Financial Expert Witnesses in Massachusetts

This expert currently serves as Owner and Founder of a hedge fund advisory firm that provides various services including due diligence evaluation, accounting, and compliance consulting. He previously worked in various positions as an accountant, a capital markets consultant, CFO, and Managing Director for a hedge fund consulting group. He is both a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst with a degree in Accounting from Hofstra University.

This expert currently serves as Associate Professor of Economics at a university in New York and has been teaching economics for over 30 years. She received her B.A. in Sociology, her M.A., in Economics, and her Ph.D. in Economics. Her publications and presentations have focused on the topics of home mortgages and the foreclosure crisis. She previously worked at the New York State Banking Department (now the NYS Division of Financial Services) as Assistant Director of Banking Research and Acting Director of Financial Services Research. This included analyzing the performance of New York State banks as well as analyzing banking and mortgage trends.

This qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in accounting, law, and finance. He received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Delaware and a J.D. from the Delaware Law School of Widener University. An active member of the American Society of Appraisers and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, he is certified in Financial Forensics and as a Public Accountant. His previous positions include Senior Consultant at Price Waterhouse LLP, Director of Valuation Services at Weiser Consulting Services LLC, and Director of Valuation Services at Mahoney Cohen & Company. He is currently President of a boutique appraisal and forensic valuation firm and Principal of a valuation and compliance consulting firm.

This expert has over 20 years of experience in advising asset managers of all sizes and complexities across fund and investment adviser formation, securities, corporate, regulatory, fund marketing, fund operations, investor due diligence, compliance and best practices front to back office infrastructure including legal negotiations and operational set up with various trading counter-parties and service providers such as fund administrators, prime brokers. He received his B.S. and Master's Degrees at Pace University in addition to a J.D. from Quinnipiac University. His extensive experience in fund management includes working at both Nikko Alternative Asset Management and CooperNeff Advisors where he was part of the executive business management team and Chief Legal Officer with roles and responsibilities across multi-strategy platforms and the due diligence of managers and related service providers. He also co-founded Anchor Risk Advisors, a hedge fund trading in catastrophic weather linked fixed income instruments, where he managed enterprise matters including funds and managed accounts. He currently serves as Managing Partner for a legal and business development consulting firm for asset management firms.

This expert has over 30 years of experiences with securities, investments, and insurance at the financial advisor, supervisory, and managing principal level. He has his producer's license in life, accident, and health insurance, is a certified financial planner, a chartered financial consultant, and a chartered life underwriter. He is also a member of numerous prestigious organizations in the insurance and financial services fields. This expert is is a former agency manager at John Hancock Financial Services, former managing principal at Waddell and Reed and a former Adjunct Professor in the department of finance at the University of Connecticut. He is currently an adjunct professor in financial management at a top university and the founder/consultant at a securities, insurance, and financial services expert witness and litigation consulting firm.

This highly qualified economist received his B.A. from Harvard University, M.A. from the University of Oxford, and his Ph.D in Economics from George Washington University. He brings extensive experience in financial regulation through his 5 years experience working as an economist at the federal-level at the Federal Reserve Board, Small Business Administration, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He also served as Chief Economist and Senior Policy Adviser in the Office of the New York City Comptroller for 13 years. He has taught MBA level courses on Corporate Social Responsibility, Finance and Economics at NYU's Stern School of Business, Baruch College, and Pace University. This expert is a member of several professional organization including the New York Association for Business Economics, Economists for Peace and Security. His testimony has been heard by such agencies as the NYS Public Service Commission three times, the NYS Assembly Housing Committee, the NYC Council, NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission, .and the U.S. House Banking Committee.

This experienced finance professional has background in portfolio and trust management, mutual funds, and hedge funds over a 45-year career. He earned his B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.B.A. in Finance from Harvard University. He holds several industry credentials; the expert is a Registered Investment Advisor, a Chartered Financial Analyst, and a FINRA Arbitrator. The expert began his career at J.P. Morgan before joining Citibank, where he eventually served as the Chief Investment Officer of the Global Private Bank overseeing a total of $20 billion in assets. In addition, he spent 11 years as the Chief Investment Officer of IBJ Schroder Bank and Trust, supervising 20 investment professionals serving private clients in the U.S. and Asia. The expert now supports attorneys, individuals, banks, investment advisors, broker-dealers, corporations, and the SEC in investment matters.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in finance having worked with asset managers, investment banks, and hedge funds. He holds a BS and MA in economics from Clemson University and a PhD in finance from the University of Tennessee. He is an active member of numerous professional societies including the Financial Management Association and the American Finance Association. In addition, he is a frequently invited lecturer in the finance space and is the author of numerous refereed publications. He has formerly served as a quantitative analyst at CNH Partners and as a municipal bond analyst at Wachovia Securities. He is currently the principal owner of a boutique consultancy firm specializing in data analytics, quantitative investment consulting, and predictive forecasting using data. He is also an assistant professor of finance at a university in the Northeast. His professional and research interests include analyzing business disputes, economic loss, forensic economics, and unfair business practices.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in financial services, specializing in structured credit products, collateral and fund administration, complex derivatives, trustee and custodian roles and responsibilities, and securitization including CLO's, CDO's, and RMBSs. He received his BS in naval sciences at the Military Naval School in Lisbon before earning his bachelor's degree in management and business administration at the Universidade Lusíada. He subsequently completed a financial risk management certificate at New York University and earned his MS in finance and investments at City University London. This expert has formerly served as a junior consultant for PVA International, CDO risk analyst and CDO head of risk and compliance for Wilmington Trust Conduit Services, as well as the vice president of Wilmington Trust Conduit Services. Currently, this expert is an independent consultant for three financial consultancies.

