Our History
Principal – Rob Schaffer
Rob has 15 years of market making and securities industry experience.  Prior to founding Vertical, he was at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. and Sharpe Capital.

Principal – Tom Martin
Tom is the firm's CFO and financial operations principal.  He has over 15 years of accounting, finance and securities industry experience.  Prior to founding Vertical, he worked for Goldman Sachs and PriceWaterhouseCoopers and has an MBA in finance from NYU's Stern School of Business.