Michael "Brad" East

Senior Vice President, Investments
Moors & Cabot, Inc.

Brad opened the Phoenix office for Moors & Cabot in November 2003. He began his investment practice in 1992 with J.W. Garrett & Co., Inc., a leading Arizona investment brokerage firm, and was appointed Senior Vice President within two years. Beginning in 2000, Brad spent three years with Van Kasper & Co., a San Francisco-based boutique investment management/brokerage firm that was subsequently acquired by Wells Fargo Corporation.

As a member of the Executive Council of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix, Brad has held numerous executive and committee chair positions. He is also on the Board of the organization’s foundation. He has also been recognized by the Philanthropy Fund of America as a member of its Board of Directors.

Brad moved to Tucson in 1988 to attend the University of Arizona where he played on the University’s nationally-ranked golf team. He graduated from the University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics, and serves on the University’s Alumni Association. He lives in Phoenix with his wife, Melinda, and daughters, Hannah and Emmegale.