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New York, NY, US

Washington, DC, US

• SEC’s industry specialist in Private Funds / Structured Products for the Division of Investment Management’s Analytics Office. Participate in investment company and investment adviser rulemaking and adviser outreach.
• Appointed as Chair of the IM Emerging Trends Committee (ETC). ETC draws its membership from across IM, and it serves to identify and advise on emerging trends in the asset management industry, including through.

New York, NY, US

• ATI is a private equity firm investing in infrastructure assets and related companies, founded as a Minority Business Enterprise. Advise the CEO and CFO on strategic and operational matters.CONTRIBUTIONS:
• Served as CFO and CCO from January 2021 to April 2023. Established financial and operational infrastructure, selected third-party professional firms, and supported the capital formation and the investment process.
• Joined the team as Senior Advisor and Executive Committee member at founding in 2018.

Boston, MA, US

• Engaged as Fidelity explored expansion plans into Alternative Investment products and strategies. CONTRIBUTIONS:
• Developed an Alternative Investments product offering concept for independent RIAs and broker-dealers, and their clients, through Fidelity’s portfolio construction advice and managed account platforms.
• Prepared Fidelity’s Alternative Investment portfolio management and product teams to approach institutional investors. Contributed to the Fidelity Distressed Opportunities Fund closing, Fidelity Real Estate Debt.
• Developed the business case to launch a CLO mezzanine and equity investment offering within Asset Management’s High Income and Alternatives Division.

• Founded a boutique consultancy serving investment firms with strategic and operational expertise. CONTRIBUTIONS:
• Advised an RIA that had experienced rapid growth over a 12 month period as AUM nearly tripled to $1+ billion. Assessed FinOps infrastructure, recruited and onboarded the new CFO, improved the FP&A function, evaluated.
• Advisor and Executive Committee member for newly formed private equity investment firm.
• Advised a real estate development firm structuring lease transactions under new GAAP standards.

Holmdel, New Jersey, US

• Hired into advisory business, promoted to COO (2010), and elected CEO (2011) of ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc., a registered investment advisor and alternative investment manager serving leading US and European pension.
• Improved business processes to address the complexity of the firm’s operations, investment strategies, and fund structures. Key initiatives included streamlining operating platform, rationalizing operations in Tokyo.
• Coordinated firm’s response to extended and complex SEC examination, which culminated in a favorable outcome without an adversary proceeding.
• Launched a Leveraged Finance/CLO business that grew to 8 CLOs and $2.7 billion AUM (as of 2018) to replace declining AUM as private debt fund strategies reached harvest stage.
• Took the firm public through a reverse-merger transaction with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) in 2015.
• Restructured the capital formation function.

Originally the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, NSX is the world’s first stock exchange to become a fully automated, screen-based trading system in 1985. NSX operated under SEC and FINRA supervision as a Self Regulatory Organization (SRO).

• One of six founding partners of de novo registered investment advisor and alternative asset manager specializing in structured products. Handpicked by fellow founders to serve as CEO. Steered company through a.
• Provided executive leadership to grow firm to more than $1 billion AUM across 3 hedge funds and 1 private equity fund and 40 employees in New York, Singapore, and India.
• Introduced and secured the lead strategic investor in the management company and the fund.
• Supported business development and investor communications to raise more than $1.5 billion.
• Generated sufficient profits to return all invested capital with interest to original investors within 38 months of inception.
• Chaired Investment Committee that oversaw investments yielding returns of 10.5%–11.5% net of fees with <2% standard deviation.

• Initially recruited to develop structured products and investments for this subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services Group with $15+ billion AUM and 350 employees providing innovative financial products and services to.
• Established and staffed a Global Treasury function that expanded financing 420% to $13 billion.
• Instrumental in growing net income 95% (to $117 million).

US

Recruited into this joint venture between Fixed Income Division and Financial Institutions Group within Investment Banking Division. Developed new financing products and advised on asset securitizations, debt and preferred offerings, derivatives (equity, debt, and currencies), synthetic credit linked notes, convertible equity offerings, and M&A financings.

London, GB

• Gained experience in capital markets, M&A, and financial services through progressive roles with Ernst & Young. Career chronology:
• Senior Manager, Capital Markets/M&A Advisory Group (New York): Advised investment and commercial bankers on new financial instruments and transactions. Conducted due diligence on acquisition targets.
• Manager, National Office—Financial Services Industries Group (New York): Consulted on resolving clients’ accounting and regulatory issues. Liaison to bank regulators on financial instruments, risk-based capital, and.
• Senior Accountant/Consultant, Financial Services Practice Group (Boston): Coordinated due diligence related to federally-assisted bank and thrift acquisitions. Staffed on the audit of the Bank of New England Corporation.

Bba, Accountancy

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance