Ian J. Farnan

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES

Los Angeles, CA 90071

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CRD#: 7111820

Professional summary

Ian Joseph Farnan, who also goes by Ian Farnan, is a registered financial professional currently at FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC located in Los Angeles, California.

Ian is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2020. Ian has worked at 3 firms and has passed the Series 66, Series 7TO and SIE exams.

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Aliases

Ian Farnan

Other business activities

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Certified licenses

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Experience

Current

August 19, 2025 - Present

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

Office #1: 333 S. Grand Avenue 18th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

CRD#: 46106

Los Angeles, CA

Past

April 19, 2022 - August 14, 2025

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

CRD#: 361

CHICAGO, IL

Past

October 2, 2020 - April 18, 2022

MORGAN STANLEY

RIA

CRD#: 149777

Oak Brook, IL

Past

August 28, 2020 - April 18, 2022

MORGAN STANLEY

CRD#: 149777

Oak Brook, IL

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing them to offer securities such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.

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Illinois
(8/19/2025)

Indiana
(8/19/2025)

Iowa
(8/19/2025)

Kansas
(8/19/2025)

Kentucky
(8/19/2025)

Michigan
(8/19/2025)

Minnesota
(8/19/2025)

Mississippi
(8/19/2025)

Missouri
(8/19/2025)

Nebraska
(8/19/2025)

North Dakota
(8/19/2025)

Ohio
(8/20/2025)

South Dakota
(8/19/2025)

Texas
(8/19/2025)

Wisconsin
(8/19/2025)

Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 66

Date: 10/2/2020

Uniform Combined State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7TO

Date: 8/28/2020

General Securities Representative Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 7/10/2020

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC | FORUM FUND SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 46106 / SEC#: , 8-51293

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Boston district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

Mailing Address

190 Middle Street Suite 301, Portland, ME 04101

Phone number

(207) 553-7110

Established

Delaware since 09/08/1998

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
FORESIDE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC	SOLE MEMBER
COWAN, TERESA MARIA KAZMIERSKI	PRES/MANAGER/DIRECTOR	1544189
EDELMAN, GABRIEL	SECRETARY	6654419
LA FOND, SUSAN LORENE	TREASURER	4512785
LANZA, CHRISTOPHER CONTE	VICE PRESIDENT	2184856
MACCHIA, KATE SCHENDEL	VICE PRESIDENT	4863973
SOMMERS, WESTON	CFO/FINOP	5290145
STROUT, ALICIA KIMBERLY	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER/VICE PRESIDENT	6320351

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Ian J. Farnan

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

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Certified licenses

Experience

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC

MORGAN STANLEY

MORGAN STANLEY

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 66

Date: 10/2/2020

Series 7TO

Date: 8/28/2020

SIE

Date: 7/10/2020

FINRA

Current Firm

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

Contact information

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Direct owners and executive officers

Red Flags

Company Information

FORESIDE FUND SERVICES, LLC

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