EJF Investments Manager LLC is a subsidiary of EJF Capital LLC (“EJF”), a global asset management firm focused primarily on regulatory event-driven investing within the financial sector. EJF was founded in 2005 by Emanuel J. Friedman and Neal J. Wilson and is headquartered just outside of Washington D.C., with additional office in London.
Key Professionals
Neal J. Wilson
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Friedman is a member of the Investment Committee for EJF Investments Manager LLC. In addition, Mr. Wilson is a founding member of EJF Capital LLC ("EJF") and serves as its Co-Chief Executive Officer and as a Co-Chief Investment Officer of EJF’s private markets products. In addition to serving as the Co-Chief Executive Officer for EJF, Mr. Wilson currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of EJF Investments Manager LLC, the external manager to a closed-end fund listed on the London Stock Exchange. Mr. Wilson also serves as a member of EJF’s Risk Committee and EJF’s Valuation Committee. Prior to forming EJF, Mr. Wilson served as a senior managing director for both the Alternative Asset Investments and Private Wealth Management groups at FBR. Prior to joining FBR, he was a senior securities attorney at Dechert LLP and a Branch Chief in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Milken Institute’s Executive Council for Inclusive Capitalism in Asset Management. He served on the Boards of Trustees of Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.) and Hood College for five and nine years, respectively. He chaired the endowment investment committee at Hood during his entire tenure on the Board and served on the endowment investment committee of Sidwell Friends for over 10 years. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools Employee Pension for nine years until 2013 and in 2014 received a Distinguished Service Award from Montgomery County for his contributions. He received his BA from Columbia University and his JD from the University of Pennsylvania.
Jason Ruggiero
Investment Committee Member
Mr. Ruggiero is a member of the Investment Committee for EJF Investments Manager LLC. In addition, Mr. Ruggiero joined EJF Capital LLC ("EJF") at its founding in 2005 and is a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Ruggiero serves as the primary portfolio manager for EJF’s equity focused strategies as well as the Co-Chief Investment Officer for EJF’s capital markets products. Mr. Ruggiero also serves as a member of EJF’s Risk Committee. Mr. Ruggiero currently serves on the Board of Directors of Arlington Food Assistance Center and formerly served on the Board of Directors of FB Corporation in St. Louis, MO and TIG Bancorp in Denver, CO. He also formerly served as a member of the JMU College of Education Executive Advisory Council. Prior to joining EJF, Mr. Ruggiero was an equity trader in FBR’s Alternative Asset Investment Group, where he assisted Mr. Friedman in the day-to-day operations of FBR Ashton, L.P., a long/short hedge fund. In 2004, Mr. Ruggiero assumed co-portfolio manager responsibilities for FBR Ashton, L.P. Before joining FBR, Mr. Ruggiero was an auditor for Deloitte and Touche in Washington, DC, where he focused on the financial services industry. He holds a BBA in accounting from James Madison University and an MBA in finance from the University of Maryland.
Omer Ijaz
Investment Committee Member
Mr. Ijaz is a member of the Investment Committee for EJF Investments Manager LLC. In addition, Mr. Ijaz serves as a Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Management, at EJF Capital Ltd (“EJF”). Mr. Ijaz joined EJF in 2011 and oversees the structured product strategy. Mr. Ijaz specializes in the specialty finance, insurance, and banking sectors, and currently leads the credit analysis and trust preferred CDO structuring for the Insurance and Bank Trust Preferred Securities (“TruPS”) team as well as the structuring for bank subordinated debt CDOs. Most recently, Mr. Ijaz led EJF’s inaugural commercial real estate credit risk transfer (“CRT”) trade with a regional bank. Mr. Ijaz has spearheaded twelve EJF sponsored securitizations, totaling approximately $3.8 billion. Mr. Ijaz also manages the investments of legacy TruPS CDOs and some corporate debt. Mr. Ijaz came to EJF from Merrill Lynch, where he was employed as a summer research analyst in the Global Private Client Division. Prior to his time at Merrill Lynch, he worked for Citibank N.A. and Muslim Commercial Bank. Mr. Ijaz earned a BA in Business Economics from the College of Wooster.
Emanuel J. Friedman
Investment Committee Member
Mr. Friedman is a member of the Investment Committee for EJF Investments Manager LLC. Mr. Ruggiero joined EJF Capital LLC ("EJF") at its founding in 2005 and is a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Ruggiero serves as the primary portfolio manager for EJF’s equity focused strategies as well as the Co-Chief Investment Officer for EJF’s capital markets products. Mr. Ruggiero also serves as a member of EJF’s Risk Committee. Mr. Ruggiero currently serves on the Board of Directors of Arlington Food Assistance Center and formerly served on the Board of Directors of FB Corporation in St. Louis, MO and TIG Bancorp in Denver, CO. He also formerly served as a member of the JMU College of Education Executive Advisory Council. Prior to joining EJF, Mr. Ruggiero was an equity trader in FBR’s Alternative Asset Investment Group, where he assisted Mr. Friedman in the day-to-day operations of FBR Ashton, L.P., a long/short hedge fund. In 2004, Mr. Ruggiero assumed co-portfolio manager responsibilities for FBR Ashton, L.P. Before joining FBR, Mr. Ruggiero was an auditor for Deloitte and Touche in Washington, DC, where he focused on the financial services industry. He holds a BBA in accounting from James Madison University and an MBA in finance from the University of Maryland.
Jay Ghatalia
Finance Director
Mr. Ghatalia serves as the Finance Director for EJF Investments Manager LLC. Mr. Ghatalia joined EJF’s London affiliate (EJF Capital Ltd.) in 2023 and is responsible for operations and finance functions. In addition to serving as the Finance Director for EJF Investments Manager LLC, he also serves as Director of Accounting and Operations for EJF Capital Ltd. Prior to joining EJF, he spent 2 and a half years at Intermediate Capital Group PLC (‘ICG’), managing finance and operations for private funds in their Strategic Equity and LP Secondaries strategies. Prior to ICG, he spent 9 years in public accounting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG managing assurance and advisory engagements for clients across financial services and latterly focusing on both listed and private alternate investment funds. Mr. Ghatalia is a Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Mumbai.
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