Roland Beaulieu is CEO and President of First Coverage and brings more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry the company. Prior to joining First Coverage he was responsible for the daily operations of Corporate Communications Broadcast Network (CCBN), serving as Chief Operating Officer prior to the company’s sale to Thomson Financial. He was also the head of CCBN’s Institutional Management Group, which successfully launched “StreetEvents,” a corporate reporting tool which became the defacto standard of Wall Street institutions.
Before his tenure at CCBN, Roland spent 13 years in a variety of positions at Thomson Financial. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Trading Service Division, and played a key role as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in building the technology behind Thomson’s First Call. Most recently, Roland was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at GrandBanks Capital and formerly the Chief Executive Officer of NewRiver, Inc.
