President, TD AMERITRADE Institutional*
J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. joined TD AMERITRADE upon its acquisition of TD Waterhouse in January 2006 and was appointed president of TD AMERITRADE Institutional. In November 2009, he was named executive vice president of TD AMERITRADE. In this role, he oversees all institutional business functions, including the company's independent investment advisor services, directed brokerage, self-directed 401(k) and retirement trust businesses. Prior to January 2006, he spent nearly 20 years at TD Waterhouse managing a variety of retail and institutional businesses. He was most recently responsible for the U.S. independent advisor services, correspondent clearing and capital markets businesses.
Prior to joining TD Waterhouse, Mr. Bradley was a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual Life and RW Baird & Co. Mr. Bradley has received several industry awards, including The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors' Special Achievement Award (2006), the Texas Tech Lifetime Achievement Visionary Award (2008) and Investment Advisor Magazine's Most Influential People (2006 and 2009).
Mr. Bradley holds a B.S. degree in business administration, with a concentration in finance, from the University of Richmond, Robins School of Business. He also holds several financial services industry securities licenses. br />
*TD AMERITRADE Institutional, Division of TD AMERITRADE, Inc., member FINRA (www.FINRA.org) / SIPC (www.SIPC.org).