DriveWealth founder Robert Cortright named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 New York winner.
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DriveWealth founder Robert Cortright named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 New York winner. June 22, 2026 Robert Cortright Robert Cortright, founder and executive chairman of DriveWealth, has been named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2026 New York Award winner, recognizing his role in expanding access to financial markets through technology-driven investing infrastructure and pioneering fractional share ownership. The award highlights Cortright's entrepreneurial track record and his efforts to reshape how individual investors participate in capital markets. It marks the second time he has received regional recognition from EY, having previously won in 2009 for FX Solutions, the foreign exchange trading platform he co-founded that helped bring retail investors into a market traditionally dominated by institutions. Cortright founded DriveWealth in 2012 after identifying similar barriers in the equities market. High stock prices, geographic limitations and legacy brokerage infrastructure often prevented many investors from accessing public markets. DriveWealth was established to address those challenges through technology that enables broader participation in investing. One of the company's most significant contributions was the introduction of fractional share trading, allowing investors to purchase portions of a stock rather than an entire share. The model has since...
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