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Douglas Besso

Chief Technology Officer at Hightower Advisors

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Douglas Besso is Chief Technology Officer of Hightower Advisors, LLC, a Chicago investment adviser managing $199B. Douglas Besso has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 7, SIE and Series 99TO.

Role at Hightower Advisors

Title on Schedule A
Chief Technology Officer
Control
Douglas Besso is a control person of Hightower Advisors.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Douglas Besso has held the filed role since January 2015.

The firm

Hightower Advisors, LLC
Chicago, IL

Form ADV filed 3 September 2026

$199B AUM64,035 clients953 advisers153 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed Series 99TO · 2023
  2. Passed SIE · 2018
  3. Passed Series 7 · 1989

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Douglas Besso has passed 3 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 99TO2 January 2023
Name
Operations Professional Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 721 October 1989
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Douglas Joseph Besso
CRD
1530829
Firm
Hightower Advisors, LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration

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Common questions

Where does Douglas Besso work?

Douglas Besso has been Chief Technology Officer of Hightower Advisors, LLC since January 2015, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 3 September 2026

Does Douglas Besso have a current investment-adviser registration?

Douglas Besso has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Douglas Besso passed?

Douglas Besso has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 7, SIE and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in October 1989.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Hightower Advisors

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1530829. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Hightower Advisors, LLC, filed 3 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Douglas Besso or Hightower Advisors, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.