
	Mr. James Douglas Townsend, also known Doug, serves as the Senior Vice President at Curian Capital, LLC. Mr. Townsend has been the Chief Financial Officer of Esposito Securities, LLC since December 2013. He has been in the securities industry for over 18 years serving as Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for various broker-dealers and registered investment advisors. Additionally, he has held positions as Treasurer and Assistant Secretary for the Sagamore Funds Trust; President &amp; Chief Executive Officer of Colorado&#39;s Ocean Journey, a non-profit aquarium providing educational and entertainment opportunities to the Denver and Rocky Mountain region; and as Senior Audit Manager with Price Waterhouse. He has held positions at Jackson National Life Distributors LLC, Curian Capital LLC, Curian Clearing LLC, NatCity Investments Inc. and Raffensperger, Hughes &amp; Co. Mr. Townsend has served on the Boards of Directors of multiple non-profit organizations and was an elected member of the Board of Education for the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a Certified Public Accountant (in Indiana and Colorado), a Certified Management Accountant, and holds FINRA series 7, 24, 27 and 99 registrations. Mr. Townsend received a BS in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, from Ball State University.
