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Executive Officers
Daniel G. Cohen, Chairman
James J. McEntee, III, Chief Executive Officer and President
Shami J. Patel, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer
John J. Longino, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Daniel G. Cohen, Chairman
He also serves as chief executive officer and trustee of RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS), which was formed in December 2006 as a result of a merger between RAIT Investment Trust and Taberna Realty Finance Trust, where Mr. Cohen had served as chairman and chief executive officer. Since 2001, he has been chairman of Cohen & Company, LLC, having previously served as its chief executive officer and president through 2006, Mr. Cohen has been chairman of the board of directors of The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBBK) since 2000. Additionally, Mr. Cohen has served as a member of the board of directors of TRM Corporation, a consumer services company, from 2000 to 2006 and as its chairman from 2003 to 2006. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Cohen served as the chief operating officer of Resource America Inc., a publicly traded asset management company with interests in energy, real estate and financial services. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Cohen was a director of Jefferson Bank of Pennsylvania, a commercial bank acquired by Hudson United Bancorp in 1999.
James J. McEntee, III, Chief Executive Officer and President
Since 2003, Mr. McEntee has served as the chief operating officer of Cohen & Company. He has served as a member of the board of directors of Pegasus Communications Corp. since 1996. He also serves as a director of The Bancorp Bank, a bank holding company. Prior to joining Cohen & Company, Mr. McEntee was the co-founder and co-managing partner of Harron Capital, LP, a $100 million private equity fund, from 1999 to 2002. Mr. McEntee held various positions as a lawyer in private practice with the law firm of Lamb, Windle & McErlane, P.C. from 1990 to 2003, including as a partner and chairman of the firm's Business Department.
Shami J. Patel, Chief Operating Officer for Alesco Financial Inc.
Mr. Patel serves as a Managing Director of Cohen & Company where he oversees the Alesco and Dekania platforms. Mr. Patel has extensive financial and capital markets expertise. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of TRM Corporation. He also served as Vice President for Sirrom Capital, a middle market and mezzanine lender and investor. Mr. Patel was formerly an investment banker at Robertson Stephens & Co. in the business services and specialty finance groups. Mr. Patel earned an M.B.A. and J.D. with honors from Duke University.
John J. Longino, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Alesco Financial Inc.
Mr. Longino serves as an executive vice president of Cohen & Company. Prior to joining Cohen & Company, Mr. Longino was co-founder and co-managing partner of Apex Integrated Solutions LLC, a provider of outsourced accounting and finance services. Mr. Longino worked in public accounting from 1980 to 2002 where he served a variety of public and private companies with real estate and financial services businesses. As a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP, Mr. Longino had responsibility for various public offerings, due diligence engagements and SEC matters. During his tenure with Andersen, Mr. Longino served as the Partner-in-Charge of Administration and Chief Financial Officer for the firm's Mid-Atlantic Market Circle, which included Andersen offices in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancaster and Richmond.
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