Harvey Knopman

Harvey Knopman - President and Founder of Knopman Financial Training.

Mr. Knopman has over thirty years of global training experience in the financial services sector, making him the longest tenured instructor in the industry. He has delivered training programs on five continents and prepared over 65,000 students for various licensing examinations, 90% of whom passed on their first attempt.

Mr. Knopman's knowledge and expertise have made him a leader in his field and gained him the respect of training professionals and clients alike. He has used these well honed skills not simply to meet, but to exceed clients’ and students’ expectations. The firm Mr. Knopman created has flourished and grown in clientele over the past 16 years under his direction, though he has kept his staff moderately sized to ensure excellence in those who represent the company. Mr. Knopman has been at the forefront of a unique and attentive training company that is committed to making sure every client and student receives the utmost service and instruction.

Mr. Knopman began his career in the financial training sector in 1975 at Securities Training Corporation, where he held the position of Vice President and served on the Board of Directors. During his twelve years at STC, he gained significant experience designing, and managing training programs for various securities qualification examinations.

From 1987 until 1991, Mr. Knopman was Vice President at the First Boston Corporation, managing the Sales and Trading Training Programs for all of the company’s domestic and international branches. He was responsible for the training activities for the Equity, Fixed Income and Research Departments, and oversaw the continuing education programs and seminars for support staff and client training. Mr. Knopman also served as a Marketing Representative for First Boston Asset Management Corporation, selling investment management services to Fortune 500 Companies.

Mr. Knopman has taught classes in finance and investments at the New York University School of Continuing Education. He holds a BBA from Bernard M. Baruch College, and a MBA from Fordham University. He has also held the Series 7 and Series 63 licenses. He has also been a member of the NYSE/NASD Series 7 item writing committee, where he was actively involved in the composition of the Series 7 Exam.