Ali Shakiba

Finance

Consumer Services

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Mr. Shakiba joined Ascendiant in 2004.
He previously served as Associate Equity Research Analyst for Roth Capital Partners, LLC, a leading, full-service investment banking firm primarily focused on larger emerging growth companies listed on the NASDAQ or American Stock Exchange.
While there, he conducted financial analysis and valuations on small and mid-cap companies within the consumer products, sporting goods, specialty retail, and manufacturing sectors.
Mr. Shakiba was also Co-Founder and President of Nik Sport Company, an international sporting goods company involved in the exclusive distribution of selected products for Nike, Wilson, Timberland, Atomic, and Ride in the Persian Gulf region.
At Nik Sport, Mr. Shakiba managed 25 employees and offices in three countries.
Mr. Shakiba completed his MBA at the University of California, Irvine, and previously earned an undergraduate degree in Industrial Applied Chemistry.
He is a Level II candidate for the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
He maintains NASD Series 7 and 63 securities registrations.

Former positions of Ali Shakiba

Companies	Position	End
Ascendiant Securities LLC Ascendiant Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2001 by Mark Bergendahl and Bradley Wilhite, Ascendiant Securities LLC is an SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Irvine, California. The firm advises on and facilitates debt and equity securities offerings through private placements and provides assistance with mergers and acquisitions. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Markets LLC, a full-service investment banking firm, SEC-registered broker/dealer, equity research, market making and securities trading firm that focuses on small-cap and micro-cap public companies, as well as institutional and accredited investors. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. Ascendiant Securities is also affiliated with Ascendiant Capital Group LLC and Ascendiant Capital Partners LLC, firms that makes direct investments in publicly-traded, emerging growth companies and in private companies that are going public.	Director of Research - Equity	2007-12-31
ROTH Capital Partners LLC ROTH Capital Partners LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance ROTH Capital Partners LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2001 and is a subsidiary of CR Financial Holdings, Inc. They offer institutional sales and trading services. Their broad institutional coverage includes investors in North America, Canada, UK, Europe and other international territories.	Analyst-Equity	2003-12-30

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University of California, Irvine

Masters Business Admin

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