Derek Bryson Park

Derek Bryson Park, PhD, is a respected financial executive who leads Forefront Wealth Management in New York, NY as managing director. With the vast majority of assets managed on a discretionary basis, he is responsible for approximately 100 accounts. Emphasizing a personalized approach to service, Derek Bryson Park, PhD, provides tailored solutions that meet key client investment challenges. Among the products he utilizes are preferred stocks, investment-grade corporate bonds, municipal bonds, closed-end mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETF) , options and equities spanning the globe.

Dr. Park has past experience as a managing director with Lehman Brothers in NY. He undertook the buy-side negotiation of the largest ever Ginnie Mae standalone mortgage servicing portfolio sale. The transaction represented a $14 billion unpaid principal balance transferred from the National Australia Bank to a U.S. financial institution.

Dr. Park also has more than a decade of experience with the New York City Commission on Human Rights, enforcing the most comprehensive set of civil rights laws in the United States. He worked to protect the rights of all city residents, with an emphasis on prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation.