Ramu Ramiah, MBA

President

Ramu Ramiah founded Ramiah Investment Group (now known as Brook Capital) in 2004 after working in the financial services industry for the previous 12 years, with Prudential Securities and Wachovia Securities. There he managed the wealth of clients from over 60 countries around the world. 

His wealth of experience as an advisor and portfolio manager enables him to provide the advice and services sophisticated clients seek. Previously, he worked as an engineer in oil exploration and development for Schlumberger, a global oilfield services company, from 1980 to 1986 in Indonesia and Australia.

Ramu earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Malaya in 1980 and his MBA from the Yale School of Management in 1989. He holds the Series 3, 7, 63, 65, 9 and 10 securities registrations, in addition to life and health insurance registrations. He enjoys cross country and marathon runs and is learning to play golf.

Letha Joseph, JD

Vice President / Chief Compliance Officer

Letha Joseph, Esq. is a graduate of the Yale Law School and practiced law in New York and Milwaukee before joining the firm. 

In her free time she attempts to play golf and works on organic gardening.

Daena Ramiah, MBA

Vice President of Investments / Financial Advisor

Daena Ramiah joined the firm in 2017. She provides investment and financial planning advice to clients. Before joining the firm, Daena worked in healthcare operations at Sutter Health in California, and also as a management consultant at Boston Consulting Group. Daena earned her B.A. in Economics and Math from Yale University in 2008 and her MBA in 2013 from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

She holds the Series 65, 66, 9 and 10 securities registrations. In her free time, Daena enjoys exploring the outdoors and is an avid amateur home cook.

UMA Ramiah

Director of Communications

Uma joined the firm in 2020, overseeing the website and other communications from the team at Brook Capital. Prior to joining the firm, she worked with Human Rights Watch (West Africa) and served as Director of Communications for the World Fellows Program at Yale University. She has an undergraduate degree from U. of Minnesota, and a Masters in Religion and African Studies from Yale.

Jason Visner, MBA

Financial Advisor

Jason Visner joined the firm in 2010. He provides investment and financial planning advice to clients, specializing in federal employees and retirement planning. Before joining the firm, Jason served as a production manager overseeing large and complex construction projects.

Jason earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and his MBA in 2002, both from the University of Notre Dame. He holds the Series 7 and 66 securities registrations, in addition to life and health insurance registrations.

KURT DANG

Operations Supervisor

Kurt joined the firm in April 2021. He assists clients with wire transfers, debit card issues, and many other account administration tasks. Prior to joining the firm, Kurt worked for Advocate Aurora and managed a Gaming Café.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance in 2015 from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

Dalton Weyandt

Trading Supervisor

Dalton joined the firm in September 2021. He assists clients with wire transfers, debit card issues, and many other account administration tasks. Prior to joining the firm, Dalton worked as an Office Assistant for Express Towing.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Finance in 2021 from Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Samuel Hintz

Office Manager

Samuel joined the firm in November 2021. He assists clients with wire transfers, debit card issues, and many other account administration tasks. Prior to joining the firm, Samuel worked for Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, part of Froedtert Hospital.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science in 2018 from the University of Wisconsin Madison. In his free time Samuel enjoys camping and hiking.

Western International Securities, Inc.

Our Broker-Dealer

Through our association with Western International Securities, we provide a wide-range of diversified financial services and products. Brook Capital and Western International Securities are separate and unaffiliated entities.

Western International Securities, Inc's Clearing Agent: Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, is the custodian for our clients' assets, providing confirmations, monthly statements and funds transfers. Clients can access their account information using Pershing's software platform, NetXInvestor.

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