CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
Emanuel J. Friedman
Chief Executive Officer, EJF Capital LLC ("EJF")
Mr. Friedman is a founder and the former Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (“FBR”, now known as Arlington Asset Investment Corp.), a publicly traded, diversified financial services company (NYSE: AI). He has over 39 years of capital markets and asset management experience. During his tenure, FBR’s Alternative Asset Investments and Private Wealth Management platforms included a broad array of investment vehicles with more than $1.5 billion in assets as of 12/31/04. Mr. Friedman co-founded EJF Capital in September 2005, and maintains an extensive network of contacts within the CDO, hedge fund, and private equity fund communities. Mr. Friedman received his BA in Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his JD from Georgetown University.