NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dinosaur Financial Group (“Dinosaur”), a New York-based institutional brokerage firm, announced that Mitchell Harris, an accomplished Wall Street executive, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO), a new position within Dinosaur. Following his distinguished thirty-year career reflecting leadership roles at JP Morgan Chase, Prudential Securities and Deutsche Bank, Mitchell Harris will focus on scaling Dinosaur’s operations and drive strategic growth as well as product innovations, reporting to CEO and Founder Glenn Grossman.
“We are proud to welcome Mitch Harris, whose extensive leadership, operational and capital markets experience will enhance our efficiencies and growth objectives, as we continue to deliver value for clients,” commented Elliot Grossman, Dinosaur Financial Managing Director.
“I am excited to join the team as COO overseeing business infrastructure, risk management and technology within the ever-changing financial regulatory framework, and I look forward to strengthening Dinosaur’s capital markets capabilities,” noted Mitchell Harris.
Prior to Dinosaur, Mitchell Harris was Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase’s Corporate & Investment Bank and Global Head of Broker-Dealer Operations. Previously, he served as a senior executive at Prudential Securities and Director at Deutsche Bank. His expertise spans a global range of financial instruments and asset classes.
About Dinosaur
Founded in 2001, Dinosaur Group Holdings LLC is the parent company of New York-based FINRA-regulated institutional brokerage firm Dinosaur Financial Group, LLC, London-based FCA-regulated Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited, and New York-based SEC-registered investment firm DCM Advisors, LLC. Deploying a team of approximately 150 professionals, the overall organization provides global execution services, financing and advisory expertise/insights for equities, fixed income, commodities, and derivatives, as well as investment management. Clients and counterparties spanning six continents are primarily institutions, family offices, asset managers, hedge funds, banks, dealers, and corporations. Dinosaur takes pride in the business’ stable management, strong compliance, solid operations, and diverse talent.
