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New York, United States

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Developed and launched structured products for initial margin collateral using bankruptcy-remote entities and non-bank L/Cs to lower funding cost and increase capital efficiency. The Prefunded Treasury Facility (PTF) was approved for use by CME for performance bonds of house origin. Risk management consultant for a Bitcoin and Ether futures exchange. Worked with leading institutions on Project Monte Cristo to develop collateral network for digital assets. Issued four (4) USPTO patents as sole inventor for a next-generation collateral network.Collateral and lower cost funding solutions for G-SIBs through SPV financing with efficiency under SLR, LCR, NSFR, G-SIB surcharge, and bank levies. Expertise in structuring, accounting, capital markets, rating agencies, and tax matters.Worked on regulatory no action requests, central bank reviews, bank risk committee approvals, and both bank and CCP new product approvals.

Developed and launched new insurer consortium and new credit product to mitigate clearinghouse default risk. Managing General Agency (MGA) inspired business model. Worked cross-functionally with insurance brokers, attorneys, and global insurers. Insurer consortium provided default resources for NOS Clearing, a subsidiary of Nasdaq OMX. Developed proprietary risk models and operational risk assessment methodology while managing quantitative and fundamental credit teams.Presented default insurance concept to regulators (i.e., Fed, BOE, CFTC, etc.) and industry groups (FIA, ISDA, etc.).

Executive Director - Credit Investment Group (CIG)Portfolio Manager, Risk Originator with a focus on private debt and alternatives. Trade origination and risk management for a multi-billion dollar proprietary trading credit book.Vice President - Debt Private Placement Group Joined with team from Deutsche Bank. Head of US private placement distribution for 20 institutional accounts. Managed investor new issue roadshows, coached management and helped to prepare offering documents, negotiated terms and covenants for both rated and unrated issuers. Worked with partner banks (BBVA and Danske Bank).

New York

Associate - Debt Capital Markets working for the US Private Placements TeamCredit analysis of rated and unrated issuers. Prepared issuer management team for roadshows and managed meetings, PPM preparation and pricing analysis. Sales coverage for 20 life insurance accounts.Analyst - Investment Banking Division Covered business services companies. Worked on valuation, trading comps, DCF models, LBO models, accretion/ dilution analysis, financial profiling of company universe for prospective M&A transactions.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Finance, Entrepreneurial Management, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Penn Swimming Played Weston in "Curse of the Starving Class" for Penn Theater Arts production

Executive Masters In Tech Management (Emtm) From Penn Engineering & Co-Sponsored By Wharton