As managing director of Blueshift Research, LLC, Brian V. McKenna leverages more than 20 years of securities sales executive-level leadership to oversee the market research firm's global sales and relationships. Having grown up and made strong connections in Greenwich, CT, he served in this leadership capacity since 2018, prior to which he worked two years as managing director of OTR Global Trading, LLC. Before this, Brian V. McKenna was managing director at Cantor Fitzgerald.

In the latter two roles, Brian Vincent McKenna helped grow both firms by establishing new relationships with large hedge funds, long only accounts, and sovereign wealth funds in the US and overseas. He has additional leadership experience at CRT Capital Group and Merlin Securities, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts, respectively. He spearheaded a thorough review of CRT's US cash equities market position and helped Merlin optimize client penetration in hedge funds.

Mr. McKenna first served in an executive sales capacity at Thomas Weisel Partners in 1999. He previously worked in institutional equity sales with Volpe Brown Whelan, Mabon Securities, Kidder Peabody, and Paine Webber. He holds a bachelor's degree in international studies from American University. Outside of his professional endeavors, he supports organizations including the American Ireland Fund and Episcopal Charities of New York.