Lieutenant General David Fridovich Joins Academy Securities’ Advisory Board and Geopolitical Intelligence Group
April 18 2024 - 5:30AM
Business Wire
Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer, certified
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Minority Business
Enterprise (MBE), today announced the addition of Lieutenant
General David Fridovich to its Advisory Board and Geopolitical
Intelligence Group.
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Lieutenant General David Fridovich
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Lieutenant General David Fridovich retired from the United
States Army in 2011 after more than 37 years of service. His
active-duty career culminated with his role as the Deputy Commander
of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). His previous assignments
include the Director of the Center for Special Operations at SOCOM,
the Commander of Special Operations Command – Pacific, the
Commander of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) where he led
the Army Special Operations Task Force: Operation Enduring
Freedom-Philippines, and the Commander of Combined/Joint Special
Operations Task Force in Operation Joint Forge, Sarajevo,
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
“Academy is honored to welcome General Fridovich to the firm’s
Advisory Board,” stated Academy’s Chairman and CEO Chance Mims.
“His impressive experience leading Special Operations Forces across
various geographic theaters makes him uniquely suited to advise our
team and clients.”
General Fridovich commented on joining the firm: “Academy
Securities is the exact stellar institution I’ve been looking
forward to contributing to since I left active duty!”
General Fridovich graduated from Knox College in 1974 and earned
his master’s degree from Tulane University. After commissioning as
an Infantry Second Lieutenant and serving with the 172nd Light
Infantry Brigade, he was assigned as an Assistant Professor of
Military Science at Norwich University, where he trained the
Mountain Cold Weather Cadre and Rescue Team. General Fridovich has
additionally studied at the US Command and General Staff College at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and at the British Forces Royal College
of Defense Studies in London, England.
“We are elated to welcome General Fridovich aboard; his
unparalleled experience will prove to be a remarkable value-add to
our team and our firm’s advising capabilities,” stated Academy’s
President Phil McConkey.
About Academy Securities
Academy Securities is a preeminent disabled veteran owned
investment bank with strength in capital markets, public finance,
fixed income, and equity trading. Leadership and staff have had
intensive military training prior to entering and gaining in-depth
financial services experience in global capital markets. We are
mission driven with a high ethical code, a solid sense of
accountability and strive for excellence in the pursuit of our
clients’ success. Academy is our nation’s first post-9/11 disabled
veteran owned investment bank and is certified as a DVBE, SDVOSB,
and MBE. The firm has a strong top and middle tier client base
served by a national platform with offices in New York, Chicago,
San Diego, Los Angeles, Chapel Hill, Louisville, Austin, Dallas,
and Sacramento. Information about Academy Securities is available
at www.academysecurities.com.
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