Derek Ralston began his career at Aon Risk Services, Inc., New York, working for private equity clients such as Apollo, Bain Capital and Clayton Dublier & Rice. Mr. Ralston helped establish unsecured bond underwriting programs for highly leveraged companies with little operating history. In 2000, he accepted a position with Trade Manage, LLC a northern NJ regional financial brokerage firm. The firm’s principal niche was order execution and Mr. Ralston served on the trading desk working customer orders, analyzing stock movements for best price execution and providing clients with market insight. Over time he worked closely with the CEO and multiple high-net worth clients, and was later app