Jaime L. Desmond

Jaime is the Chief Operating Officer of Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management. She oversees legal, compliance and operations and is directly responsible for product and personnel management, marketing strategy, and strategic partnerships.

Jaime joined Ladenburg Thalmann from PowellJohnson where she was an Associate Director of Advisory Services where she created and managed the suite of fee-based platforms and established a career development program for the firm's Advisors with a specific focus on fiduciary responsibilities, Advisor coaching and team building. Prior to PowellJohnson, Jaime worked for Prudential Securities as an Associate Vice President and Manager of the Prudential Securities Portfolio Managed department overseeing 500 Financial Advisors and $4 billion in assets under management. She started her career at PaineWebber in the training department, as the program coordinator for the Investment Management Consulting program, a specialized portfolio management training course.

Jaime received a Bachelor of Arts from Pennsylvania State University and completed the Accredited Investment Fiduciary course.

* Jaime Desmond is the Chief Operating Officer of LTAM and is not affiliated with Lonnie Ogulnick.