# Robert Clare

> Robert (Bob) Clare is the founder, CEO and board chairman of Fispoke, a wealth-infrastructure startup he co-founded in 2023 with Nathan Berk. Fispoke gives independent financial advisors a white-labeled private banking layer - cash, credit, securities-based loans and mortgages - traditionally locked inside wirehouses and private banks. A Georgetown MBA, Clare spent years in operating and consulting roles at Bank of America, Cognizant and JDX Consulting before deciding the advisor channel needed banking tools of its own. Fispoke has raised roughly $5.45M and signed partnerships with Broadridge, Bell Bank, Wealthbox and Sage Home Loans.

- **Role:** Founder, CEO & Board Chairman at Fispoke
- **Organizations:** Fispoke, JDX Consulting, Cognizant, Bank of America, Investor Cash Management
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, International Business & Finance, Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Fispoke, a wealth-infrastructure platform bringing private banking to independent advisors, Raised roughly $5.45M across four rounds for Fispoke, Secured strategic partnerships with Broadridge, Bell Bank, Wealthbox and Sage Home Loans

## Career timeline

- **pre-2020** — Held multiple Chief Operating Officer roles at Bank of America
- **pre-2020** — Managing Partner and Strategic Business Unit head at Cognizant
- **2020** — Joined JDX Consulting as Head of U.S. Consulting Services Sales
- **2023** — Co-founded Fispoke with Nathan Berk; became CEO and board chairman
- **2024** — Announced capital raise exceeding $2M, including $1.5M from The Founder's Chair, plus a strategic partnership with First Rate Ventures
- **2025** — Closed a Series A round; signed partnerships with Bell Bank, Broadridge, Wealthbox and Sage Home Loans

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Fispoke, a wealth-infrastructure platform bringing private banking to independent advisors
- Raised roughly $5.45M across four rounds for Fispoke
- Secured strategic partnerships with Broadridge, Bell Bank, Wealthbox and Sage Home Loans
- Assembled a board of senior wealth-industry leaders including former Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Advisors executives
- Earned an MBA in International Business & Finance from Georgetown's McDonough School of Business

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Fispoke announced a strategic collaboration with Broadridge to bring securities-based lending and private banking to independent wealth firms
- **2025-07** — Fispoke closed a Series A funding round

## Links

- Website: https://fispoke.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-clare

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Last updated: 2026-06-21