Institutional Sales Team

Cliff Kalista
Senior Vice President
Institutional Sales

Mr. Kalista joined Emerging Growth Equities in 2001, previously Mr. Kalista was a Senior Vice President, Sales at Investec (formerly Pennsylvania Merchant Group). Mr. Kalista has over 25 years of sales experience, specifically with institutions and high net worth individuals.

Mrs. Kalista joined Emerging Growth Equities in 2001, previously Mrs. Kalista was a Senior Vice President, Sales at Investec (formerly Pennsylvania Merchant Group). Mrs. Kalista has over 20 years of sales experience, specifically with institutions and high net worth individuals.

Fran's responsibilities include working with venture capital firms, as well as wall street institutions who invest in private and public companies. Prior to joining EGE, Fran was a Vice President, Institutional Sales with Pennsylvania Merchant Group, Ltd. where he specialized in the healthcare sector. Prior to PMG he worked in the medical device industry in sales and management for 19 years. Fran holds both B.S. and M.A. degrees from Villanova University.

Bryan Crutchfield has twelve years of experience in the institutional investment community. He has worked for various firms including Southcoast Capital and Johnson Rice as well as for First New York Securities. Bryan is active in the capital markets space as well as institutional sales and trading. His areas of coverage are Energy, Healthcare, Technology and Retail. Bryan has a B.A. from the University of Georgia and holds series 7, 63 and 55 licenses.

Mrs. Chirieleison is the firm's Director of Trading. Prior to joining EGE, Andrea was a block trader with Boenning & Scattergood. From 1995 to 1998 she was a sales trader for Pennsylvania Merchant Group Ltd. where she successfully helped to leverage the institutional sales force and increase production. Andrea received a B.S. and M.S. degree from John Hopkins University.

Mr. Denenberg is a Vice President in the Trading Department. Prior to joining EGE in 2002, Mr. Denenberg was a trader with Navillus Securities and Susquehanna International Group. He graduated with a BS in Finance and International Business from Penn State University. He is also a member of the Investment Traders Association of Philadelphia.