Nathaniel “Trae” Byrd III

President & Chief Executive Officer
Trae is a Founding Member of Canon Capital Partners. Prior to founding Canon Capital in 2006, Trae was a Vice President at the Citigroup Private Bank were he responsible for servicing high net worth clients ($25MM net worth, $10MM liquid net worth) in the greater Baltimore metropolitan region. Specifically, Trae led a team of private banking specialists to accomplish client specific goals and delivered salient financial advisory services to meet his clients’ needs.

Prior to Citigroup, Trae spent 6 years with the JPMorgan Private Bank in the New York and Philadelphia offices. While at JPMorgan, Trae co-founded a national practice that focused on serving the needs of professional athletes, entertainers and the endowments and foundations of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU’s). During his tenure with JPMorgan, Trae was pivotal in growing the business to over 30 clients with revenues exceeding $1MM.

Trae has consistently been asked to deliver financial literacy presentations by various institutions to include the National Football League (NFL) & the National Basketball Association (NBA). Similarly, Trae has delivered presentations to over 25 Presidents & CFOs of HBCUs discussing the impact of investment & spending policies on overall asset allocation. Trae has also been asked to speak on topics ranging from global trends in wealth management to the fundamental principals of savings and investment.

Trae received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.

Trae is a Series 63 registered securities representative with the NASD and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History & Culture and a Director of the McDonogh School Alumni Executive Council.
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Jarel J. Cockburn

Vice President
Jarel presently serves as Vice President at Canon.

Prior to Canon, Jarel co-founded Brookmill Capital Partners, a Toronto-based management consulting and financial advisory firm, servicing firms in construction, real estate, manufacturing and services sectors. His responsibilities included forming and managing partnerships, leading strategic advisory engagements, as well as capital-raising deal support and execution. Also during that time, Jarel served as the President of TwoFiveBlue Inc; a US based consulting services firm established to provide strategic and technological advice to companies in various industries including: media, financial services and business advisory.

Prior to Brookmill, Jarel served as an analyst at Carthage Venture Partners, now The Carthage Group, a New York City venture capital / private equity firm focused on investing in suppliers, partners and divestitures of Fortune 500 companies. Jarel provided strategic support to the fund partners in the origination, analysis, structuring and management of investment opportunities. He was also responsible for producing industry reports on emerging technologies.

Jarel was educated at Columbia University in New York City, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
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