Jeffrey M. Auld
President & CEO

AIG Financial Advisors President & CEO Jeffrey M. Auld has 30 years of industry experience that includes senior management positions in every sector of the financial services industry.

Before joining AIGFA, Jeff served as President of Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services, Inc. where he was responsible for recruiting and involved in the firm’s marketing, advertising, technology and operational improvements. He was President and CEO of NEXT Financial Group, Inc. where he led the firm from a start-up broker-dealer to one of the nation’s 40 largest in five years. He served as Chairman and President of Magna Investments, Inc. He began his career in the financial services industry as a Registered Representative before being named a Limited Partner with Edward D. Jones & Company.

He holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 53, and 63 licenses and life and variable insurance licenses. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Institute (FSI).

Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Psychology from William Penn University.

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Lisa E. Bredeson
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Lisa E. Bredeson joined AIG Financial Advisors in April of 2006 as Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. She leads the firm’s operations, customer service, and trading areas and serves on our Leadership Team and the Technology Steering Committee.

Lisa brings a broad range and depth of operations, clearing, and leadership experience to our organization, having served in a variety of capacities in the financial services industry over the past 20 years. She led the design and integration of technology platforms and personnel to support all retirement plans and investment related business lines as vice president with the Institutional Services Group of Fifth Third Bank. From 1996 to 2000, Lisa was responsible for the development and management of all of E*TRADE’s operations, from its website start-up to the point at which it was servicing over 3,000,000 accounts and 350,000 transactions a day. Lisa served as a vice president with KEY Corp., where she established the bank’s broker-dealer; as compliance officer and brokerage operations manager for Investment Timing & Research, Inc.; and as senior auditor at Shawmut Corporation.

Lisa earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, graduating with High Honors. She holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 27, and 63 securities licenses and she is an SIA Operations Division Member.

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Jim Brown
Senior Vice President, National Sales

Jim Brown leads the firm's national sales efforts, working with the OSJs and MBOs, the Management Advisory Council as well as with Business Development, Recruiting, and Investment Advisory Services to enhance our advisor and branch development systems and support.

Jim joined AIG in 2002 as Senior Vice President, Regional Management for American General Securities Incorporated. Jim was highly instrumental in developing AGSI’s business over the past few years to more than $109 million in 2007. His thorough understanding of advisors and their businesses has proved indispensable in making the transition to AIGFA as smooth as possible for AGSI advisors.

Jim has 20 years of experience in the industry, having held similar positions with John Hancock, Fidelity Investment Institutional Services, and The Advisor Group/Acacia.

He holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, and 65 licenses.

Jim earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Loyola College in Baltimore.

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Susanne M. Denby
First Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer

Susanne Denby is First Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer for AIG Financial Advisors. She joined the firm in October 1998 as branch office examiner and was named Chief Compliance Officer in March of 2003. Susanne is responsible for oversight of supervision, surveillance, investment advisory compliance and registration.

Susanne has more than 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the organization, Susanne held various positions with Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney, and Prudential.

Susanne holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 securities licenses, as well as an Arizona insurance license for life, health, and disability.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from California State Fullerton and holds a certificate of merit from the University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland.

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Lester N. Helm
Vice President, Education & Training, Marketing & Communications

Lester Helm is Vice President of Education & Training and Marketing & Communications for AIG Financial Advisor. Lester originally began working for the organization in January 2001 and, after a 10-month hiatus, rejoined the organization in September 2004.

In his dual role, Lester is responsible for the development, delivery, and evaluation of educational programs and curriculum for the firm; and he oversees the marketing communications team, which produces internal and external marketing and communications initiatives.

Lester has more than 15 years of experience in the training and development industry and is a member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). He holds an instructional design certification from Practical Management, Inc. Prior to joining our organization, Lester held training management positions with America West Airlines and American Express. Lester served as an advisor on the Occupational Education Committee for Rio Salado College, where he was an adjunct faculty member for eight years.

Lester holds FINRA Series 7 securities license. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and his master’s degree in organizational management from the University of Phoenix.

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Keith W. Johnson
Vice President, Business Development

Keith W. Johnson has been involved in the financial services industry since 1981 and leads the firm's business development efforts. He first joined the organization in 1985 as an independent financial advisor and OSJ manager before being named regional vice president in June 2003 and then vice president of the Business Development division in June 2004.

He has led the development of several successful proprietary coaching and mentoring programs designed to help independent financial advisors achieve clearer definition of purpose as well as growth in efficiency and production. Before joining our broker-dealer, Johnson built and managed a successful financial services practice.

He is a CFP and holds the FINRA Series 7, 8, 63 and 65 securities licenses, as well as life, health, property and casualty insurance licenses.

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Susan Stalteri
Senior Vice President

Susan Stalteri is head of our Operations Risk Management unit and works closely with department managers across all operations to ensure all activities provide the highest levels of quality and integrity for our advisors and their clients.  Also as head of Licensing and Registration, she oversees day-to-day activities of the department and helps facilitate a smooth on-boarding process for our advisors. Susan has held various positions with several large firms and has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.

She holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 securities licenses and is a graduate from the Securities Industry Institute program.

Susan earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from National-Louis University in Chicago

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