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Cortland is a provider of fund administration and outsourcing services to hedge funds, asset managers, banks, mortgage companies, and government agencies. Cortland provides independent asset servicing, analytics, reporting, and accounting functions required by institutional investors and fund managers to operate their day-to-day business.
Meet Our Executive Team
Each member of Cortland's team was selected for their expertise, knowledge of the
industry and sensitivity to client needs. With a high-touch, relationship-based focus,
the Cortland team can craft custom-made solutions to meet your unique business needs.
Russell M. Goldenberg
russ.goldenberg@cortlandcms.com
Russ is a managing director of Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. Prior to Cortland, in 1993 Russ co-founded and led LaSalle Bank’s securitization trust business. During his tenure, the business was recognized as the most active commercial mortgage-backed securities trustee for 12 consecutive years. Russ also served as founding President of LaSalle National Trust Delaware. Russ’ technical skills were cultivated early in his career when he served as Vice President of Analytics at Security Pacific Bank and as an Information Technology Consultant for Deloitte Haskins & Sells in Los Angeles, California. Russell holds a Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems from Claremont Graduate School.
Daniel T. Hart
dan.hart@cortlandfs.com
Dan is a managing director and Head of Sales & Business Development for Cortland Fund Services LLC. Dan has over 25 years experience in the financial services industry, having held senior management positions with firms such as Kemper Securities, Fiserv Securities, and ABN AMRO. Prior to Cortland, Dan was a founding member of IFA USA LLC, a fund administration company. This background allows him to thoroughly understand the complex issues facing today’s fund executives and integrate the solutions that Cortland Fund Services provides to our clients. . He holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and FINR Series-7, 24, 27, 63 and 79..
Douglas W. Hart
doug.hart@cortlandcms.com
Doug is a managing director of Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. Doug has brought innovative and reliable solutions to financial service providers for nearly two decades. Prior to forming Cortland CMS, Doug was the architect of LaSalle Bank’s successful Collateralized Debt Obligation Trust Services group, as well as their Global Fund Administration platform. Before joining LaSalle in 1995, Doug was an officer at Bankers Trust Company where he co-founded the commercial real estate servicing business to serve the commercial mortgage-backed securities marketplace. Doug graduated from UCLA with a BA degree in Economics.
M. Timothy Houghton, CFA
tim.houghton@cortlandcms.com
Tim is a managing director of Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. Tim has over 15 years experience in structured finance, most recently as a Senior Vice President at LaSalle Global Securities and Trust Services with responsibility for the group’s London CDO office from 2005 to 2008. At LaSalle, Tim served as global co-head of business development and led product development efforts for trust and fiduciary services for leveraged loan market participants. Previously, Tim worked with Nomura Securities International and Capital Company of America, LLC in roles supporting the issuing, trading and risk management of commercial mortgage-backed securities, as well as Bankers Trust Company as trustee for mortgage-backed securities. Tim is a CFA charterholder and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.
Steven M. Hutchins, CPA
steven.hutchins@cortlandcms.com
Steve is a managing director of Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. Steve is an industry pioneer and thought leader in the specialized field of tax law known as Securitization Tax. Since 1988, with KPMG’s Financial Institutions Tax Group, Steve’s career has focused entirely on tax laws applicable to the real estate securities, structured products, and asset securitization marketplace. Steve’s expertise in accurately applying REMIC tax and OID cash flow analysis to thousands of SPVs and grantor trusts led to senior posts at Security Pacific Bank (now Bank of America), Bankers Trust Company (now Deutsche Bank), and LaSalle Bank (now Bank of America). Before joining Cortland, Steve was Senior Vice President of Tax Administration for LaSalle/Bank of America responsible for tax matters on the market’s largest CMBS book, second largest CDO/CLO book, and top-5 RMBS book. Steve graduated with a BS in Accounting from Brigham Young University and a MBA from the University of Utah. Steve is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of California.
G. John Mautz
john.mautz@cortlandcms.com
John is a managing director of Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. John brings over two decades of leadership in mortgage-backed securities, investor analytics, financial modeling and tax administration to the Company. Over his career John has overseen the development of over 2000 CMBS and RMBS structures. Prior to joining Cortland CMS, John was a founding principal and managing head of the Analytics and Investor Services group at LaSalle Bank’s Global Securities and Trust Services business unit. Serving on key sub-committees related to standardization of data, John is a longstanding member of the CMSA (Commercial Mortgage Securities Association). John managed the MBS analytics team for Security Pacific Bank that provided fiduciary trust, paying agent, investor reporting, financial modeling and REMIC tax agent services to the capital markets before joining LaSalle in 1994. John graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.
Jessica J. Mead
jessica.mead@cortlandcms.com
Jessica J. Mead is General Counsel for Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. Jessica has been a practicing attorney since 2003. Prior to joining Cortland CMS, she was responsible for managing the document review and closing process for Collateralized Debt Obligation transactions within LaSalle Bank’s Global Securities and Trust Services group. Before her work at LaSalle, Jessica focused her practice in consumer and securities class action litigation. Jessica graduated cum laude from Coe College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Political Science and earned her J.D. with honors from Drake University Law School. Jessica is a member of the Illinois Bar.
Greg Myers
greg.myers@cortlandfs.com
Greg is a managing director of Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. Greg brings over 10 years of broad-based financial services expertise to Cortland CMS. Prior to joining Cortland CMS, Greg managed the Specialty Bank Loans team within LaSalle Bank’s Global Securities and Trust Services group. Greg’s initial service in the financial sector includes experience working as an Equity Options Market Maker at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, as well as a financial analyst and Y2K consultant with other financial institutions. Greg graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business, with a concentration in Finance and a minor in French.
Thomas E. Pearson, CPA
tom.pearson@cortlandfs.com
Tom is President of Cortland Fund Services LLC. Tom has over 30 years experience in the financial services and accounting industries. Prior to Cortland, Tom was a founder and managing member of IFA USA LLC, a fund administration company with offices in BVI, the UK and the USA. During his career he has served as Chief Financial Officer and senior executive for Peregrine Financial Group, Inc., a regional futures brokerage firm and Gerald, Inc. an international futures brokerage firm. He has extensive experience with fund formation, regulatory compliance and fund reporting. Tom started his accounting career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP, holds a BSBA from Drake University, and is registered with the National Futures Association as a Series 3.
Lora J. Peloquin
lora.peloquin@cortlandcms.com
Lora is a managing director of Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. Lora brings close to 20 years of trust and securitized product experience to the Cortland CMS team. She began her career within State Street Bank’s commercial mortgage-backed securities group. Prior to Cortland CMS, Lora was in charge of new business development of LaSalle Bank’s Global Securities and Trust Services suite of Collateralized Debt Obligation products. Under Lora’s tenure, LaSalle was repeatedly ranked as a leading Global CDO Trustee and topped the league tables in 2007. Lora graduated from the University of New Hampshire, Keene with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine.
Suzanne M. Smith
suzanne.smith@cortlandcms.com
Suzanne is a managing director for Cortland Capital Market Services LLC. Suzanne brings over 15 years experience in bank loan operations and client servicing to the Company. She began her career at ABN AMRO in 1993 where she supervised commercial loan operations and ultimately headed their Agency Services Department. Most recently, Suzanne managed the Bank Loan Products team within LaSalle Bank’s Global Securities and Trust Services CDO group. Suzanne graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business.
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