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YCharts Appoints Steve Bendt as Chief Marketing Officer

Aug 18, 2026 | By Devin Jacobs

YCharts, an investment research and client engagement platform, has appointed Steve Bendt as Chief Marketing Officer.

SUMMARY

  • YCharts appointed Steve Bendt as Chief Marketing Officer.
  • Bendt brings nearly 30 years of marketing experience.
  • YCharts is an investment research platform for financial professionals.

Bendt will lead YCharts’ global marketing team and report to CEO Sean Brown. He will oversee brand, demand generation, and go-to-market strategy across the company’s RIA, enterprise, and asset manager markets.

Bendt joins YCharts with nearly 30 years of marketing experience, including CMO roles at leading investment research and fintech companies. He has a strong track record of building high-performing teams and growing financial data and investment research businesses.

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"Steve's background is a rare combination for this role. He has scaled marketing through exactly this kind of growth stage before, and he knows the wealthtech and investment research categories from the inside," said Sean Brown, CEO of YCharts.

"YCharts has real product-market fit and a customer base that keeps growing – a foundation most companies spend years trying to earn," said Bendt. "I understand both the opportunity in front of this team and what it takes to capture it. I'm looking forward to working with Sean and the team to take the strong foundation they've already built and accelerate it into the next stage of growth."

About YCharts 

Founded in 2009, YCharts is an investment research and client engagement platform used by more than 15,000 financial professionals. It helps advisors and asset managers with investment research, portfolio building, client communication and market monitoring.

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