# ENGAGED CAPITAL, LLC

ENGAGED CAPITAL, LLC of NEWPORT BEACH, CA is an SEC-registered investment adviser.

## Registration

- CRD: 161251
- Type: SEC-registered investment adviser
- SEC file number: 801-77057
- Location: 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 950, NEWPORT BEACH, CA, 92660
- Phone: 949-734-7900
- Latest filing: 2026-02-18
- Regulatory AUM: $432.3M
- Discretionary AUM: $432.3M
- Clients: 11
- Accounts: 8

## Business model

- Compensation: % of AUM, Performance
- Clients served: Investment cos

## Officers, owners & control persons (22)

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Richard Eric Spector | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | New York, NY |
| Donna Marie White | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| Glenn William Welling | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER; MANAGING MEMBER | — |
| Andrew Inchun Jung | MEMBER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | — |
| Asher Kamali Ailey | GENERAL COUNSEL, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| DEMAREST DAVID EARL | MEMBER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; MEMBER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| AILEY ASHER KAMALI | GENERAL COUNSEL, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| GRAY CLIFFORD TODD | MEMBER, CHIEF CLIENT OFFICER | — |
| WELLING GLENN W | MANAGER, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER; MANAGER, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; TRUSTEE (+1 more) | — |
| BZURA ANDREW MARC | MEMBER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| WELLING GLENN WILLIAM | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER; MANAGING MEMBER | — |
| HETRICK CHRISTOPHER BAYER | MEMBER, DIRECTOR - RESEARCH | — |
| SPRINGSTUBB BRENDAN BLAKE | MEMBER, SENIOR ANALYST | — |
| SONENSHINE JACOB PRELL | MANAGER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; TRUSTEE OF SONENSHINE FAMILY TRUST | — |
| SONENSHINE ALLYSON A | TRUSTEE OF SONENSHINE FAMILY TRUST | — |
| WELLING LAURI A | TRUSTEE; TRUSTEE OF WELLING FAMILY TRUST | — |
| KEMPF KENNETH C | MEMBER, SENIOR ANALYST | — |
| jung Andrew Inchun | MEMBER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |
| Carl Gregors Paulsen | MEMBER, DIRECTOR OF RISK MANAGEMENT & TRADING | — |
| Blake Alexander Zacharias | MEMBER, SENIOR ANALYST | — |
| Kenneth Connor Kempf | MEMBER, SENIOR ANALYST | — |
| Christopher Bayer Hetrick | MEMBER, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH | — |


## Disclosures (3)

| Initiated | Type | Allegations | Status | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-16 | regulatory | ON JANUARY 16, 2026, THE SEC ANNOUNCED AN ORDER SETTLING ADMINISTRATIVE CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ENGAGED CAPITAL. ACCORDING TO THE SEC ORDER, ENGAGED CAPITAL FAILED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REGARDING ENGAGED CAPITAL, ITS PERSONNEL, AND ITS CLIENTS' OWNERSHIP OF THE SPONSOR OF A… | Final | $200K |


## Related pages

- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/161251/brochure
- Similar advisers: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/161251/similar
- Related entities: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/161251/related
- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/161251

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