CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Emanuel Friedman
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder, EJF Capital LLC
Mr. Friedman co-founded EJF Capital LLC ("EJF") in 2005 following his 15+ year tenure as the founder and former Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. ("FBR"), a publicly traded, diversified financial services company (now known as Arlington Asset Investment Corp. NYSE: AI). Mr. Friedman has more than 40 years of capital markets and asset management experience which the firm leverages in the management of its alternative investment funds. Throughout the 1990s, Mr. Friedman was active in building FBR's alternative asset management platform. He was instrumental in the creation of hedge, private equity and venture capital funds, and maintains an extensive network of contacts within the CDO, hedge fund and private equity fund communities. Mr. Friedman has been honored for his outstanding leadership skills, demonstrated ability to meet organizational goals in the most challenging business environments, dedication to the community, and commitment to education. Mr. Friedman began his career in the securities industry in 1973 at Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. He received his BA in Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his JD from Georgetown University.
