Digital growth software executive joins reshaped leadership team to fuel the next phase of Riskalyze’s growth
Riskalyze, the industry-leading growth platform for wealth management firms, today announced the appointment of Stephen Brandes as Chief Revenue Officer. Brandes, based in New York City, will lead the company’s Advisor Direct, Mid-Market, Strategic Accounts, Renewals and Relationship Management teams, and will leverage his go-to-market experience to drive industry adoption of the company’s category-defining growth platform.
“We’re so incredibly excited to welcome Stephen to Riskalyze as our most recent leadership team hire. He will help drive growth for the customers we love to serve, and by extension, our business”
Brandes joins Riskalyze from Wunderkind, a digital growth solution for retail e-commerce companies, where he was most recently Senior Vice President of Sales. During his seven-year tenure at the company, he played a pivotal role in accelerating its annual recurring revenue from $30 million to $150 million. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, Brandes brings a strong track record of building and scaling sales teams to generate predictable results.
“As I considered the kind of company I wanted to be a part of, I knew that I’d only make the leap for a mission-driven organization with an industry-changing product,” said Brandes. “Riskalyze certainly embodied that unique and rare combination, and I was particularly impressed by the senior talent that they’ve assembled for the firm’s next leg of growth. I’m excited about the prospect of equipping great financial advisors and wealth management firms with the tools and knowledge to scale their firms and expand access to quality financial advice.”
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The appointment of Brandes completes the strategic reshaping of Riskalyze’s leadership team, which has taken place over the past year. The leadership team now consists of Aaron Klein, Chief Executive Officer; Micaela Barraza, Senior Vice President of Operations; Justin Boatman, Chief Product Officer; Craig Clark, Chief Marketing Officer; Will Cureton, Chief Financial Officer; and Josh Gray, Chief Technology Officer.
Brandes succeeds Drew DiMarino, who led the revenue function at Riskalyze for the last four years, and is stepping down to pursue a “repeat” experience with an early-stage company, similar to what Riskalyze was when he first joined. Brandes will take the baton from DiMarino later this month.
“We’re so incredibly excited to welcome Stephen to Riskalyze as our most recent leadership team hire. He will help drive growth for the customers we love to serve, and by extension, our business,” said Klein. “His results leading sales for one of the nation’s fastest-growing software companies speak for themselves; moreover, he has the vision, grit, and experience to lead us forward into our next chapter as the category-defining growth platform for wealth management firms. At the same time, we’re tremendously grateful to Drew for all of his contributions to Riskalyze’s incredible upward trajectory these past few years—and can’t wait to see what he accomplishes next.”
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Brandes’ experience also includes successfully navigating a corporate repositioning at Wunderkind, which in 2020 unveiled a new name as part of a broader initiative to better align with the next phase of company growth and mission. His appointment comes as Riskalyze is expected to unveil its new brand identity and several new product capabilities in May of this year.