Brookstone
President and CEO
Dean Zayed, JD, LLM, CFP® President and CEO
Dean is the co-founder and CEO of Brookstone
Capital Management LLC.


Dean received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics
from Northwestern University. He completed the Business
Institutions Program, the Undergraduate Leadership Program
and was a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics
Honor Society. Dean was involved in both the Special
Olympics and the ALS Foundation.

Dean received his Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern
University School of Law. He received his Masters degree in
Taxation from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Dean is
a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and holds the following
licenses: FINRA Series 7, 63 and 65 and Illinois insurance
license for life, health and long-term care.
Achievements and Recognition:
  • Brookstone ranked as sixth fastest-growing Registered Investment Advisor and 218th overall in the U.S. in on Financial Advisor magazine’s 2011 Top Registered Investment Advisor list, July 2011
  • Member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), as well as the prestigious Top of the Table
  • Top 5 Finalists "Advisor of the Year Award" by Senior Market Advisor magazine 2006 and 2007
  • Featured on General Alexander Haig’s Chosen Topics, CNBC
  • 2006 "Top 10 Wealth Managers of the Central US Region," Goldline Research
  • Cover Senior Market Advisor magazine, December 2005
  • Published many articles in professional journals and has educated thousands of people in the areas of estate and financial planning