Wall Street Veteran Stephen Frangione Joins Direct Investing Platform RueOne as a Partner and Chief Operating Officer

RueOne Investments ("RueOne"), the premier direct investing platform, today announced that Stephen Frangione has joined the company as a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer. Stephen will oversee the operations of the company as it continues to build an institutional quality organization.

"Steve brings a wealth of experience building and running businesses at large financial organizations," said Jeff Baehr, CEO of RueOne. "His deep institutional markets background will be a tremendous asset to the RueOne platform and his understanding of complex regulatory environments will enhance our overall governance efforts."

"I am excited to be a part of the RueOne team, which is dramatically changing the way investors gain access to direct investment opportunities," said Frangione, COO of RueOne. "The platform uses technology to simplify the process, while giving investors greater choice and transparency."

Prior to joining RueOne Investments, Frangione served as a Managing Director at Royal Bank of Scotland (NYSE: RBS). He most recently ran the U.S. Investor Products and Equity Derivatives business, whose clients included large institutional investors, global corporates, and wholesale distributors of structured products. This followed previous stints in markets businesses at Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). He began his career in consulting at Coopers & Lybrand.

Frangione earned a bachelor of arts in economics and psychology from Amherst College and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, concentrating in Finance, Marketing, and International Business.