Cliff joined Needham’s compliance team in 2021 and oversees SEC and FINRA compliance matters for both Needham Investment Management and Needham & Company, an affiliated broker-dealer.

Prior to Needham, Cliff held consulting roles with a registered investment adviser and a compliance consulting firm, serving investment advisers (federal or state registered and non-registered), private funds (hedge, private equity, real estate, fund of funds), and broker-dealer clients. Before relocating to New York, Cliff was an Associate with Beighley, Myrick, Udell & Lynne, P.A. in Miami, FL, representing clients in all aspects of litigation over a broad range of civil matters.

Cliff received his B.A. from Michigan State University, his J.D. from the University of Miami, and he holds bar admissions in Florida and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.