Personal: 

  • Born Wilmington, DE 
  • Married to Ellen 
  • Three children – Molly (Sydney, Australia), Chip (Darien, CT), Laurie (Portland, ME) • Six grandchildren – Two in Tokeneke, two in Maine, two in Australia 
  • Live on Long Neck Point Rd., Darien 

Education: 

  • Columbia University – New York, NY 
  • University of St Andrews – St. Andrews, Scotland 
  • Duke University – Durham, NC 
  • Tatnall School – Wilmington, DE 

Work Experience – Retired: 

  • American Express – Numerous positions around the world in the UK, Bahrain, South Africa, and  Japan 
  • GE Capital – Chief Risk Officer Consumer Lending – Connecticut 
  • Standard Chartered Bank – Chief Risk Officer Consumer Bank – Singapore  
  • Octane Lending – Chief Risk Officer – New York 

Work Experience – Current: 

  • Mula Financial – Cofounder fintech lending startup – Bangkok 
  • Octane Lending – Advisor 
  • FinTech Start-Up Investor – Kafene, Trade Sun, Octane Lending 
  • Darien YMCA – Board of Directors 

Interesting Experiences: 

  • Was once Christie’s largest client selling post-impressionist artwork seized as collateral for  nonperforming assets at GE Capital in Japan 

• Came in second in the Masters Category in Singapore bicycle national time trials 2013