Ashford Securities Hires Head of National Accounts
Ashford Securities, a broker-dealer wholly-owned by Ashford Inc. (NYSE: AINC), has appointed a senior vice president, head of national accounts.
Ashford Securities, a broker-dealer wholly-owned by Ashford Inc. (NYSE: AINC), has expanded its distribution team and hired Josh Rubinger as senior vice president, head of national accounts. Ashford Inc. provides asset management and other services to companies within the hospitality industry.
In his new role, Rubinger will be responsible for business development and managing relationships with broker-dealers and registered investment advisors, and will support the distribution efforts of the company’s preferred offerings and future products.
Rubinger has close to 20 years of financial services experience across various types of product offerings, and has relationships with broker-dealers, registered investment advisors and family offices throughout the United States. Prior to joining Ashford, he served as SVP of national accounts for Lightstone Capital Markets, the capital markets division of The Lightstone Group.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he previously served as vice president and East Coast national accounts manager at Thompson National Properties LLC. Prior to entering the alternative investment space, he had roles with Oppenheimer Funds and Columbia Funds.
“Josh is an important addition to our distribution team and we are excited to have him on board. With the relationships he has developed throughout his career, he will be vital to launching our selling group by adding high-quality broker-dealers and RIAs,” said C. Jay Steigerwald III, president and head of distribution.
Rubinger holds a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College as well as FINRA Series 7 and 63 securities licenses.
Ashford Securities serves as the distributor for investment products within the Ashford group of companies.
