Wall Street exec joins area firm

SARASOTA — Investment advisory firm Path Financial named Oxana Saunders vice president.

Saunders will focus on business development, client relations and portfolio management with the Sarasota-based firm, according to a statement. Together, Saunders and Path Financial founder, president and chief investment officer Raul Elizalde provide clients with 47 years of investment expertise honed during their respective careers on Wall Street.

A graduate of Baruch College with a degree in finance and investments, Saunders worked on Wall Street prior to relocating to Sarasota in 2016. She began her investment-banking career at Lehman Brothers (later Barclays Capital), where she rose to the position of senior vice president and was responsible for distributing a full line of products to U.S. institutional investors, the release states. She later worked for Deutsche Bank.

"Ms. Saunders is a consummate professional with tremendous experience and intimate knowledge of financial markets," Elizalde says in the release. "Throughout her career, she has made it a priority to help her clients and put their interests first. I am delighted she has joined Path Financial."