| Adam Bell |
Adam Bell is currently the Chief Marketing Officer & Managing Director at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. He previously worked as the Chief Marketing Officer at Customers Bank. Mr. Bell completed his undergraduate degree at The Catholic University of America. |
| John G. Caulfield |
John G. Caulfield is currently the Chief Operating Officer & EVP-Agency Lending at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. He also holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC since 1995. Previously, he worked as the Vice President-Secondary Marketing at Arbor National Holdings, Inc. Mr. Caulfield completed his undergraduate degree at The State University of New York. |
| Andrew G. Guziewicz |
Andrew G. Guziewicz is a professional with an MBA from the University of Connecticut and an undergraduate degree from the University of New Haven. He is currently the Chief Credit Officer-Structured Finance at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. since 2008. Prior to this, he worked as a Director at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 2004 to 2008. |
| Howard Leiner |
Howard Leiner is currently the Chief Technology Officer & Executive VP at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Previously, he worked as the MD & Global Head-Private Bank Technology at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. He graduated from Hofstra University with a graduate degree and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an undergraduate degree. |
| Steven Katz |
Steven Katz is currently the Chief Investment Officer & Executive VP at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. He previously worked as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Chief Investment Officer at Arbor Residential Mortgage LLC, and Chief Executive & Investment Officer at Seneca Mortgage Servicing LLC. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Baruch College. |
| Thomas J. Ridings |
Thomas J. Ridings is currently the Chief Accounting Officer & Managing Director at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. since 2013. He is also currently serving as the Chief Risk Officer & Chief Audit Executive at Corporate Property Associates 16 Global, Inc. since 2004. Previously, Mr. Ridings worked as the Executive Director & Chief Risk Officer at Corporate Property Associates 15, Inc. from 2004 to 2012. He also held the position of Vice President at CA Technologies, Inc. Additionally, he worked as a Principal at Ernst & Young LLP from 1990 to 2000. Mr. Ridings has also served as the Chief Audit Executive & Chief Risk Officer at W.P. Carey, Inc. from 2012 to 2013. He held the position of Chief Accounting Officer at Corporate Property Associates 17-Global, Inc. Furthermore, he worked as the Chief Audit Executive at WLT CWI 1 LLC in 2012. Mr. Ridings completed his undergraduate degree at Long Island University. |
| Ivan Kaufman |
Ivan Kaufman is the founder of Arbor National Holdings, Inc. (founded in 1983), Arbor National Mortgage, Inc. (founded in 1983), Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (founded in 2003), Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC (founded in 1993), Arbor Multifamily Acquisition Co. (founded in 2012), and ArborCrowd Holding Co. LLC (founded in 2016). He is also the founder of North Shore Hebrew Academy High School. Mr. Kaufman's current job(s) include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Arbor Rapha Capital Bioholdings Corp. I, Director at The Long Island Philharmonic, Inc., Chief Operating Officer & Managing Member at Arbor Management LLC, Managing Member at Amac Manager II, LLC, Managing Member at Amac Manager III LLC, Managing Member at North Sixth ILK LLC, Managing Member at Amac Holdings II LLC, Managing Member at Amac Holdings LLC, and Managing Member at AH OZ Investments LLC. Mr. Kaufman's former job(s) include Chairman at Independent Judicial Election Qualification Commission, Director at Empire State Mortgage Bankers Association, Member at Fannie Mae Foundation, and Trustee at Birthright Israel Foundation. Mr. Kaufman's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Boston University and a graduate degree from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. |
| Paul Elenio |
Paul Elenio is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. He is also the Chief Financial Officer at Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC, the Chief Financial Officer at Arbor Rapha Capital Bioholdings Corp. I, and a Member at the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Inc. In the past, Mr. Elenio worked as the Vice President & Controller at Arbor National Holdings, Inc. from 1995 to 2002. He also served as a Principal at Ernst & Young LLP (Missouri) from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Elenio obtained his undergraduate degree from St. Bonaventure University. |
| Carrie Wilkens |
Carrie Wilkens is the founder of The Center For Motivation & Change. She is currently the Co-President & Chief Executive Officer at Cmc Foundation For Change. Additionally, she holds the position of Independent Director at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. starting in 2023. Dr. Wilkens is also a Member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies. In the past, she worked as a Project Director at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration. |
| Caryn Effron |
