Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ben Sielen is a Wells Fargo Securities director who delivers wide-ranging capital markets services focused on high-grade corporate issues from financial, industrial, and service entities. He excels in testing and implementing innovative financial models and coordinates with IT in integrating new product capabilities within existing risk systems.
Mr. Sielen has past experience as a convertible bond trader, initially with First Union Bank and then with Wachovia Securities following corporate acquisition. He employed risk-averse hedging strategies in trading bonds, seeking to deliver optimal returns on investment.
A finance graduate of Marquette University, Mr. Sielen gained early experience as a fixed-income trading assistant with Everen Securities. His responsibilities included investment portfolio research and analysis, and he offered clients access to government and agency securities, as well as preferred stock, asset-backed securities, and corporate bonds. He enjoys family travel in his free time, and has had the opportunity to explore Italy, France, England, and Ireland.