Conrad DeQuadros is Brean Capital’s Senior Economic Advisor. Conrad previously co-founded an independent economic research firm, RDQ Economics, in 2008 and was an economist and Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns between 1999 to 2008. Before joining Bear Stearns, Conrad began his career as an economist at the Bank of Montreal in Toronto, Canada. Conrad is responsible for analyzing economic and financial market developments for Brean’s clients and for supporting sales, trading, and capital markets teams. He has advised policymakers in the U.S. and abroad on topics related to fiscal, trade and monetary policy and is a regular commentator on economic developments in the financial media. Conrad is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Canada.