| Bryan Doran |
Bryan Doran has worked as a Chief Accounting Officer & Senior Vice President at MFA Financial, Inc. since 2023. He is also a Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. |
| Michael C. Roper |
Michael C. Roper is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at MFA Financial, Inc. Prior to his current position, he worked as an Assistant Controller at Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree at Bentley University and his graduate degree at Pace University. |
| John W. Elliott |
John W. Elliott is currently the Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at MFA Financial, Inc. Prior to this, he worked as a Director at NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. from 2008 to 2017 and as the Head-Information Technology at CBA Commercial LLC from 2004 to 2007. He also held a Senior Manager position at Capgemini US LLC. Mr. Elliott completed his undergraduate degree at Hamilton College (New York). |
| Gudmundur Kristjansson |
Gudmundur Kristjansson is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lucinity Group ehf, which is founded in 2018. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Brim hf and Co-Chief Investment Officer at MFA Financial, Inc. He previously worked as an Associate at Performance Trust Capital Partners LLC from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Kristjansson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iceland in 2003 and his graduate degree from Cornell University in 2005. |
| Laurie S. Goodman |
Laurie S. Goodman currently works at MFA Financial, Inc., as Non-Executive Chairman from 2021, Arch Capital Group Ltd., as Independent Director from 2018, and DBRS, Inc., as Director. Dr. Goodman also formerly worked at Amherst Holdings LLC, as Senior Managing Director, Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC, as Director, Home Point Capital, Inc., as Independent Director, Amherst Securities Group LP, as Senior Managing Director from 2008 to 2013, The Urban Institute, as Director-Housing Finance Policy Center from 2013 to 2021, Citicorp, Inc., as Principal, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., as Principal, UBS Securities LLC, as Head-Global Fixed Income Research from 2004 to 2008, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as Principal, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as Senior Economist, Bipartisan Policy Center, as Member, and Eastbridge Capital, Inc., as Portfolio Manager. Dr. Goodman received her graduate degree and doctorate degree from Stanford University and undergraduate degree and Masters Business Admin degree from the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Bryan Wulfsohn |
Bryan Wulfsohn is currently working as the Co-Chief Investment Officer at MFA Financial, Inc. He started this position in 2019. Prior to his current role, he worked as an Associate at CBA Commercial LLC from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Wulfsohn completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Franklin & Marshall College in 2005. |
| Craig L. Knutson |
Craig L. Knutson is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at MFA Financial, Inc. He is also the Chief Executive Officer at MFResidential Assets Holding Corp. Previously, he held positions as a Director at Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc. from 1996 to 1999, Senior Executive Vice President at CBA Commercial LLC from 2004 to 2007, Vice President at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Vice President at Smith Barney, Inc., and Associate-Investment Banking Department at E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. He was also the President & Chief Operating Officer at ARIASYS, Inc. from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Knutson completed his undergraduate degree at Hamilton College (New York) in 1981 and obtained an MBA from Harvard University in 1986. |
| Richard C. Wald |
Richard C. Wald is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Emigrant Mortgage Co., Inc., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Emigrant Funding Corp., and an Independent Director at MFA Financial, Inc. He previously worked as an Associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP from 1986 to 1992, and as an Attorney at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. from 1984 to 1986. He also served as the Chief Regulatory Officer at Emigrant Bank (Old) from 2009 to 2012. Wald received his undergraduate degree from Stony Brook University and his graduate degree from Boston University School of Law. |
| Francis J. Oelerich |
Francis J. Oelerich is an Independent Director at MFA Financial, Inc. and a Managing Director at XMS Capital Partners LLC. He previously worked as a Managing Director-Mergers & Acquisitions at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. from 2008 to 2017. Oelerich received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA from Harvard University. |
| Robin G. Josephs |
Robin G. Josephs is the founder of Ropasada LLC. She currently holds the following positions: Independent Director at MFA Financial, Inc. since 2010, Director & Executive Vice President at The Tourette Association of America since 2012, Independent Director at SVF Investment Corp. 2 since 2021, Independent Director at Safehold, Inc. since 2017, and Trustee at The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation. In the past, Ms. Josephs held positions as Director at ITT Educational Services, Inc., Director at TriNet Corporate Realty Trust, Inc., Independent Director at Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. from 2003 to 2016, Director at Instinet Group, Inc. in 2005, Director at iStar Acquisition Corp., Independent Director at QuinStreet, Inc. from 2013 to 2021, Managing Director at Starwood Capital Group. I LP from 2005 to 2007, Director at Safehold, Inc., Managing Director at Starwood Capital Group LP from 2005 to 2007, and Lead Independent Director at iStar, Inc. from 1998 to 2023. Ms. Josephs's education includes an MBA from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, conferred in 1982. |
| Sheila A. Stamps |
Sheila A. Stamps currently works at Pitney Bowes, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, MFA Financial, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, National Association of Corporate Directors (New York), as Director, Institute for the International Education of Students, as Director, IQVIA Holdings, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, Bankinter Foundation of Innovation, as Trustee, and Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II, as Strategic Advisor. Ms. Stamps also formerly worked at CIT Group, Inc., as Independent Director from 2014 to 2022, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., as Independent Director from 2018 to 2023, New York State Common Retirement Fund, as Director-Pension Investments & Cash Management from 2004 to 2005, FleetBoston Financial Corp., as Managing Director & Head-Relationship Management from 2003 to 2004, CIT Bank (Utah), as Director, Golden Seeds, Inc., as Managing Director from 2005 to 2016, Bank One Europe Ltd., as Managing Director-Asset Backed Securitization from 1997 to 2003, CIT Bank NA, as Director from 2014 to 2022, Forest Road Acquisition Corp., as Independent Director from 2020 to 2021, Bank One Corp., as MD & Head-European Asset Backed Securitization from 1982 to 2003, First Chicago Corp., as MD & Head-European Asset Backed Securitization in 2003, New York State Insurance Fund, as Commissioner from 2014 to 2018, Design, Build, Integrate LLC, as Executive Vice President from 2011 to 2012, and Dreambuilder Investments LLC, as EVP-Corporate Strategy & Investor Relations from 2011 to 2012. Ms. Stamps received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and Masters Business Admin degree from The University of Chicago. |
| Lisa K. Polsky |
Lisa K. Polsky was the founder and president of Polsky Partners, Inc., which was founded in 2002. She is currently a director at VeriFone, Inc., MFA Financial, Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., HSBC USA, Inc., and serves as a trustee for the Global Association of Risk Professionals and Guardian Variable Products Trust. Ms. Polsky has previously held positions as the chairman of the Risk Committee at the Securities Industry Association, managing director and head of Client Financing Services at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., director at Investools, Inc., independent director at Piper Jaffray Cos., director at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., director at the International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc., director at thinkorswim Group, Inc., director at the International Association For Quantitative Finance, vice president at Citibank NA (New York), partner at Deutsche Bank Investment Management, Inc., chief risk officer and managing director at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., partner and head of Derivatives & Hedge Fund Business at Bankers Trust Corp., head of Global Investment Solutions at Duff Capital Advisors LP, and chief risk officer and executive vice president at CIT Group, Inc. Ms. Polsky obtained her undergraduate degree from New York University in 1978. |
