Biography

Born in Brooklyn, NY the son of William (a NYPD police officer) and Bridget (an Irish immigrant). Moved to upstate NY and then to Tallahassee, FL. Attended Florida State University where he earned a BS in Finance and received a scholarship as the outstanding finance student while earning minors in Economics and Classical Civilizations. Attended graduate school at FSU where he and his older brother Bill went through the joint Juris Doctorate/MBA program at the same time. Worked in the financial industry for 20 years as a portfolio manager and later the Chief Investment Officer of a mutual fund company and hedge fund trader.