Iain Franks is a Managing Director in JMP Securities’ investment banking group with responsibility for the firm’s convertible capital markets origination activities. 

Prior to joining JMP, Iain was an Executive Director leading the convertible capital markets effort at Oppenheimer & Co.  He previously served as a Director in the equity and equity-linked capital markets group at Piper Jaffray & Co. and in the convertible capital markets group at RBC Capital Markets.  Additionally, Iain has held convertible securities and credit analysis roles at Thomas Weisel Partners and UBS Investment Bank. 

Iain holds a BA from England’s Nottingham Trent University.