meet the team at aspect
Justin Schleifer
Co-Founder & CEO
Justin Schleifer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Aspect Advisors. He has spent his entire career in compliance, beginning with non-profit fiscal sponsorship before transitioning into securities compliance as a ground-floor employee at Gordian Compliance Solutions. After Gordian, Justin joined Growth Capital Services as Chief Compliance Officer, prior to Aspect’s founding in 2019.
As a consultant, Justin has been the outsourced Chief Compliance Officer for a large wealth manager, a fund-of-funds complex, an options-overlay adviser, an internet-based investment adviser/financial planner, a private placement custodian, and a private placement investment bank. His clients’ strategies run the gamut of the alternative investment spectrum and range broadly from more traditional public/private equity to debt, volatility, robo-advisor services, and digital assets and cryptocurrencies. Justin has also served as the Financial Operations Principal for multiple broker-dealers.
Justin has extensive experience interfacing with the SEC, FINRA, the NFA, and state regulators on topics ranging from initial registration applications, business expansion applications, regulatory audits, enforcement proceedings, and arbitrations. He is a firm believer in understanding and appreciating all of the traits that make his clients unique in order to provide them with tailored advice specific to their needs.
Justin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration, with a concentration in Business Law, from Cornell University. He holds FINRA series 7, 24, 27, 55, 66, 79 and 87 licenses, and serves on FINRA’s Continuing Education Committee.
Jordan Jasser
President
Jordan Jasser is the President of Aspect Advisors. He has spent his entire career in Financial Services serving as CFO over the last 14+ years for Private Equity Funds, Hedge Funds and most recently a high-net-worth Single-Family Office. Prior to that, he was in public accounting for five years and then followed by some time at a fund administrator.
Based in New York, Jordan brings over 21 years of experience in leadership roles within the organizations he has been involved with and is focused on leading the efforts with the internal finance function while also working to support the needs of our clients in these areas as well.
Jordan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance, while attending The University of Buffalo.
Amanda Barbato
Controller
Amanda Barbato joined Aspect Advisors in May 2023 as the Controller of Private Equity Accounting. Prior to joining the team, Amanda worked in both public and private accounting primarily focused on partnerships and fund-of-funds. Most recently, she served as the fund accountant for a Credit Structured Investment Management firm.
Amanda earned her Bachelor of Science in Finance with a minor in Accounting and her Master of Accounting both from Quinnipiac University.
Emily L. Barone
Compliance Consultant
Emily Barone joined Aspect Advisors in November 2022 as a Compliance Consultant. Prior to joining the team, she collected experience in private equity and FinTech in the areas of compliance, client services, operations, and due diligence. Her interests include hiking, baking, athletics, and meditation.
Emily earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Management and Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources Management at Virginia Tech. She holds or has held various securities licenses including the FINRA Series, 7, 24, 63, and 79.
Diane Remer
Information Systems Manager
Diane Remer is the Information Systems Manager for Aspect Advisors. Her responsibilities at Aspect include overseeing IT infrastructure, managing endpoint and network security, and tending to any other technological or operational needs of the company.
Diane has over 10 years of IT experience and has worked for companies such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft. She has also been a project manager and operations manager at previous companies, which has taught her to prioritize long-term planning for scalability and how to stay cool headed in fast paced environments.
Diane earned a B.A. in Behavioral Sciences with a focus on Anthropology from San Jose State University. She is also an Apple Certified Macintosh Technician and Certified Casper Administrator.
Harris Bogner
Principal Consultant
Harris Bogner is a compliance specialist with more than two and half decades of financial industry experience successfully developing, implementing, and maintaining compliance programs for SEC-registered advisers, state registered advisers, and exempt reporting advisers, as well as startup and early-stage investment managers. After starting his career with UBS Asset Management serving as counsel, he worked in various compliance roles with Morgan Stanley, Bessemer Trust and APG Asset Management. In 2007 he joined Cadogan Management, a long-short equity hedge fund-of-fund manager, as Chief Compliance Officer. Since Cadogan wound down in 2011, Harris served as the Chief Compliance Officer for Cantor Fitzgerald’s asset and wealth management business units. He has also held senior compliance consultant positions with several firms including Insight Investment North America.
