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Chris Gamaitoni

Managing Director at Tilden Park Capital Management LP

Chris Gamaitoni is currently a Managing Director at Tilden Park Capital Management LP. Previously, Gamaitoni served as both Assistant Director and Director of Research at Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC. Prior to his time there, Gamaitoni was a Partner at Autonomous Research, where he focused on sell-side equity research on mortgage finance, consumer finance, and property and casualty insurance. He has also held various positions with Millennium Partners, Fannie Mae, Potomac Research Group, and B. Riley FBR. Gamaitoni received a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantitative Finance from James Madison University.

Manolo Sánchez

Founder of Adelante Ventures LLC

Manolo Sánchez is an adjunct professor at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, the Founder of Adelante Ventures LLC, and a Founder Advisor to Spring Labs Inc. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Federal National Mortgage Association (commonly known as Fannie Mae) since September 2018, serving as the Chair of the Risk Policy and Capital Committee, and a member of the Strategic Initiatives and Technology Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Previously, Sánchez was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Compass Bank, Inc. , a U.S. subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA). Sánchez also served as a member of BBVA’s worldwide Executive Committee and was its Country Manager for U.S. operations. In addition, Sánchez was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Compass Bank and its holding company, BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. Sánchez currently serves as a trustee or member of the Board of Directors of a number of civic, cultural, and educational institutions, including the Houston Symphony, KIPP Texas Public Schools, and the Center for Houston’s Future.

Marla Blow

President and COO of the Skoll Foundation

Marla Blow is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Foundation, a private foundation that makes grants to, and investments in, social entrepreneurs. Previously, she was Senior Vice President of Social Impact at Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth; was the Founder and CEO of FS Card Inc., a credit card venture focused on offering traditional credit to underserved consumers; and a Partner in Fenway Summer LLC, a consumer finance investment company that incubated FS Card. Prior to FS Card and Fenway Summer, she served as the Assistant Director for Card and Payment Markets at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and was a Director at Capital One in its Credit Risk Management and Corporate Development divisions. Blow is a member of the Boars of Directors of Square Financial Services and FinRegLab, and previously served on the Boards of Directors of Care.com and FactorTrust. Blow won the EY Mid Atlantic Emerging Company Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2018 and has been listed as one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business.

Mukul Gulati

Managing Partner of Zephyr Peacock

Mukul is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Zephyr Peacock Indiaand is responsible for the overall leadership of the Zephyr Peacock Funds. Mukul has over 20 years of experience in the investment business including private equity, investment research and general management. Previously, Mukul worked at Multex where he was involved in setting up and managing the firm’s quantitative equity research business. Mukul is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and serves on the Asia Council of Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA). Mukul has an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and is a cum laude graduate from University of Maryland with a degree in economics.

Phillip Riese

President of Riese & Others

Phillip Riese is President of Riese & Others, an advisory company and private investment vehicle that invests alongside a variety of venture capital and private equity firms with a focus on emerging and disruptive companies primarily in global financial services. Prior to forming Riese & Others, Riese spent nearly two decades at American Express, ultimately serving as the President of the Consumer Card Group and Chairman of American Express Centurion Bank. Riese has served on a number of public and private company boards. He is presently a board member of public companies Flywire and Remitly, and a number of private companies  including  Betterment, Cross River, and Monzo Bank.  He also serves on the board of Accion, a not-for-profit dedicated to financial inclusion globally.

Sam Alcoff

Founding partner of Tilden Park Capital Management LP

Sam Alcoff is a founding partner of Tilden Park Capital Management LP and has served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer since the firm’s inception in 2008, overseeing key corporate functions and the strategic implementation of technology and information systems. Alcoff previously was a Director in the Technology and Risk Management group at Drake Management, where he led the team responsible for generating security level analytics; worked with Distributed Capital Group to develop an innovative FX hedging product; and led the software engineering group at BlackRock Solutions.. He earned a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and is a member of the bar in both New York and New Jersey. Additionally, Alcoff holds a B.S. in Engineering with a concentration in Computer Science and a B.A. in History and Sociology of Science, both from the University of Pennsylvania.

Scott Wede

President and CFO of Conventus Lending

Scott Wede holds extensive investment banking experience across a wide range of products and geographies. He was the Head of Securitized Products Trading and Banking at Barclays PLC and was additionally responsible for leading their CMBS effort and Municipal Finance Department. Wede also was a key leader in the formation of the Securitized Products platform in 2004, and during his tenure the department became an industry leader. Prior to his time at Barclays, Wede spent ten years at Citigroup, which he joined through its acquisition of Salomon Brothers. Wede was named one of Citigroup’s youngest Managing Directors at the age of 30, and spent the majority of his time there trading agency mortgages in the Securitized Products department. Wede graduated Summa Cum Laude from Creighton University and he is currently the President and CFO of Conventus Lending.