Shawn Ellis
Managing Director
Shawn Ellis is a Managing Director at Moody Capital Solutions, Inc., where he advises public and growth-stage companies on debt and equity financings, rights offerings, and M&A transactions. He brings more than 20 years of experience across the securities industry, spanning retail brokerage, principal investing, corporate advisory, and investment banking.
Mr. Ellis began his career in wealth management at Prudential and TD Ameritrade before moving to the buy side as Director of Investments at JMJ Financial, a private family office, where he focused on financing small-cap public companies. He subsequently joined Kettner Capital, advising corporate management teams on capital markets strategies.
Across these roles, Mr. Ellis developed an end-to-end perspective on how retail investors, institutional principals, and corporate boards evaluate capital structures.
Additionally, Mr. Ellis serves as President of Ksdaq, Inc. (d/b/a Mr. Crowd), an SEC-registered funding portal and FINRA member facilitating Regulation Crowdfunding offerings. Ksdaq, Inc. and Moody Capital Solutions, Inc. are distinct, unaffiliated entities.
Mr. Ellis studied International Economics and Finance at San Diego State University and maintains Series 7, 79, and 66 securities registrations.