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of the Hedge Fund CFO Association is comprised of leading
Chief Financial Officers of Hedge Funds. In addition, the
Steering Committee is also composed of Industry Specialists
whose experience in the field provides the Association with
a valuable resource in planning events.
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David H. Emmerich
Managing Director
First Republic Bank |
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Director of First Republic Bank's Boston Preferred Banking
office and Founding Chairman of the Hedge Fund CFO Association's
Steering Committee. David has developed a niche portfolio of alternative
asset class firms including private equity, hedge funds and the individuals within
these firms in Boston and New York City. Previously he was a Vice President of
the Private Equity Banking Group at a major Northeast commercial bank where he
created and was the founding Executive Director of the Private Equity CFO Association.
David has over 17 years of banking experience with primarily Boston based
banks in varying roles such as retail sales and service, mortgage origination,
small business and professional's banking. David is a graduate of Suffolk University
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Management.
First Republic Bank is a private bank and wealth management firm. The Bank
and specialize in providing personalized, relationship-based services, including
private banking, private business banking, investment management, trust, brokerage
and real estate lending. First Republic Bank provides access to its services
online and through preferred banking or trust offices in ten major metropolitan
areas: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach, San Diego,
Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle, Boston and New York City. More information is
available on the Bank's website at www.firstrepublic.com.
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| Shirin Philipp |
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Ms. Philipp is a founding board member of the Hedge Fund
CFO Association. An attorney at Foley Hoag, Shirin’s
practice focuses in the investment management area. Ms. Philipp
has significant experience representing registered and unregistered
investment advisors and private investment funds, including
cases dealing with formation, registrations and regulatory
compliance.
Ms. Philipp serves on the Board of Directors and as a Member
of the Executive Committee of Families First Parenting Programs,
Inc. and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Boston Main
Streets Foundation.
Shirin received her J.D., cum laude, from Boston University
and her A.B., cum laude, from Dartmouth College
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Jon Waterman,
Partner
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Jon works exclusively with clients in the financial services industry and has particular expertise in meeting the needs of domestic and offshore investment partnerships/companies, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors, fund of funds, registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants and specialty finance companies. Jon began his accounting career in 1996 with the Firm, providing accounting and auditing services to clients in various industries, and has focused on the financial services industry since 1999. |
In addition to general accounting and auditing, financial reporting, and consulting services, Jon works closely with financial services clients on financial and regulatory compliance matters. He assists investment partnerships / companies in structuring their limited partnership agreements and offering memorandums, advising them on the accounting issues that affect their operations. He also provides consulting services to broker-dealers on various financial and regulatory matters. Jon has counseled start-up funds, working alongside attorneys, administrators and prime brokers. His clientele ranges from start ups to multi-billion dollar entities with a variety of trading strategies, including long/short equities, convertible arbitrage, fixed income, derivatives, distressed debt, private equities and proprietary traders. Jon has been involved in developing the Firm’s in-house training program for the fund and regulatory divisions of the practice.
Professional Affiliations
Jon is a member of the Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society, the American Institute of CPAs, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and the Managed Futures Association. Jon is also the Chairman of the Illinois CPA Society Futures, Securities and Derivatives Special Interest Group.
Education
Jon received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.
Contact Information
Phone: 312.634.3351
Fax: 312.634.3410
Email:
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| David Nissenbaum |
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David Nissenbaum is a partner
in the Investment Management Practice Group at Schulte Roth & Zabel
LLP. His practice focuses on corporate, bank regulation and
securities matters. He represents institutional and entrepreneurial
investment managers and private investment funds in all aspects
of their business.
Representative engagements and transactions have included:
• Structure fund management businesses |
• Counsel
principals on terms of management company partnerships
• Structure and form hedge, private equity, structured finance and hybrid
funds and funds of funds
• Structure and implement scalable platforms for fund sponsors
• Restructure proprietary trading desks into investment management businesses
•Structure and negotiate seed and strategic investments •Counsel
on identification and management of conflicts of interest
•Advise on lift-outs and acquisitions of investment management
businesses
•Advise on financing structures for investment funds and
related regulatory issues
•Advise on regulatory and compliance issues affecting alternative
investment managers
•Advise on all aspects of US banking laws that affect fund
managers and funds
David is a 1993 graduate of the Brooklyn Law School where
he was a Edward G. Sparer Fellow. He is a 1990 graduate
of the State University of New York at Albany and was a
National Merit Scholar. He speaks frequently at industry
events and before regulatory agencies.
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Jay Sterling
Managing Director and Head of Accounting / Operations Practice |
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Jay
Sterling is a Managing Director of Cromwell Partners. Mr.
Sterling has twenty years of experience in executive search
with a primary practice in the asset management and corporate
financial management sectors. His recent search work in investment
management has focused on recruiting Chief Operating Officers,
Chief Financial Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, and senior
sales professionals for startup and expanding asset management
companies. His clients have included both alternative and
traditional asset management firms. His corporate financial
management work has included searches for senior financial
executives for financial and non-financial services companies.
