Karen R. Drancik

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

CHICAGO, IL 60603

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CRD#: 4373035

Professional summary

Karen Roth Drancik, who also goes by Leslie Karen Roth, is a registered financial professional currently at NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC located in Chicago, Illinois.

Karen is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2001. Karen has worked at 4 firms and has passed the Series 63, SIE and Series 7 exams.

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Aliases

Leslie Karen Roth

Other business activities

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CRS (Customer Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

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None

Experience

Current

March 11, 2011 - Present

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

Office #1: 190 South Lasalle Street 23rd & 24th & 27th Floor, Chicago, IL 60603

RIA

CRD#: 2908

CHICAGO, IL

Past

September 6, 2006 - June 30, 2016

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT LLC

CRD#: 5493

CHICAGO, IL

Past

April 16, 2004 - August 16, 2006

GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 487

CHARLOTTE, NC

Past

April 18, 2001 - May 15, 2002

BACAP DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

CRD#: 46088

CHARLOTTE, NC

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

NEUBERGER & BERMAN | NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC | NEUBERGER BERMAN LLC | NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC | NEUBERGER & BERMAN, LLC

CRD#: 2908 / SEC#: 801-3908, 8-1068

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (1/26/1966 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Illinois
(3/11/2011)

Missouri
(4/10/2025)

New York
(3/11/2011)

Texas
(8/29/2025)

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 9/24/2001

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 4/17/2001

General Securities Representative Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

SRO Registrations

Nasdaq ISE, LLC

SRO Registrations

Nasdaq Stock Market

Current Firm

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

NEUBERGER & BERMAN | NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC | NEUBERGER BERMAN LLC | NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC | NEUBERGER & BERMAN, LLC

CRD#: 2908 / SEC#: 801-3908, 8-1068

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (1/26/1966 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

1290 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10104

Mailing Address

1290 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, NY 10104

Phone number

(212) 476-9000

Established

Delaware since 11/01/1996

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

1,058

SEC notice filing (50 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
NEUBERGER BERMAN INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC	MEMBER	124687
AMATO, JOSEPH VINCENT	PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	2210305
CETRON, BRAD ELLIOT	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	4040222
CHINNI, MICHAEL	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	5721816
HENTON, LORIN FRED	MANAGING DIRECTOR, BRANCH OFFICE MANAGER, TEXAS	3014463

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	20
Arbitration	5

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Karen R. Drancik

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

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Certified licenses

Experience

NEUBERGER BERMAN MANAGEMENT LLC

GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

BACAP DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

Primary Firm SEC Registration

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 9/24/2001

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 4/17/2001

FINRA

Nasdaq ISE, LLC

Nasdaq Stock Market

Current Firm

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

Contact information

SEC notice filing (50 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

NEUBERGER BERMAN BD LLC

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