Sam Van is the Founder and Director of SRO Partners.
Sam Van recently held the position of Head of Advisory Services of Freedom U.S. Markets, a division of Freedom Holding Corp [Nasdaq: FRHC]. Over the past two decades, Sam has successfully listed more than seventy companies on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq. These companies have a combined market value of $7 billion and operate across various regions, such as Asia, Europe, and the United States.He currently holds positions as an independent director of several well-known public companies listed on US exchanges and leading private enterprises in Asia.
From 2012 to 2017, he had various roles at FINRA, including Trading and Financial Compliance Examinations, Financial Risk Oversight & Operational Regulation, and Sales Practice. Sam’s experience includes eleven years as the Director of New Business Development for the NYSE before joining FINRA. His main responsibility was to facilitate the initial public offerings of Asian companies listed on the NYSE.
Sam serves as the honorary chairman of the board of directors for VietChallenge, in cooperation with the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam. Providing guidance and support to founders and entrepreneurs running enterprises in Vietnam Sam holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from St. John’s University and an MBA from Cornell University.