Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> September 23, 2003

Servicing Middle Market Public Companies: Lenny Sokolow – Vfinance Inc

LENNY SOKOLOW has been a Director of vFinance, Inc., since November 8, 1997, its Chief Executive Officer since November 8, 1999, and its President since January 5, 2001. From November 8, 1999 through January 4, 2001, he was Vice Chairman of the Board. Since September 1996, he has been President of Union Atlantic LC, a merchant, banking and strategic consulting firm specializing domestically and internationally in technology industries that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. Since August 1993, he has been President of Genesis Partners, Inc., a private financial business-consulting firm. From August 1994 through December 1998, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Americas Growth Fund, Inc., a public closed-end management investment company. He presently serves as a Director of Advanced Electronics Support Products, Inc., a worldwide distributor and manufacturer of active and passive networking components traded on NASDAQ. He received a BA degree with majors in Economics and Accounting from the University of Florida in 1977, a JD degree from the University of Florida School of Law in 1980 and an LLM (Taxation) degree from the New York University Graduate School of Law in 1982. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief history and quick overview of

vFinance, Inc.?

Mr. Sokolow: vFinance, Inc., is a full-service financial services firm

that provides personalized investment