Innovation drives our corporate culture just as it does our industry. Our founders and leaders began their careers in Chicago’s international trading exchanges. As sweeping technological changes were shifting the investment landscape, our co-founders Howard Nixon and Aaron Izenstark recognized the need to add value to simple direct exposure – beta* investing. By committing themselves to build a company that would harness the power of technology without compromising the pure investment know-how and integrity that provide clients true value, IRON Financial was born.








Integrity Drives Our Team

Aaron Izenstark
Co-founder, Chief Investment Officer

Howard Nixon
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer

Aaron Izenstark
Co-founder, Chief Investment Officer

Howard Nixon
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer

Joe Fanaro
Portfolio Management & Trading

Timothy Ziemba, CFA, CFP®
Director of Operations, Director of Compliance

George Georgiev, CFA
Portfolio Management & Research

Robert Cohn
Director of Finance

Aaron Izenstark
Co-founder, Chief Investment Officer

Timothy Ziemba, CFA, CFP®
Director of Operations, Director of Compliance

Joe Fanaro
Portfolio Management & Trading

George Georgiev, CFA
Portfolio Management & Research

Howard Nixon
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer

Richard Lakin
Strategic Relationship Management

Sarah Allred
Director of Marketing

Bob Cohn
Director of Finance

Timothy Ziemba, CFA, CFP®
Director of Operations, Director of Compliance

Liliana Soto
Senior Client Service Specialist

Eric Bradley
IT Manager