Speaker Faculty

OFA 2016 is pleased to announce our confirmed faculty to date, specifically selected to engender thought-provoking discussions and to provide insightful advice and practical strategies

David Chaves
Special Agent,
Financial Industry Liaison
FBI
Jessica M. Weissman
Assistant Director – Asset Management Unit
Division of Enforcement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Kathleen McGovern
Senior Deputy Chief, Fraud Section
U.S. Department of Justice
John F. Tobon
Assistant Special Agent in Charge,
Financial Investigations Division,
Homeland Security Investigations
Department of Homeland Security
Jason Cowley
Chief, Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Unit
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
Vanessa Van Brunt
U.S. Head of Alternatives
Liquidity Sales
BlackRock
James L. Koutoulas
Chief Executive Officer
Typhon Capital Management, LLC
Thomas Hess
COO & CCO
Corsair Capital Management, L.P.
Mark Varacchi
CEO
Sentinel Growth Fund Management LLC
Joshua Barlow
Head of Accounting & Operational Due Diligence
PAAMCO
Mark Rubin
Partner, Chief of Finance and Operations
Stride Capital Group
Paul Roth
Partner
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
David Bradley
David Bradley
COO and CCO
Hawk Ridge Partners
David Campbell
GC and CCO
Silvercrest Asset Management Group
Mahsa Zeinali
Chief Operating Officer
Rosen Capital Advisors
Brian S. Traficante
Senior Vice President, Investment Counsel
York Capital Management
Robert Jee
Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
Daniel Strachman
Co-Founder
Operations for Alternatives
Managing Director
A&C Advisors LLC
Ajai Thomas
Managing Director
Head of Investor Relations
Hollis Park Partners LP
Sean Perrotta
Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Finance
MKP Capital Management, L.L.C.
Steven M. Simmons
Partner, Head of Alternative Investments
Sideris Capital Partners
Gregory J. Moroney
Principal, Operational Due Diligence
ABS Investment Management LLC
David B. Charnin
Managing Director, General Counsel and CCO
Strategic Value Partners, LLC
Marshall Terry
Managing Director, COO & CCO
Rotation Capital Management
Matthew Kosara
Client Portfolio Manager
HGK Asset Management
Adam Nadborny
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Atalaya Capital Management LP
Chad S. Elson
Chief Operating Officer
South Street Capital Management
Steven A. Yadegari
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC
Tony McDonnell
Managing Director, HSBC
Securities Services Ireland
HSBC
Elly Wordsworth
Senior Operations Executive
Crestbridge Limited
Meredith Moss
Meredith Moss
CEO and Founder
Finomial
Len Lipton
Len Lipton
Managing Director
GlobeTax
Boris Onefater
Managing Partner
Constellation Advisers LLC
Rainford M. Knight, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Florida Institute of Finance, LLC
Joseph Kirkpatrick
Managing Partner
KirkpatrickPrice
Kenny Springer
Senior Vice President
Corporate Resolutions Inc.
Todd Cipperman
Principal
Cipperman Compliance Services
Patrick Travers
Managing Director, Head of Distribution
Wells Fargo Prime Services
Paul J. Marino
Managing Partner
Marino Partners LLP
Maury Cartine
Partner
Marcum LLP
Scott Budner
Chief Executive Officer
Opworks
Matthias Knab
Director
Opalesque Ltd.
Deborah Buscema
Director of Sales
Apex Fund Services
Michelle Chopper, CPA
Director of Consulting & Advisory
Arthur Bell CPAs
Jeff Bedser
CEO & Founder
iThreat Cyber Group Inc.
Jonathan Bain
Director
Crestbridge Limited
William M. Steers
CEO
Gunn Steers & Company, LLC
Derbhil O'Riordan
Partner
Dillon Eustace
Joel A. Wattenbarger
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP
Sarah Davidoff
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP
Robert Goldbaum
VP of Product and Market Strategy
Backstop Solutions Group
Yehuda M. Braunstein
Partner
Sadis & Goldberg LLP
Jay B. Gould
Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP
Peter Tannenbaum
CEO
Ramax Search, Inc.