Risk Manager Investment Officer

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BRIAN BOWERS

Chief Investment Officer / Risk Manager

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Chief Investment Officer and Risk Manager with over three decades of extensive expertise in debt & equity investments and firm-wide liquidity management, demonstrating a visionary approach to strategic M&A and tactical asset allocation. Proficient in managing substantial investment portfolios, asset allocation, and executing high-stakes financial transactions, including IPOs and secondary capital raises. Committed to fostering innovation and leveraging market analysis to drive sustainable growth and diversify firm earnings.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER / RISK MANAGER WITH OVERSIGHT OF DEAL EXECUTION Apr 2023

Randolph Square IPRichmond, Virginia, United States

Responsible for the credit underwriting of the Firm's Venture Financing of Intellectual Property Companies, Deal Transaction Management including document negotiations & closing, oversight of Portfolio Risk of the deal pipeline & post execution loan portfolio basis, Credit & IP Underwriting, Intellectual Property & Credit Underwriting

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTORJan 2022 – Apr 2023

MarexNew York City Metropolitan Area

Head of the TBA Mortgage Trading Desk, team member of firm-wide liquidity management of margin deposits and contributed to M&A deal flow creation. Oversaw day to day trading operations of TBA Trading Desk, day to day Firm-Wide Liquidity Management & Liquidity Risk Management of the FCM, and responsible for growing & diversifying the Firm's earnings by identifying & executing on Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) opportunities

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICERJan 2000 - Jan 2022

FBR Group, Inc./Arlington Asset Investment Corp.Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Senior executive of a Public company with responsible for the Firm's Balance Sheet, Liquidity, & Risk Management exposures. Led the investing process & risk management of nearly $20 billion in fixed income and direct private equity investments, oversaw leverage through repo arrangements and hedging programs employing instruments such as Swaps & Futures. Successfully orchestrated over $4 bil IPOs and secondary capital raises across Equity, Debt, and Preferred categories. Formulated bankruptcy workout and business closedown strategies for a national company. Served as a member of the Senior Board of Managers for a prominent national mortgage originator. Demonstrated proficiency in executing securitizations of Subprime & Agency loans and developing mortgage pipeline hedging strategies. Executed CDO Debt Swaps transactions to create capital and earnings, executed sales of whole loans in the secondary markets.

PORTFOLIO SPECIALISTJan 1999 - Jan 2000

BB&T Scott & StringfellowRichmond, Virginia, United States

Analyzed institutional client portfolios for the Broker Dealer Developed quantitative portfolio strategies & trade recommendations for clients Optimized fixed income portfolios balancing risk, earnings, liquidity, & regulatory issues Published research on economic activity & Fed monetary policy Actively hedged the Firm's risk across all trading desks

DIRECTOR PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENTJan 1989 - Jan1999

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldOwings Mills, Maryland, United States

Responsible for the investing activities of the internal insurance portfolio Managing the liquidity and longer term investing of the balance sheet portfolio Plan Sponsor for the 401K (executed an RFP and hired new 401K administrator) Oversaw the Defined Pension Plan (responsible for the overall allocations & actively managed a portfolio of the allocation internally) Responsible for the overall accounting and reporting of the internal portfolio, 401K, and Defined Benefit Plan

EDUCATION

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - MBAJul 1990

Loyola University Maryland

Finance, General

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BSJul 1985

University of Maryland

Finance, General

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