Daniel Nazarian DMD is a retired Periodontist with 23 years of practice in Southern California. Since 2003, he has been an Angel and Seed Investor and the Principal at Transolam LLC, with a diversified investment portfolio of revolutionary, early-stage companies in both the US and Israel. Nazarian has either co-founded or been instrumental in establishing… Read More
Ralph B. Mandell is the Co-Founder of PrivateBancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary The PrivateBank (Chicago). He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PrivateBancorp, Inc. and The PrivateBank and Trust Company from 1993 to 2007 and Executive Chairman from 2007 to 2011. He retired from the Board in 2016. Ralph is a long-time member… Read More
Norman H. Lipoff is Of Counsel for Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm based in Miami. He has practiced tax law for more than 50 years. He is extensively involved in community, national, and international non-profit organizations. Mr. Lipoff has a LLM Taxation from New York University School of Law, a JD with honors from… Read More
Joan C. Lessing is a second-generation member of the TAU International Board of Governors. Her father endowed the Fred and Helen Lessing Professor of Ancient History; she created the Lessing-Yavetz Fund to provide ongoing support for the Department; and she and her mother endowed the Fred W. Lessing Institute for European History and Civilization. Ms…. Read More
Michael Leit has been a fixed income financial analyst for more than 30 years. He recently retired from Pinebridge Investments, an $80+ billion mutual fund, where he was the Vice President of the Fixed Income Corporate Bond Research Department. Mr. Leit also held senior management positions at Gleacher & Company, MEAG New York, Corp., Prudential… Read More
Behzad Kianmahd is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Maxim Commercial Capital, a specialty finance company dedicated to providing capital to under-served small and mid-size businesses. He is also a Principal at Axiom Investments & Management, Inc., which manages multiple companies and investment vehicles. With over 35 years of entrepreneurial experience, he has been… Read More
Harold L. Kaplan is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, leading the firm’s Corporate Trust and Bondholders Rights Team and a member of its Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice. Mr. Kaplan was Chair of an AmLaw 200 Law Firm (2004-2006) and has been Peer Review Rated as AV PreeminentTM, the highest performance rating in… Read More
Dr. Anita Friedman has a distinguished record of public service, both as a professional and as a volunteer leader. Her roles in the Jewish and general communities extend from the Bay Area to the national and international arenas. Dr. Friedman heads Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of… Read More