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Mark Shelson

Related person on Form D filings · address state as listed: MN · listed Jan 16, 2015 → May 12, 2020

3issuers
18Form D filings
2015–2020years listed

Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 12:01 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

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Key records

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1. Lawsuits

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2. Regulatory actions

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3. Bankruptcies

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4. Differences between public sources

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5. Money to insiders and sales commissions

0 of 3 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

SourceOffering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell it
EDGAR ↗May 12, 2020 D/A
File 021-210494
$0$0$0None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗May 12, 2020 D/A
File 021-53477
$0$0$0None listed on this filing
EDGAR ↗May 12, 2020 D/A
File 021-53475
$0$0$0None listed on this filing

As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 12–15), latest filing per offering (one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Appears on these filings

SourceIssuerRoleFiledFormOfferingSoldInvestorsMin. investment
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisor Networks LLC /CA
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 12, 2020D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$60,331,104131
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisors LLC /CO
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 12, 2020D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$23,872,68176
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗CETERA FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS LLC
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 12, 2020D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$4,872,93825
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗CETERA FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS LLC
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 6, 2019D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$3,331,3000
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisor Networks LLC /CA
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 6, 2019D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$49,978,914138
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisors LLC /CO
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 6, 2019D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$18,932,16677
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisors LLC /CO
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 7, 2018D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$21,439,32579
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗CETERA FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS LLC
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 7, 2018D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$3,550,88622
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisor Networks LLC /CA
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerMay 7, 2018D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$58,516,006147
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisors LLC /CO
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerApr 27, 2017D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$18,262,51772
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisor Networks LLC /CA
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerApr 27, 2017D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$51,652,017149
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗CETERA FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS LLC
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerApr 27, 2017D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$2,774,85921
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗CETERA FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS LLC
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerApr 18, 2016D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$1,959,00319
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisors LLC /CO
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerApr 18, 2016D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$16,772,87268
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisor Networks LLC /CA
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerApr 18, 2016D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$51,305,287157
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisors LLC /CO
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerJan 16, 2015D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$16,490,24364
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗Cetera Advisor Networks LLC /CA
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerJan 16, 2015D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$51,271,416151
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388
EDGAR ↗CETERA FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS LLC
group: Cetera
Executive OfficerJan 16, 2015D/AIndefinite
similar: $763,000–$10,000,000
$1,339,06719
similar: 4–23
No minimum reported
similar: $10,000–$78,388

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Related-person names are matched on first + last name and the address state on the filing; records that share a name but could not be tied together by a second identifier are listed separately below.

"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Investing / 506(b) (2,521 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Connections as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET

Listed alongside — 26 names on the same filings (0 management entities, 26 people)

People and management entities the issuers listed as related persons on the same Form D filings as Mark Shelson. Source: the EDGAR rows in the table above.

  • Greg Olson — 18 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Stan Smiley — 18 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Adam Antoniades — 12 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Director · also listed on 3 other issuers
  • Kristy Haley — 9 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Brett Harrison — 8 shared filings (3 issuers) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Gregg Ruvoli — 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Jon Rothenberg — 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Brian Haley — 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Timothy P. Stone — 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Bernie Breton — 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Lisa Gok — 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer · also listed on 1 other issuer
  • Larry Roth — 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Cyndi Hamel — 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Steve Dunlap — 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Bryan Jacobsen — 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Tom Taylor — 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • David Ballard — 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Catherine Bonneau — 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Director
  • Kathleen Vannoy-Pineda — 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · role as listed: Executive Officer
  • Thomas B. Taylor — 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director · also listed on 2 other issuers
  • Joseph D. Neary — 3 shared filings (3 issuers) · role as listed: Director
  • Enrique Vasquez — 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Erinn Ford — 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Douglas S. King — 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Errin Ford — 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · roles as listed: Executive Officer, Director
  • Summer Pretzer — 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · role as listed: Director

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources searched: SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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