Meet The Team
Chet Hebert- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chet Hebert, our chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has over 30 years of experience in the securities industry with several firms and has served in capacities as registered representative, advisor, Branch Manager, Chief Compliance Officer, Financial and Operations Principal and President of independent firms. In addition, Mr. Hebert was elected by his peers to two separate terms on the FINRA District 3 Committee, including a term as Committee Chairman. Colorado Financial Service Corporation is the second broker-dealer that Mr. Hebert has had an ownership interest. Mr. Hebert studied Finance and Accounting from the University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida. He holds the Series 7, 24, 27, 63, 73, 79, 87 and 99 registrations.
Jack Thon- Executive Vice President and Due Diligence Officer
Mr. Thon began his career in the securities business in 2018. Prior to joining CFSC, he work with TIAA as a Financial Consultant and Bank of the West as a Service Banker. After graduating from college, Mr. Thon lived abroad in South America for almost 4 years with the majority of his time spent in Colombia. He founded two companies, Guatape Motos (a motorcycle tour and rental business) and Bar Baroja (a lounge bar). Mr. Thon received an International MBA from IUBH in Corporate Finance and Accounting and a bachelors from the University of Colorado in Spanish Language and Literature. He is fluent in Spanish and speaks some Portuguese and German. He holds the Series 6, 7, 24 and 63 as well as Colorado Life and Health Insurance license.
Laurence Kandel, Vice President of Capital Markets & Business Development
Lonny joined the firm in early 2024 to help develop and build our managing broker dealer efforts and assist with our capital raising. Lonny has 25+ years of industry experience in sales and marketing and has developed strong relationships within the broker-dealer and registered investment advisory communities. Over his career he has raised money for ’40 Act Funds, Hedge Funds, Private Equity & Private Real Estate offerings. In his previous role before joining CFSC he worked with a digital infrastructure sponsor and raised over $100m for 3 Reg. D funds they were distributing to the financial intermediary channel. Lonny is a University of Colorado, Boulder graduate and holds Series 7 and 63, as well as the Colorado Life and Health Insurance license.
Keith Feldman- General Securities Principal and Sales Supervisor
Mr. Feldman has over twenty years of industry experience and holds the Series 4, 7, 24, 27, 53, 55 and 63 licenses.
Joseph Thomas- General Securities Principal and Municipal Securities Principal
Mr. Thomas has over twenty years of experience in the securities business and holds the Series 4, 7, 9-10, 24, 52 and 53 registrations.
Home Office Staff:
Marlene Hebert- Office Administrator
Thomas Robinson- Commissions/Web Development
Eric Gustafson- Comptroller
Blake Williams - Compliance