Jimmy is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Branded Hospitality.He also sits on numerous Boards of our Portfolio Companies and is the Co-Host of The Hospitality Hangout Podcast.
Jimmy is an entrepreneur and experienced capital and financial markets professional with a 30-year history of working in the financial services, capital markets and hospitality industries.Prior to being a founding member of Branded, in 2008 Jimmy co-founded NewOak Capital, a financial advisory, capital markets and asset management firm. Prior to NewOak Capital, Jimmy led several businesses at a number of firms, including most recently Société General and Fortis Securities.
Jimmy’s other business activities include being a principal and director at Oak Branch Advisors, a software and services company focused on middle-office administrative services for the private credit markets. He’s also a principal and advisor to a trio of municipal bond data and technology companies, including Triangle Park Capital Markets Data (“TPCMD”), Granite State Data Group (“GSDG”) and Municipal Bond Information Services (“MBIS”). Jimmy is an independent director at Tetragon Credit Income Fund II and III, and Tetragon Credit Partners Opportunity Fund, a multi-billion-dollar asset management firm in the structured credit markets.
Jimmy holds his Series 79, 7, 24 and 63 licenses with FINRA, a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.