Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame was established in 2021 to recognize those members whose contributions to the profession and service of the structured product industry have been significant, substantial, and long-standing. Members of the Hall of Fame have a demonstrated history of career achievement, sustained commitment to the advancement of the profession, and significant contributions, as well as conduct themselves with professionalism among their peers.

  • Managing Director & Head of the U.S. Wealth Solutions Group, CIBC.
    Gage founded the group in 2014 and oversees the origination and distribution of CIBC-issued structured notes and certificates of deposit across key wealth management channels nationwide.

    A veteran of the structured products industry, Gage began his Wall Street career in 1996 on the Equity Derivatives desk at Lehman Brothers, structuring and distributing derivative solutions to high-net-worth clients and boutique institutional investors. He then moved to Natixis before joining Barclays Bank in New York in 2004, during the foundational expansion of the U.S. Equity-Linked Notes market. At Barclays, he built and led the Investor Solutions Wealth Coverage team — mentoring junior professionals who now hold senior leadership roles across the financial sector — and was part of the pioneering group that launched the industry’s first Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs). He later served on the Cross-Asset Solutions team at Citi before joining CIBC.

2026 Industry Legend

  • Deep brings more than 20 years of leadership in structured products and derivatives, with a career built entirely across the Americas. At UBS, he has held a series of senior roles that trace the evolution of the business itself:

    • Options Strategist, designing and executing listed options strategies for client portfolios

    • Founding member of the UBS Structured Solutions business (2006/2007)

    • Head of Product Development (through 2023)

    • Head of Structured Products Distribution Americas

    Today, Deep continues to shape UBS's structured investment ideas, grow the franchise across diverse market environments, and lead the teams educating financial advisors and end clients on structured products. A graduate of Baruch College (City University of New York) and the University of Mumbai, his career reflects a disciplined focus on product performance, risk management, and lasting client value.

2026 Hall of Fame Inductee

  • Brandon leads the Structured Investments (“SIDM”) business for the Americas at J.P. Morgan. Housed within the Markets business of J.P. Morgan’s Commercial and Investment Bank (“C&IB”), the SIDM team delivers the Firm’s content (derivatives, investable indices) across wealth management client segments including Private Banks, Wirehouses, Broker-Dealers and Registered Investment Advisors, with the primary business being the issuance and sale of cross-asset structured notes and Certificates of Deposit, as well as OTC derivative solutions. The team also provides coverage and support to the Firm’s insurance carrier clients who offer J.P. Morgan investible indices via their various policies. In addition to his regional responsibilities, Brandon is a member of the Global Equity Derivatives and SIDM Management Team as well as the C&IB Global ESG Committee. Brandon joined the Firm in 2006 after graduating from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Economics.

2025 Hall of Fame Inductee

  • Tom Layton is the Senior Vice President of Product Management within Raymond James Global Wealth Solutions. During his 21-year career at Raymond James, he has overseen product management for a variety of investment solutions. He is currently responsible for the firm’s structured investments (market-linked notes and market-linked CDs) platform as well as OTC hedging solutions. His team is responsible for advisor education, sales/consulting, product research/origination, and platform experience. Tom is a graduate of the University of Florida, where he earned a B.S./B.A. in finance with honors. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation.

    Tom and his wife Lauren both grew up in Tampa, FL and currently live there with their two boys Dominic and Julian.

2024 Hall of Fame Inductee

  • Mark has been with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management for 29 years, starting his career in 1994 in fixed-income servicing wealth management. Mark has been working with the Structured Investments team since 2006 serving several roles focused on both sales and product and platform initiatives. In his current role, his responsibilities include product origination for both domestic and offshore issuance as well as the evolution of the Structured Notes platform, addressing the changing needs of the business through product and platform enhancements. He is responsible for managing the relationships with external partners including the issuing banks.

    Mark is a graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio where he received his B.A. in History. He proudly serves on the board of The Charlie Landers Foundation, which was created in honor of his son, with a mission to raise awareness, provide support to pediatric and young adult patients and fund research to find a lasting cure for Ewing’s Sarcoma.

2023 Hall of Fame Inductee

  • Eric founded UBS Global Wealth Management (GWM) America’s Structured Solutions business in June 2006. He currently leads UBS GWM Americas and UBS Investment Bank (IB) Global Markets Americas’ cross-divisional collaboration teams responsible for the product development, origination, distribution, secondary trading, and OTC equity derivatives functions for GWM Americas and IB’s third-party distribution clients. Eric has also led UBS GWM America’s listed options, futures, exchange-traded products, closed-end funds, and unit investment trust businesses. In addition, Eric serves on several of the firm’s executive management, operational and product risk, distribution, and commitment committees. Eric also serves on the board of Luma Financial Technologies, LLC.

    Prior to working at UBS, Eric held several positions of responsibility. He was the Managing Director, and Head of Product Development in the US Equity Derivatives group at Citigroup’s Corporate and Investment Banking Division; Managing Director, and Head of the Structured Products and the Over-the-Counter Derivatives groups at Wachovia Securities; Senior Vice President, and Head of Equity and Fund-linked Structured Products and the Single Stock Risk Management groups at Lehman Brothers; and he started his career in equity derivatives structuring and marketing at Merrill Lynch, where he was a Director in the Global Equity Linked Products Group.

    Eric holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. He completed his Master’s thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, under the mentorship of his father.

2022 Hall of Fame Inductee

  • Rob Sowinski was elected by unanimous vote from the structured product industry, where colleagues, partners and competitors, decided to give Rob the distinction.

    Robert (Rob) Sowinski had a long and distinguished career working in the structured product industry, holding various leadership positions in both distribution and trading. In 2015, he joined Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (AAM) as Managing Director of Structured Products, where he was responsible for origination, product development, issuer relationship management, infrastructure, and educational growth. Prior to joining AAM, Rob served as Managing Director at Jefferies LLC, where he headed third party structured products distribution in North America. Earlier in his career he served as a Director at Citigroup ICG, holding various structured products leadership positions within the Citi First Cross Asset and Fixed Income Structured Products groups.

    Rob Sowinski received a BS in Finance from Baruch College, City University of New York.

    Robert Sowinski had a passion for his family and the markets and is described as smart and witty, with a kind and genuine spirit. Born on April 28, 1972, Rob passed away on July 13, 2021 in Boca Raton, Florida at the age of 49. He is survived by his wife Monika and children Veronica and Filip.

    Rob was a great friend, colleague, and mentor. His contribution and impact to the structured products industry is immense and his presence will be greatly missed.

2021 Hall of Fame Inductee