Harris holds a BA from the University at Albany (SUNY) and a JD from New York Law School.
Mark Dempsey
Principal Consultant
Mark Dempsey is a Principal Consultant at Aspect Advisors bringing more than 10 years of experience in the financial services industry, holding various leadership roles in compliance. As a compliance professional and former regulator, Mark has a deep understanding of issues facing brokers dealers, investment advisors, and those in the digital assets space.
Prior to joining Aspect, Mark was the Director, Investment Adviser Compliance at MissionSquare Retirement, where he oversaw the compliance program for its robo-advisor ($6B in AUM). Additionally, Mark previously served as the Chief Compliance Officer at Navy Federal Brokerage Services (over 2B in AUM), where he focused on developing and implementing a compliance program for its retail broker-dealer and registered investment adviser that included oversight of financial advisors and a digital fractional share investing program. Prior to this, Mark was a regulatory analyst at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) where he focused on reviews of fixed income trading.
Mark earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Delaware and a Masters of Security Analysis and Portfolio Management at Creighton University. Mark holds or has held various securities licenses including Series 4, 6, 7, 24, 27, 31, 52, 53, and 66 as well as a DC insurance license. Mark also holds the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional (CRCP) and Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional (IACCP) certifications. Mark served in the United States Marine Corps, including a deployment overseas.
MEredith W. Geldhauser
Principal Consultant
Meredith Geldhauser is a Principal Consultant at Aspect Advisors and leverages over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. Over the course of her career, she has effectively navigated compliance and sales roles, while always embracing a strong client-centered approach.
Prior to joining Aspect, Meredith served as a Principal Consultant at InnReg, where she specialized in establishing robust compliance frameworks for fintech firms, broker-dealers, and registered investment advisers. She also served as an Outsourced Chief Compliance Officer for several robo-advisors, broker-dealers, and neobanks in the Fintech sector. Meredith has a deep understanding of the complex compliance challenges her clients face and is committed to helping identify and mitigate their compliance risks with solutions based on their unique circumstances.
Meredith earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Georgia and holds or has held various securities licenses including Series 63, 65, 7, and 24.
Patrick Labbe
Principal Consultant
Patrick Labbe is a Principal Consultant at Aspect Advisors with more than 9 years of experience providing regulatory compliance services to broker-dealers and municipal advisors.
Prior to joining Aspect Advisor, Patrick served as a Sr. Principal Consultant at ACA Group where he managed the compliance program for a variety of broker-dealers and municipal advisors. Some of his responsibilities included assisting firms maintain and implement supervisory procedures, responding to regulators, drafting and submitting regulatory filings, providing compliance training and conducting compliance testing including branch exams, supervisory procedures testing and AML testing. He also served as the Chief Compliance Officer for broker-dealers and municipal advisors.
Patrick holds the FINRA S7 and S24 licenses and the MSRB S50 and S54 licenses.
Tayler Covers
Controller
Tayler Covers joined Aspect Advisors in September 2023 as the Controller of Private Equity Accounting. Prior to joining the team, Tayler worked in both public and corporate accounting before moving into the private equity space. Most recently, she served as the fund accountant for a high-net-worth Single-Family Office responsible for both partnership and individual accounting.
Tayler earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Dayton. She is also a practicing Certified Public Accountant licensed in Illinois.
Advisory Board Members
Bart Mallon
Aspect Advisors Co-Founder
Bart has cultivated a successful career helping investment managers start and grow their businesses. His practice specializes in forming domestic and offshore hedge funds, private equity funds, and other types of pooled funds, as well as providing advice on management company operational issues, separately managed account structures, and registration and compliance matters. He is also the creator and manager of the prominent Hedge Fund Law Blog and has been quoted in a number of high-profile industry publications including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Compliance Update, and Absolute Return + Alpha.
Karl Cole-Frieman
Aspect Advisors Co-Founder
Karl has become a recognized authority in the compliance consulting industry. His extensive resume boasts of years of advising clients on critical transactional, operational and regulatory matters. His experience includes serving as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of an SEC-registered hedge fund manager and Associate General Counsel of a multi-strategy hedge fund. He specializes in the formation of hedge funds, private equity funds, and other types of pooled investment vehicles.