Ancorato Announces Senior Hires to Enhance Capital Markets
Ancorato, a third-party money manager specializing in structured note strategies through separately managed accounts, has added several professionals to their distribution team this year. This includes Patrick LeBlanc as vice president of capital markets, East, and Andrew Burghardt as vice president of capital markets, West. In addition, industry veteran Joanna Venetch leads national accounts services. Venetch is the president-elect of the board of directors of the Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association, known more commonly as ADISA.
Expressing enthusiasm for Ancorato’s recent staffing additions, Pisoot Senethavilay, president of Ancorato, said: “Together, they represent decades of experience in distribution, adviser support, and industry leadership. Their collective expertise reinforces our core commitment to providing advisers and their clients with exceptional service, trusted relationships, and an overall positive experience partnering with Ancorato.”
In their roles as vice presidents of capital markets, LeBlanc (East) and Burghardt (West) will both work to build relationships with current and new financial advisers in an effort to expand access to Ancorato’s innovative strategies using structured notes – providing solution education and personalized support. LeBlanc will cover the Central and Eastern time zones, while Burghardt will cover the Pacific and Mountain time zones.
LeBlanc brings 15 years of experience in alternative investments, real estate and structured products, along with expertise in the independent broker-dealer and registered investment adviser channels. His background includes work with real estate investments across commercial, storage, and residential asset classes.
With more than 20 years of financial industry experience, Burghardt’s career has ranged from traditional investments to alternatives, such as private equity and venture capital. Prior to joining Ancorato in May, he was director of capital markets at Kensington Asset Management from 2016 to 2025. Burghardt was also a wholesaler for AXA US from 2010 to 2016. He began his career as a financial adviser for MetLife Financial Services.
LeBlanc earned his bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University. Burghardt graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
Industry veteran Joanna Venetch leads Ancorato’s national accounts efforts, bringing more than 22 years of experience in financial services to Ancorato. In 2020, she founded Hana Solutions LLC to support alternative investment firms as they navigate the independent broker-dealer and RIA landscape. Prior to Hana, she was senior vice president, national accounts at Cantor Fitzgerald from 2018 to 2020.
Venetch graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds her FINRA Series 6, 7, and 63 licenses.
In addition to LeBlanc, Burghardt and Venetch, Ancorato highlighted Thomas Monaghan, adviser concierge. Monaghan helps to streamline the adviser experience from initial onboarding through ongoing portfolio management.
Over the summer, Ancorato surpassed $250 million in assets under management. The firm attributed the milestone in part to performance across its structured note portfolios. Its fixed-income structured notes, or FISN, launched in 2019 and designed for conservative investors seeking steady income, reported a total net annualized return of 10.66% since inception and an average net coupon rate of 11.49% in the second quarter of 2025.
Founded in 2019, Ancorato has launched more than 370 structured notes, with nearly 51% going full cycle, as of Aug. 31, 2025. In addition to expanded diversification for portfolios, Ancorato also supports advisers and financial professionals by providing regular educational resources, including a monthly newsletter, market outlook, and thought leadership.
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