities. Fei has extensive experience in portfolio monitoring for institutional investors to
identify asset recovery opportunities through securities litigation and in evaluating opportunities to maximize asset recovery as a lead plaintiff, class member, or an opt- out/direct plaintiff. Given his experience, in addition to serving as a client advocate, Fei supports all Broadridge clients through the global opt-in litigation process.