Mr. Sterling’s understanding and extensive network
of buyers and sellers of financial services and third party
providers such as accounting firms, law firms, consultants,
and brokers, has allowed him to gain access and to attract
a wide range of candidates throughout the United States. He
began his career in executive search in 1987. Prior to 1987,
Mr. Sterling worked at Dean Witter, where he managed a financial
planning and analysis department and worked in securities
sales and marketing. He started his career at Price Waterhouse
where he was a manager on two of the firm's largest multinational
clients.
Mr. Sterling is a Certified Public Accountant and an active
member of a number of professional societies. He serves as
treasurer and director of several non-profit organizations
in the New York area, and is on the investment committee of
a $110 million endowment fund. Mr. Sterling is a graduate
of Denison University and received an MBA from Cornell University.
He lives in Manhattan and Shelter Island, New York with his
wife and two children.
Contact information:
Phone: (212) 953-3220
E-mail:
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Kenneth
S. Springer
President |
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Mr. Springer, a Certified Fraud
Examiner, is President and founder of Corporate Resolutions
Inc. A former special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Mr. Springer has conducted business-related investigations and
intelligence gathering for over twenty-five years. He is a recognized
expert on state of the art data retrieval technology. Prior
to founding CRI in 1991, he was President of Bishops Services,
Inc., an investigative firm in New York City.
A 1975 graduate of Siena College with a B.S. in finance,
Mr. Springer is an active member of the Society of Former |
Special Agents
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, The Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners, the Securities Industry Association-Compliance & Legal
Division, the Association for Corporate Growth, the Association
for Independent Private Sector Inspectors General (IPSIG),
Turnaround Management Association, the American Society for
Industrial Security (ASIS), and the European Venture Capital
Association. He is also a frequent speaker and lecturer on
private equity, capital markets, due diligence issues and
corporate investigations.
Contact Information
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| Kathy Thren,
Director
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Kathy is a Director of SEI’s Investment Manager Services Group and is primarily responsible for marketing SEI’s hedge and private equity fund services toalternative fund managers.
Prior to joining SEI in 2000, Kathy served as Vice President of a PNC Bankaffiliate, where she was responsible for marketing its mutual fund andalternatives servicing businesses. Prior thereto, Kathy served as legal counselfor its parent company, PNC Bank. Prior to joining the PNC companies,Kathy served as an associate in the Investment Management Group at Drinker Biddle& Reath, a Philadelphia law firm with one of the largest investment
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management practices in the country. Kathy received her law degree from Villanova University as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees in operafrom Temple University.
Contact Information:
Phone: 610-676-1655
Email:
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| Kislay (Sal) Shah,
CPA |
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Sal has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining
McGladrey, he was with a Big Four accounting firm for more than 14 years, working on key alternative
investment services engagements.
Typically, Sal’s clients manage up to $6 billion in assets. He has worked with Credit Suisse First Boston,
Goldman Sachs, Ziff, Merrill Lynch, Muzinich, C-Bass, Ramius Capital and Blackstone.
Services Provided: Sal has a strong understanding of reporting, compliance monitoring, management and |
incentive fees, investor capital transactions, portfolio valuation, performance measurement, and trade
reconciliations. Sal has deep knowledge of investment strategies and valuation methodologies derived from
his extensive experience working with hedge funds, including due diligence, and performing general and
operational evaluations.
Additionally, Sal has extensive background in financial instruments, including exotic derivatives. Sal also
serves as editor-in-chief of McGladrey’s “Alternative Investment Watch,” a quarterly newsletter of
developments in finance for alternative investment providers.
He is a frequent speaker on various topics including FAS 157, Small Business Investment Companies
(SBIC), asset backed lending and is also a resource to many trade and industry publications.
Education: Sal received his bachelor’s degree from Calcutta University (India). Professional Affiliations: Sal
is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants as well as the American Institute
of CPAs. He is also a Chartered Accountant in India.
Personal: Sal lives in Long Island, N.Y., with his wife and two children.
Contact Information
Phone: 212.372.1201
Email:
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| Scott Alintoff, COO |
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Scott Alintoff is the Chief Operating Officer of SunGard VPM, a company specializing in portfolio accounting solutions for the Alternative Investments community. He works in multiple capacities including Client Services, Project Development and oversees all aspects of the firm’s services and software development. Scott also works closely with VPM’s clients to develop new software for the rapidly changing world of complex trading instruments including swaps, bank debt, CDS and other security types. He has extensive knowledge of hedge fund back office operations, systems, investment products and fund structures. He recently assisted in the creation and rollout of FAS 157 reporting and is now focused on CDS product changes affecting the marketplace. |
Scott has over 15 years of experience in the Financial Services industry. He began his career at Ernst & Young and participated in the audits of large financial firms and worked in the M&A and bankruptcy groups. Furthermore, Scott has worked with numerous Financial Services companies in traditional asset management roles. Prior to joining SunGard, he worked for one of the largest options market making firms on the American Stock Exchange and was the Head of Finance for a Commodity Pool Operator.
Scott holds his Series 3, 7, 63 and 65 licenses. He is also a licensed American Stock Exchange Market Maker. Scott holds a BBA in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children.
Contact Information
Phone: 631-962-8300
Email:
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