Caryn Effron is the founder of Declare, Inc. (2016), Go Girl Finance (2009), Ms. Effron Associates (1996), and IDiF (2020). She is currently an Independent Director at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (2021-present), a member of the Board of Directors at Code Nation (2014-present), an Advisory Board member at 37 Angels LLC (2012-present), and a Partner at Invictus Global Management LLC (current). Her former positions include Managing Director at The Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group LLC (2000-2021), Director at Say Yes To Education, Inc. (2004-2019), Director at Games for Change (2011-2016), and Principal at Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC (1999-2000). Ms. Effron received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1982 and her MBA from The Leonard N Stern School of Business in 1989. |
| Melvin F. Lazar |
Melvin F. Lazar founded Lazar Levine & Felix LLP in 1969, where he worked as Managing Partner from 1969 to 2002. Mr. Lazar also currently works at Samdrew IV, Inc., as President, CEO, CFO & Secretary from 2010, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., as Independent Director from 2011, Active Media Services, Inc., as Director from 2010, Samdrew VI, Inc., as Chief Executive & Financial Officer from 2006, and Samdrew VII, Inc., as Chief Executive & Financial Officer from 2006. Mr. Lazar also formerly worked at Las Vegas Sports Resort, Inc., as President, CEO, CFO & Secretary, CECO Environmental Corp., as Chairman, Enzo Biochem, Inc., as Director from 2002 to 2010, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., as Independent Director from 2003 to 2011, Grubb & Ellis Realty Advisors, Inc., as Director, First Choice Healthcare Solutions, Inc., as Independent Director from 2012 to 2013, and Samdrew VIII, Inc., as Chief Executive & Financial Officer. Mr. Lazar received his undergraduate degree in 1960 from Baruch College. |
| Edward J. Farrell |
Edward J. Farrell is an Independent Director at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. and the Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Cipher Mining, Inc. He previously worked as a Managing Director at Nomura Securities International, Inc. from 1994 to 2002. He also held positions as a Controller & Senior Vice President at Alliance Capital Management Holding LP, a Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller at AllianceBernstein LP, a Principal at Salomon Brothers, a Chief Accounting Officer & Controller at AllianceBernstein Holding LP, and a Chief Financial Officer at SCB LLC. Mr. Farrell completed his undergraduate degree at St. Bonaventure University. |
| Elliot Schwartz |
Elliot Schwartz is the founder and CEO of Debt Recovery Solutions LLC since 2002. He is currently an Independent Director at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. and a member of ACA International, Inc., New York State Bar Association, Bar Association of Nassau County, and Receivables Management Association. He was previously the Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Principal at Coldata, Inc. from 1985 to 2002. Mr. Schwartz has an undergraduate degree from Brandeis University and a graduate degree from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. |
| Joseph Martello |
Joseph Martello is currently a Director at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Member at The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and a Member at the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Previously, he was a Director at Citala Ltd., the Chief Financial Officer at Arbor National Holdings, Inc. from 1990 to 1995, a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young LLP, the Chief Financial Officer & Managing Member at Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC from 1995 to 1999, and the Chief Operating Officer at Arbor Management LLC. |
| Kenneth J. Bacon |
Mr. Kenneth J. Bacon is a Chairman at Welltower, Inc., an Independent Director at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Non-Executive Chairman at Welltower OP LLC, an Independent Director at Ally Financial, Inc., a Managing Partner at Railfield Partners LLC, a Managing Partner at RailField Realty Partners, an Independent Director at Comcast Corp., a Chairman at Martha's Table, Inc., a Member at Executive Leadership Council, Inc., a Member at National Multifamily Housing Council, a Member at The Real Estate Roundtable and a Member at The Urban Land Institute. He is on the Board of Directors at Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., The Urban Institute, Ally Financial, Inc., Comcast Corp., Real Estate Executive Council and Revel & Underwood, Inc. Mr. Bacon was previously employed as an Independent Director by Forest City Enterprises LP, an Independent Director by Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., an Executive Vice President by Housing & Community Development Corp., an Executive VP & Head-Multifamily Business by Fannie Mae Foundation, an Executive VP-Multifamily Mortgage Business by Federal National Mortgage Association, a Director-Securitization by Resolution Trust Corp., and a Trustee by Stanford University. He also served on the board at Bentall Kennedy Canada LP, Bentall Kennedy (US) LP, Corporation for Supportive Housing and National Equity Fund Ltd. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University, a graduate degree from London School of Economics & Political Science and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
