Charles D. Dreher
As a member of the firm's senior level management team, Mr. Dreher's responsibilities include executing capitalization implementation strategies for the firm, as well as, business development for the firm's Financial Architect System™.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.CommonwealthCapital.com/members/4750 |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Food and Drink, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Nanotech, Real Estate, Retail, Sports, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Management, Marketing, Writing |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois U.S.A. |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Finding business partners, Getting press, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money |
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FEATURED STARTUP
Commonwealth Capital Advisors
Commonwealth Capital Advisors
Entrepreneurs around the globe are revolutionizing the way capital is raised using the patent pending FINANCIAL ARCHITECT SYSTEM(tm).
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Profitable
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Charles D. Dreher, Executive Vice President
Commonwealth Capital Advisors
Mr. Dreher started his career in the Securities industry in 1985 as a commodity and securities broker. He has worked in many areas of the securities industry, including marketing, sales, broker development and portfolio management. Mr. Dreher's securities training started with a few large investment banking firms, such as, Christopher Arthur & Co., Inc., John Hancock, and Shearson Lehman Brothers, now known as, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Mr. Dreher was a Municipal Bond Principal and an Options Principal and set up a network of over thirty-five professional money managers. Mr. Dreher is an advocate for the Entrepreneur (business owner) and addresses success stories as an Investment Banking Financial Commentator on numerous local & national TV & radio programs, as well as, the world wide net.
Prior to his securities industry experience, Mr. Dreher spent nine years with Control Data Corporation (CDC), U.S. Marketing. He was responsible for marketing educational products and services including consulting, professional services, project management, seminars, multi-media video programs and computer based education, as well as, the computerization of all the documentation for large complex lawsuits utilizing time sharing services or negotiated licenses for CDC's proprietary litigation software.
Mr. Dreher spent the first eight years of his career with Statistical Tabulating Corporation in Chicago as Payroll Accountant, Corporate Accountant, and then in a trio role of Sales Support Engineer (implementation specialist), Sales Representative for "HOUSE," and Customer Service Representative (liaison between the client and production managers).
As a member of the firm's senior level management team, Mr. Dreher's responsibilities include executing capitalization implementation strategies for the firm, as well as, business development for the firm's Financial Architect System™ distribution network and the Managing Directors. Mr. Dreher supervises the sales and marketing functions of the company, which includes supervising I. T. on website maintenance & design, migration of the Financial Architect System™ to the ASP CITRIX system, as well as, evaluating competitive technologies.
Mr. Dreher attended Loras College, MacCormack College of Commerce, Computer and Business Skills Institute and DePaul University.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Commonwealth Capital Advisors, LLC |
| Position: | Executive Vice President |
| Time period: | November 2002 - Present |
| Description: | Partner with Commonwealth Capital Advisors
Co-Founder and CEO of CCA International |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | "Women 'Shatter the Glass Piggy Bank'", DuPage Woman Newspaper ™, March-April, 2006
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| Papers: | SCOR Press Release: http://www.pr.com/press-release/278891 |
| Books: | "The Secrets of Wall Street - Raising Capital for Start-Up and Early Stage Companies" AMAZON/KINDLE |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Midwest Entrepreneurs' Forum
MIT Enterprise Forum Illinois IT Association Ilinois Technology Development Alliance National Investment Banking Association De Paul University - Coleman Entrepreneurship Center University of Illinois at Chicago - Center for Urban Business Illinois Institute of Technology - Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center TiE Midwest (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Hong Kong Trade Development Council |
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Commonwealth Capital Advisors
Entrepreneurs around the globe are revolutionizing the way capital is raised using the patent pending FINANCIAL ARCHITECT SYSTEM(tm).