James Tabacchi

Director

Mr. Tabacchi is President and CEO of South Street Securities Holdings Inc. In this role, Mr. Tabacchi oversees all aspects of the business, including strategy, credit, market and liquidity risk, infrastructure, technology and clearing, compliance, finance, accounting and controls. In 2000, he raised the venture capital and founded South Street as an independent repo broker dealer and began building and expanding the franchise of products. In 2018, Mr. Tabacchi invested in and continues to mentor AmeriVet, a Disabled Veteran and Minority Owned broker dealer, and last year, started an equity securities lending business. Prior to founding South Street, he spent two decades at Citicorp/Citibank in various customer interface and business head positions within the Investment, Corporate and Consumer Banking Divisions. In addition to his Board responsibilities at South Street, ACM Trust REIT and AmeriVet, Mr. Tabacchi is Chairman of the Board of the Independent Dealer and Trader Association (IDTA) and is a member of BNYM’s GSS Industry Advisory Council. In 2021, Mr. Tabacchi was elected to a five-year term on the DTCC Board of Directors.