Brian King is a seasoned executive and serial entrepreneur with a longstanding track record in financial services. He is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LODAS Markets, a company that operates distinct but fully integrated platforms for transfer agency, straight-through processing, and secondary market trading. LODAS Markets is focused on modernizing the infrastructure behind alternative investments by helping issuers raise capital, streamline investor workflows, and create meaningful liquidity opportunities.
Before founding LODAS, Mr. King held senior leadership roles at both Bats Global Markets (now Cboe) and the New York Stock Exchange. At Bats, he was an early member of the startup team and later moved to London, where he helped launch the company’s European equities exchange in 2008. At the NYSE, he oversaw trading operations, market structure initiatives, and the exchange-traded funds business.
Earlier in his career, Mr. King founded Fortress Financial Advisors in Jacksonville, Florida. He successfully grew the firm to $120 million in assets under management before completing a successful exit.