Leadership

Experience is the key to Lombard’s success and stability as one of the nation’s few independent Broker-Dealer employee owned firms. The members of our management team have a minimum 36 years of experience in the financial industry, and we put this knowledge and expertise to work directly for our brokers.

Putting Clients First

Lombard’s management team believes in a client-centric approach to doing business. That’s why coupled with our industry knowledge and expertise, we provide the 24/7 support you need to keep your business up and running. As your support team, we’re always available and accessible – because being an independent broker doesn’t mean going it alone.

William S. Socha, Co-CEO, CFO

Bill has deep roots in Baltimore; he graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute High School and then went on to graduate magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from the University of Baltimore. Bill started in the finance industry in 1967 and had roles with Alex Brown and Son as Vice President of the Margin/Customer Services Department and Baker Watts & Co., where he held such roles as Director of Research, Vice President of Retail Sales Administration, Managing Director of Operations and Executive Vice President. He has also been on several committees such as consultant to regional brokerage firms engaged in operational systems conversions, served as Executive Vice President of the SIA Credit Division and was an original member of the New York Stock Exchange’s Rule 431 Committee, where this committee dealt with customer margin/credit regulations. At Lombard he brings extensive experience in the development and operations of brokerage systems. He is Co-CEO, and CFO, where he runs the firm’s operations and finances.

C. Curtis Fox, Co-CEO

Curt Fox received his Series 7 registration in 1983 and his Branch Office Manager license in 1986. Since then, he has been a retail broker and branch office manager for New York Stock Exchange Members Baker, Watts & Co., and Johnston, Lemon & Co., Inc.

As a retail broker, in addition to advising individuals, Curt developed a profitable institutional banking business providing equity financing and fixed income sales to community banks.

In 1993, he started his own business as the owner of a branch office affiliated with an independent broker/dealer. Having developed an early interest in the Internet, Curt spent considerable time investigating various programs and systems that showed promise to independent brokers.

Curt joined Lombard Securities as Branch Manager in 1997 and subsequently became Associate Director of Compliance. He was promoted to Compliance Director in October 2003. His current licenses are Series 7, 8, and 24. In 2015, Mr. Fox became Co-CEO along with William “Bill” Socha to run the firm.

Edwin M Reynolds, Jr., Chairman of the Board and a Founder of Lombard Securities

Ted has been in the investment business since 1972. He began his career at Baker Watts and was there for almost twenty years as a senior Financial Advisor. He then joined with a select group of other senior financial individuals to form Lombard Securities in 1991.

He is actively involved with all aspects of the business. Ted serves as corporate secretary for Lombard’s two subsidiaries, Lombard Agency and Lombard Advisers Incorporated. He assists in recruiting and answering the independent broker’s concerns. He brings over forty-five years of experience in the investment industry to Lombard Securities.

Terry L. Donlan Welker, Chief Compliance Officer

Terry Donlan Welker joined Lombard Securities Incorporated/Lombard Advisers Incorporated (Lombard) in September 2018 as a Compliance Officer. Ms. Donlan Welker obtained the Series 24 license in March 2024 and was subsequently promoted to Chief Compliance Officer. She began her financial industry career at Alex. Brown and Sons, Inc. in October 1996 as an Administrative Assistant within the Legal and Compliance Department. There she obtained the Series 7, Series 9 and Series 10 licenses in 1999 and served as a Branch Compliance Officer in the Towson, Maryland Office through the office’s closure in 2002. Prior to joining Lombard, she served in a compliance capacity at Brown Advisory Incorporated beginning in 2003. First as a Regulatory Analyst for the firm’s broker-dealer entity, Brown Advisory Securities, Inc., then as a Compliance Officer across all firm entities. As Chief Compliance Officer of Lombard, Ms. Donlan Welker is responsible for all aspects of compliance such as surveillance and monitoring, training, and regulatory filings. In addition, she currently serves on the FINRA Licensing, Registration, and Continuing Education Committee.

Leadership

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Putting Clients First

William S. Socha, Co-CEO, CFO

C. Curtis Fox, Co-CEO

Edwin M Reynolds, Jr., Chairman of the Board and a Founder of Lombard Securities

Terry L. Donlan Welker, Chief Compliance Officer