Becky LightmaN
Founder, Lightman Capital
Becky Lightman is the Founder of Lightman Capital. She advises clients on all aspects of their wealth management strategy— including investments, credit, manager selection, retirement planning and complex trust and estate services. She helps clients navigate their investment options in a way that maximizes their ability to meet both financial and life goals and ensures thoughtful, creative, and appropriate expertise is dedicated to the relationship.
Ms. Lightman has worked at bellwether Wall Street Firms, including UBS, Northern Trust, J.P. Morgan, and Goldman Sachs. Becky was the Director of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic division of the Global Family Office Group at Northern Trust, dealing regularly with clients and family offices with extreme wealth. Becky has been named as one of the top business leaders in Florida by the South Florida Business Journal.
Ms. Lightman holds a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University, where she graduated cum laude. She earned her M.B.A. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has completed additional coursework at the London School of Economics. She graduated high school from Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. She holds Series 63, 66, and 7 licenses.
A native Floridian, Becky is a Director of the Yale Club of the Palm Beaches, a Yale admissions interviewer, and an active supporter of various community organizations.
DANNY rEICH
Founder, Banyan Global Advisors | Principal, Lightman Capital
Danny has been providing high net worth families with comprehensive wealth management services since founding his own firm in 2008. Danny uses his extensive background to deliver customized solutions to meet all client needs.
Danny began his career as a member and options trader on the Philadelphia, American, and New York stock exchanges. He then became a Proprietary Trader for DLJ’s Pershing division prior to moving to Florida. There he worked in private client services for Lehman Brothers Miami, and later became a Managing Director at Bear Stearns. Danny has been a resident of Boca Raton for 20 years and is locally involved in several community and non-profit organizations.
Katherine Ramirez
Chief Compliance Officer
Kathy is the firm's Chief Compliance Officer and Office Manager. She is a Florida Atlantic University graduate, completing her BBA in Finance. Kathy interned with Banyan Global in 2019 and went on to work as an analyst with G4S Secure Solutions which was acquired by Allied Universal.
Kathy is a lifetime Florida resident and is bilingual in Spanish. In her spare time, she enjoys her two dogs Kya and Tiago and her horse Annie.
Prema Dayal
Financial Analyst
Prema is a financial analyst. Her responsibilities include researching investment securities and compiling portfolio reviews and reports. She is a senior completing her BBA in Finance at Florida Atlantic University with a minor in Economics and a certificate in Cybersecurity, and will be joining (Lightman Capital/ Banyan Global) after graduating in May.
She has worked at the Ministry of Finance in Guyana and as a Donation Sustainability Manager at Nanubhai Education Foundation.
Kelly Antkiewicz
Executive Assistant
Kelly's responsibilities include client services, administration, and marketing. She is a student at Florida Atlantic University working toward a BA in Criminal Justice with a minor in Entrepreneurial Management.
She brings a variety of experience, including managerial roles in both healthcare and medical fields at Nova Southeastern University.