This expert has over 40 years of experience in marketing across various industries, with experience in financial services, economic damages, restructuring, bankruptcy, and fiduciary duties. He earned his BS in business administration and management from Indiana University. He has worked as a business consultant since 1990 focused on sales, marketing, and project management. He has developed numerous marketing campaigns, as well as consulted with business clients in developing marketing strategies. He has held executive positions with companies in industries ranging from energy to pharmaceuticals and currently serves as the president of two consulting firms with a focus on business consulting and litigation support.

This highly qualified financial services technology expert has over 35 years of professional experience. His expertise includes systems development, integration, infrastructure, information security and operations in the trading, investment, banking, and asset management businesses. He earned his BS in computer science from the City University of New York and is a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Georgetown University. He holds certifications as an information systems security professional and is a member of prestigious organizations such as the Hedge Fund Technology Group and the Project Management Institute. He has spoken at various financial IT conferences on key and emerging technologies, services, and issues with those in attendance. For the past 10 years, he has served as a board member of Wall Street Technology Association and currently is a special advisor. Formerly, he has served as the chief information officer at Caxton Associates LLC, and the chief technology officer at Harvard Management Co. and Annaly Capital Management. Currently, this expert is the chief information officer at a NY-based IT advisory and consulting firm.

This highly-qualified banking and finance expert has nearly 50 years of experience in the field. He earned his BA in economics from Pace University and completed graduate studies in finance at New York University. He currently holds a Series 65 registration and has previously held both Series 7 and 24 registrations. He is active in his field as a member of the executive advisory board for St. John's University's Department of Accounting and Taxation. For over 30 years, he worked at JP Morgan Chase in several roles. Most notably, he served as the head of market, credit, and operational risk for Chase asset management, the head of international funding for Chase's Manhattan Bank, and the managing director and head of fiduciary risk management. Throughout his career, he has gained experience in areas such as treasury management, financial markets, asset management, foreign exchange, derivatives, risk management, and fiduciary roles and responsibilities. Currently, this expert is the principal consultant for a risk management firm in Connecticut.

This highly qualified finance expert has almost 15 years of experience in his field. He specializes in equity and algorithmic trading, options, special situations, index rebalances, market on close-order aggregation and mechanisms, dark pools, blind risk, and customer ETF baskets futures. He earned a BS in business management with concentrations in finance and economics from Babson College. This expert is a certified chartered market technician. Formerly, this expert was a trader for the equity risk program at Lehman Brothers. He went on to become the director of the equity risk division at Barclays Capital. After this, he joined BlueCrest Capital Management as a portfolio manager before becoming the director of equity risk at Morgan Stanley. Currently, this expert is a self-employed financial consultant in New York.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and corporate valuation, with additional specialization in energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors. After earning his BA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he went on to become an analyst in corporate finance at Wheat First Butcher Singer and then an associate in mergers and acquisitions at Rothschild Inc. Subsequently, this expert took on many leadership roles in mergers and acquisitions, including as vice president at Prudential Securities Inc., director at UBS Investment Bank, and managing director at RBC Capital Markets. He has also served as managing director of energy and natural resources at BNP Paribas and chief financial officer at ZaZa Energy Corporation. Currently, this expert is the founder and group head of an energy and infrastructure-focused banking firm based in New York and Texas.

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry specializing in data science and mathematics with a current focus on long term care insurance. He earned his BS in mathematics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and his MS in information science and operations research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Formerly, he has held positions as a corporate telecommunications network designer at Aetna, the assistant director of telecommunications at CIGNA, the co-founder and CEO of Intelligent Network Systems, a consultant for Tucker Network Technologies, and the founder and president of Sage Telecommunications Corporation. He currently serves as the co-founder, operating member, research scientist, and strategist of a research and development company focused on finance, health, and happiness.

This highly-qualified securities expert has over 30 years of experience in equity securities and trading. He earned his BA from Saint Lawrence University and holds the Series 7, 9, 10, 24, 55, 63, & 99 licenses. He has held a number of distinguished roles, including the head of global equity sales at ABN AMRO, the CEO and COO of Harborside Securities, and the head of equities at Fidelity Capital Market Services. He has supervised and managed large and diverse sales and trading operations, and has a deep understanding of market structure, electronic trading, and alternative trading systems. Prior to his current position as the managing partner of a securities consulting firm, this expert served as both the chief operating officer and the chief compliance officer for Open Door Securities.

This highly-qualified expert has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of investment banking and leveraged finance, specializing in arranging debt financing primarily for leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, refinancings, recapitalizations and rescue financings. He earned his BS in computer science from Columbia University and his MBA in finance and international business from the University of Chicago, and holds FINRA Series 79, 82, and 63 licenses. He began his career as an associate in the asset-based finance group at Citicorp Securities. Since then, he he served as the managing director at Credit Suisse Securities, Carolina Financial Securities, and ASGARD Securities, where he was also the co-head of the advisory group. Currently, this expert is the managing partner of a middle market investment banking firm in New York.