Ashford Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ashford Inc., has announced the addition of two professionals to its team: Jonathan Dease and Melissa Birdsall. Dease has joined as senior vice president, national accounts, and Birdsall has been named regional vice president of sales, Central Region.
Dease and Birdsall will play important roles in supporting the continued growth of the Ashford Securities distribution team as the company expands its offering of alternative investment products to financial intermediaries.
With more than 25 years of experience in the securities industry, Dease has a proven track record of growing and managing a dynamic selling group, building relationships with broker-dealers and registered investment advisers (RIAs) and leading high-performance teams. He joins Ashford Securities from national accounts positions at Preferred Capital Securities and Griffin Capital Securities. In his new role, Dease will oversee national account strategy and
