Role at Gamco Asset Management
- Title on Schedule A
- Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolio, Majority Shareholder of Ultimate Parent Company
- Control
- Mario Gabelli is a control person of Gamco Asset Management.
- Ownership
- An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
- Tenure
- Mario Gabelli has held the filed role since November 1976.
The firm
Form ADV filed 31 March 2026
Career on record
Mario Gabelli has been registered through Gamco Asset Management since May 1990.
- Passed Series 7TO · 2023
- Passed SIE · 2018
- Passed Series 63 · 1991
- Gamco Asset Management Inc.Current– present · 36 yearsRye, NY · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 104950
- Passed F04 · 1976
- Passed Series 40 · 1972
- Passed Series 1 · 1967
Registrations and exams
Mario Gabelli has a current investment-adviser registration in Connecticut and has passed 6 qualifying exams.
| State | Scope | Status | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | Investment adviser representative | Approved | 28 January 2000 |
- Scope
- Investment adviser representative
- Status
- Approved
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 28 May 1991 |
| F04 | Financial Principal Examination | 30 December 1976 |
| Series 40 | Registered Principal Examination | 7 February 1972 |
| Series 7TO | General Securities Representative Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | 1 October 2018 |
| Series 1 | Registered Representative Examination | 29 December 1967 |
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- Financial Principal Examination
- Name
- Registered Principal Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Registered Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Mario Joseph Gabelli
- CRD
- 216136
- Registration status
- Investment adviser and broker registrations
- Office
- ONE CORPORATE CENTER, Rye, NY 10580
- Firm bio
- gabelli.com
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Background
Chairman and co-chief executive officer of GAMCO Investors; founder of the firm. Gabelli official team biographies
Education
- M.B.A., Columbia Business School; B.S. in accounting, Fordham University.Gabelli official team biographies
Common questions
Where does Mario Gabelli work?
Mario Gabelli has been Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolio, Majority Shareholder of Ultimate Parent Company of Gamco Asset Management Inc. since November 1976, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Mario Gabelli a financial advisor?
Yes. Mario Gabelli has a current investment-adviser registration in Connecticut, through Gamco Asset Management since May 1990, as of 17 October 2026.
How many years of experience does Mario Gabelli have?
Mario Gabelli has worked in the financial industry for 58 years as of 17 October 2026, counted from 5 June 1968, across 1 adviser firm.
What exams has Mario Gabelli passed?
Mario Gabelli has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 1, Series 40, F04, Series 63, SIE and Series 7TO. The earliest, the Series 1, was passed in December 1967.
Where is Mario Gabelli based?
Mario Gabelli’s registered office is in Rye, NY.
Leadership at Gamco Asset Management
- Douglas JamiesonPresident, Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director, Director
- David GoldmanGeneral Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
- Kieran CaterinaCo Chief Accounting Officer
- Christopher DesmaraisManaging Director, Director
- Kevin DreyerManaging Director, Co-CIO Value
- Christopher MarangiManaging Director, Co-CIO Value
- David OurlichtManaging Director
- Regina PitaroManaging Director, Director
- Paul SwirbulManaging Director, Director
- Howard WardChief Investment Officer-Growth Portfolios