| Joseph J. DePaolo |
Joseph J. DePaolo is the founder and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer & Director of Signature Bank, which was founded in 2000. He also holds current positions as a Director at the Mariano Rivera Foundation, the Dr. Richard Barnett Foundation, and is a Member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. In his former roles, Mr. DePaolo served as Chairman of Signature Securities Group Corp., Republic Insurance Agency, Inc., Republic Financial Services, Inc., and Republic Financial Services Corp. He also held the position of Managing Director at Republic Bank of New York and Senior Manager-Audit at KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. Mr. DePaolo obtained his undergraduate degree from Iona College. |
| Brian Twomey |
Brian Twomey currently works at Signature Bank (New York, New York), as Chief Credit Officer & Senior Vice President from 2017. |
| Thomas Kasulka |
Thomas Kasulka has held the following positions in his career: Chief Credit Officer & Executive Vice President at Customers Bancorp, Inc. since 2023, and Chief Lending Officer & Executive Vice President at Signature Bank (New York, New York) since 2004. |
| Vito Susca |
Vito Susca is a Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is currently serving as the Chief Administrative Officer & Executive VP at Signature Bank (New York, New York) since 2021. He is also a Member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. In the past, Mr. Susca held positions as Vice President & Deputy Manager-Treasury Finance at HSBC Bank USA, NA and HSBC Securities, Inc. He also worked as a Principal at Republic Bank of New York. Mr. Susca completed his undergraduate degree at St. John's University. |
| Keisha Hutchinson |
Keisha Hutchinson is currently the Chief Risk Officer & Senior Vice President at Signature Bank in New York. Prior to this, she worked as an Audit Partner at KPMG LLP. |
| Lisa Bond |
Lisa Bond is currently the Chief Social Impact Officer & SVP at Signature Bank in New York. Prior to this, she worked at Worknowledge LLC as the Vice President-Human Resources from 2001 to 2004. |
| Michael Sharkey |
Michael Sharkey is currently the Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Signature Bank (New York, New York). He started this position in 2004. Previously, he worked at Republic Bank of New York as an Associate Managing Director. |
| Stephen Wyremski |
Stephen Wyremski is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Signature Bank since 2021. Prior to this, he worked as a Senior Manager at KPMG LLP. |
| Ana Harris |
Ana Harris currently works at Signature Bank (New York, New York), as Chief Human Resources Officer & SVP from 2020. |
| Scott A. Shay |
Scott Shay
Founding Chairman
Scott is the Founding Chairman of the Elah Fund. Scott was a co-Founder and the Executive Chairman at Signature Bank. He was also a Founding Director in Home Partners of America sold to the Blackstone Group for $6B in 2021. Scott has been Managing Director/Partner of Ranieri Strategies LLC and its predecessors (“Ranieriâ€) since 1988 and has been involved in the investment banking and venture capital industries since 1980. Prior to joining Ranieri Partners, he served as a director and senior member of the M&A department of Salomon Brothers, Inc. From 1997 to 2005, Scott served as a director of Bank Hapoalim BM, Israel’s leading bank; and from 1988 to 2001, Scott served as a director of Bank United Corp., Texas. He was a Founding Director of Super Derivatives, which was sold to ICE in what was then the largest foreign acquisition of an Israeli financial technology company.
Scott is a thought leader in the American Jewish community. He is the author of three books focused on issues imperative to the Community and is a frequent speaker and editorialist on the subjects. He has started a Hebrew school, an adult educational program, and chaired and served on numerous programs and boards.
Scott holds a BA from Northwestern University (Phi Beta Kappa) and an MBA (Distinction) from Kellogg Northwestern. |
| Kevin T. Hickey |
Kevin T. Hickey is currently working as the Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer & EVP at Signature Bank in New York. |
| Eric R. Howell |
Eric R. Howell is currently the Director at Signature Securities Group Corp. He is also the President, Chief Operating Officer & Director at Signature Bank (New York, New York) since 2023. In his former positions, Mr. Howell served as the CFO & Associate Managing Director at Republic Bank of New York. He also worked as the Controller at Bluestone Capital Partners LP. Additionally, he held the role of Chief Financial Officer at The Signature Bank (Springfield, Missouri), Republic Insurance Agency, Inc., Republic National Bank (Houston, Texas), and Republic Financial Services Corp. |
| Judith A. Huntington |
Judith A. Huntington is currently the Lead Independent Director at Signature Bank (New York, New York). She is also a Director at the Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities, Danbury Vita, Inc., and The Newtown Bridle Lands Association. Additionally, she is the President of Pegasus Financial Concierge LLC. Previously, she served as the President of The College of New Rochelle from 2001 to the present. Prior to that, she was a Director at Westchester County Association, Inc. and a Senior Manager-Audit at KPMG LLP. Ms. Huntington obtained her undergraduate degree from Pace University. |
| Maggie Timoney |
Maggie Timoney is an Independent Director at Signature Bank in New York, where she started in 2021. Prior to this, she was the President & Chief Executive Officer at Heineken USA, Inc. and the Chief Executive Officer at Heineken Ireland Ltd. |
| Jalak Jobanputra |
Jalak Jobanputra is the founder of Future Perfect Ventures LLC, which was founded in 2014. She is currently an Independent Director at Signature Bank, and a Director at Future\Perfect Ventures III LP and Mojito, Inc. She is also an Advisory Board member at L'Oréal USA, Inc. Ms. Jobanputra's former jobs include Director at Omidyar Network LLC, Managing Director at RTP Ventures, and Senior Vice President at The New York City Investment Fund Manager, Inc. She has also held positions at Lehman Brothers, Inc., New Venture Partners LLC, Intel Capital Corp., Echo Capital Ltd., NYC Seed LLC, New York City Investment Fund LLC, and Achievement First Bushwick Charter School. She was a Member of the US Secretary of State Clinton Women's Leadership Council. Ms. Jobanputra's education includes an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, and an undergraduate degree from Annenberg School For Communication. |
| Michael V. Pappagallo |
Michael V. Pappagallo is the founder of Aspen Realty Advisors LLC. He is currently an Independent Director at Signature Bank, a Member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Member of International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., a Member-Best Financial Practices Council of National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc., and a Senior Advisor at Vass Stevens Group, Inc. In the past, he worked as a Director at Signature Bank, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Kimco Realty Corp., Senior Manager-Audit Group at KPMG LLP, and Chief Financial Officer at GE Capital Commercial Real Estate. He was also the President & Chief Financial Officer at Brixmor Property Group, Inc. Mr. Pappagallo received his undergraduate degree from Iona College in 1981. |
| Derrick D. Cephas |
Derrick D. Cephas is an Independent Director at Signature Bank, Director at The Fresh Air Fund, Director at Trevor Day School, and Independent Director at Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. He was previously the President & Chief Executive Officer at Amalgamated Bank (Investment Management), Director at D.E. Shaw & Co., Inc., Director at The Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB, Director at Empire State Development Corp., Director at Housing Authority of New York, Director at Merrill Lynch International Bank, Director at New York City Board of Correction, Partner-Banking & Law at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, and Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. He also served as a Member-Financial Services Practice at Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP. Cephas is a graduate of Harvard Law School and received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College. |
| John Pérez |
John Pérez has a current job as an Independent Director at Signature Bank in New York. |
