Gordon D'Angelo

Chairman/CEO, NEXT Financial Holdings, Inc.

Gordon D'Angelo is the co-founder and Chairman of NEXT Financial Group, Inc. since its beginning in 1999 and NEXT Financial Holding Company since its organization in 2004. He has been a million dollar producer and OSJ to a 4 million dollar division.

Gordon was an original founder and director of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, the nation's second largest tax service. He was significant in the company's growth from 6 to 6,000 offices. He has consulted for two of the top 15 franchises in the world according to Entrepreneur Magazine.

NEXT Financial Group has won an unprecedented Broker/Dealer of the Year Award for six consecutive years as awarded by Investment Advisor Magazine. NEXT Financial Group, under Gordon's leadership, has doubled its GDC every other year since its existence.

Gordon has designed the Star Nursery Program which encompasses a multitude of unique services for the independent financial advisor including Home Town Marketing, a separate marketing company, the birthing of new companies and campaign for representative equity.