Meet the Team
Whit Conary
President
Mr. Conary has served in the financial services industry for 27 years. Prior to joining LeveL, Mr. Conary worked at Moors and Cabot as a senior vice president in their Institutional Sales department. He was a founder and owner of Ward, Conary and Murphy (WCM), a floor brokerage and specialist firm at the BSE. In 2004, WCM merged with Moors and Cabot after 15 years of growth. Mr. Conary has served as a member of the Boston Stock Exchange's Board of Governors and Executive committees. He is a member of the BSTA, and holds the FINRA series 7, 24, and 63 licenses.
Denise Cronin Barros
Chief Compliance Officer
Ms. Barros is an accomplished compliance professional and has been in the financial services industry for over 10 years. Prior to joining LeveL, Ms. Barros worked at Fidelity Investments, where she managed their Ethics Office. She also held various compliance positions at New England Financial, where she began her career in 1995. Ms. Barros received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Stonehill College, and holds the FINRA series 7, 9, 10, 24, 27, 63 and 65 licenses.
John F. Linares
General Counsel
Prior to joining LeveL, Mr. Linares was a senior associate in Bingham McCutchen LLP's Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions practice group, where he advised public, private and emerging growth companies on general corporate and securities matters, including mergers and acquisitions, asset and stock purchases and securities law compliance. Before joining Bingham McCutchen, Mr. Linares served as Assistant Vice-President and Corporate Legal Counsel to the Boston Stock Exchange where he advised business executives on recent developments in securities law and drafted, negotiated and managed commercial agreements. He also spent several years as a Senior Risk Adviser-Senior Legal Adviser at Fidelity Investments.
Mr. Linares attended Northeastern University School of Law and Bridgewater State College and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association and Trustee of the Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless.
Stephen R. Miele Jr.
Senior Vice President - Head of Sales
Dan Ham
Vice President Operations/ Customer Relations
Chiara Sarata
Marketing/ Sales
James McGrail
Liquidity Consultant
Ed Foley
Vice President Client Services