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==Leadership==

The company President and CEO is [[Thomas Belesis|Anastasios Thomas Belesis]], is a [http://www.youtube.com/user/JohnThomasFinancial frequent contributor to financial news shows]. He played a role in the movie ''[[Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps]]'' which was partly filmed at John Thomas Financial. Belesis has used his media exposure to support the image of Wall Street, launching rallies and a website,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.restorewallstreet.com/ |title=Restore Wall Street |publisher=Restore Wall Street |accessdate=2011-03-04}}</ref> to improve the image of stock traders.<ref name="rally">{{cite newspaper |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/nyregion/28bankers.html |title=New Embattled Minority: Wall Street Brokers |author=Kleinfeld, N. R. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=27 January 2010 |accessdate=2011-03-04}}</ref>

Belesis has been recognized for his leadership with several official honors, the most notable of which are the 2009 Bronx GOP{{Vague|date=July 2011}} Man of the Year Award,<ref>{{cite web|last=Milosheff|first=Peter|title=Bronx GOP Man Of The Year Award|url=http://www.bronx.com/news/local/605.html|work=The Bronx Times|accessdate=3 March 2011}}</ref> presented by [[Rudolph Giuliani]], and his appointment to the Executive Board of the World Energy Forum.<ref name="The World Energy Forum">{{cite web|title=Executive Board & Advisory Council|url=http://www.theworldenergy.org/beta/node/288 |publisher=The World Energy Forum |accessdate=2011-03-04}}</ref>