Douglas F. Kaiser

A highly credentialed financial services professional, Mr. Kaiser began his career in 1988 as a retail broker for a small regional firm in White Plains, New York.
This boutique experience coupled with exemplary supervisory, compliance and operational skills proved invaluable when Mr. Kaiser went on to become a Founding Partner of Joseph Charles & Associates in 1991.
As a principal in the organization, Mr. Kaiser excelled in the areas of Trading Operations, as well as Market Making; during the latter stages of his career here, his successes also included appointment as Head of Sales.
Mr. Kaiser’s significant contributions helped grow the firm to 14 offices and more than 300 employees.
In 2000, after the sale of assets of Joseph Charles and Associates, Mr. Kaiser focused on establishing a retail division for another significant regional B/D in Florida.
His career success led him to the post of Managing Partner of Dawson James Securities in 2005.
A full service investment banking firm with specialties in healthcare, biotechnology, technology and the clean-tech sectors, he continued to excel in the areas of recruiting, operations, and supervision of the firm’s Institutional and Retail Trading department.
In 2010, Mr. Kaiser joined West Park Capital as Managing Director, Brokerage and Sales, where his proven experience will be instrumental in growing the firm’s retail brokerage presence while simultaneously focused on expanding the organizations distribution channels.
Mr. Kaiser graduated from Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wisconsin, with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
He also holds FINRA series licenses 4, 7, 24, 28, 53, and 55.