Jean L. Stephan Cayanni
Senior Advisor

Mr. Cayanni has 30 years of experience as an investment banker and lender. Prior to joining McGladrey Capital Markets, Mr. Cayanni provided corporate finance and strategic advisory services to public and private companies and worked as a senior advisor for a leading M&A boutique focused on the chemical industry.

Mr. Cayanni also spent a significant portion of his career with Banc of America Securities, where he created and led the chemical group. Under his direction, the group closed a wide-range of M&A and corporate finance transactions with clients such as Arch Chemicals, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Dow, Union Carbide and Warner Lambert.

Mr. Cayanni received a bachelor's degree in mathematics, a master's degree in business administration and a law degree from the University of Rennes, France. He also has a degree in German from Goethe Institute in Germany and a master's degree in business administration from Santa Clara University. Mr. Cayanni is a member of the American Chemical Society and is fluent in French and German. He holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses.