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This list showcases the top New Jersey based COO’ operating in the Financial Services space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ajay Nagpal
Chief Operating Officer of Millennium Management
Ajay Nagpal is a senior professional in the financial industry. Drawing on 20+ years of experience and an executive history in prominent companies, Ajay Nagpal joined Millennium as the Chief Operating Officer in 2013. He works within a senior leadership team to oversee various business areas of the firm’s global activities and to maintain a commitment to principles of integrity, discipline, and excellence. Prior to his role as COO at Millennium, Ajay was the Head of Prime Services at Barclays. He was a member of the management committee of the investment banking division and also served as senior sponsor of Barclays’ LGBT employee network. Before joining Barclays in 2008, Ajay Nagpal was Global Head of Equities Sales at Lehman Brothers. He rose to this position after four years as Managing Director and Head of Liquid Market Sales. He began his career in finance at J.P. Morgan in 1992. Ajay Nagpal attended Brown University as an undergraduate and earned his BA in International Relations and South Asian Studies. He then studied Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and earned his MPP in 1992. Ajay Nagpal supports social entrepreneurship and is active in the Executive, Development, Fellowship and Finance committees of nonprofit organization Echoing Green. In July 2017, he was appointed as a trustee for the Morristown Beard School in Morristown, NJ.
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About Millennium Management: Millennium Management is a multi-strategy investment firm and pursues a diverse array of investment strategies across industry sectors.
Thomas J. Pellerito
COO of K. Hovnanian Homes
Thomas J. Pellerito, Chief Operating Officer, has 30 years of homebuilding experience and is responsible for leading all of the Company’s field operations. At the corporate level, he is also responsible for product development, purchasing, quality, marketing, sales and homeowner services. Prior to his current role, Mr. Pellerito was Landover Group President, where he oversaw the operations of nine homebuilding divisions within Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Delaware, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Prior to his position as Group President, Mr. Pellerito was the President of Homebuilding, the Chief Operating Officer, and the Director of Washington Homes, Inc. Mr. Pellerito joined K. Hovnanian homes when Washington Homes, Inc. merged with the Company in January 2001. Mr. Pellerito began his homebuilding career in 1980 with Pulte Homes Corporation in Denver, Colorado. Five years later, Mr. Pellerito moved to the Washington, D.C. area in order to start Richmond American Homes of Virginia for MDC Holdings, Inc. Mr. Pellerito is a graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. and is also a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving two tours in Vietnam. Mr. Pellerito is involved with numerous charitable and civic organizations in the Washington, D.C. area.
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About K. Hovnanian Homes, Lorain County Community College: Founded in 1959, Hovnanian , designs, constructs and markets a variety of for-sale housing in 189 residential communities in 16 states.
Kathy Nelson
Chief Operating Officer of Cross River Bank
Kathleen Nelson has assumed various roles at Cross River since its inception in 2008.Kathleen possesses over 35 years of experience in the banking industry, in areas of operations, internal audit, risk, loan review, compliance, and BSA/AML compliance, and holds several certifications. Prior to Cross River, Kathleen held various management roles at Bank of New York Mellon, Wells Fargo, and other banking and savings institutions. Nelson graduated from Montclair State University with a MS in Psychology.
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About Cross River Bank: Cross River is a financial institution that offers technology and banking services to consumers and businesses.
Samuel Jonas
CEO & COO of IDT Corporation
Mr. Samuel Jonas has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer of IDT Corp., effective December 31, 2013. Shmuel Jonas has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since June 2010. Shmuel Jonas joined the Company in June 2008 and served as a Vice President until June 2009, when he was elected to serve as the Company’s Vice President of Operations. Since 2004, Shmuel Jonas has also been the managing member of Arlington Suites, LLC, manager of a thirty million dollar mixed-use ground up development project in the Bronx, New York.
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About IDT Corporation: IDT Corporation enriches lives, providing communication, entertainment and financial services.
Domenick A. Cama
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Investors Bancorp
Domenick A. Cama, age 57, was appointed to the Board of Directors of Investors Bancorp and Investors Bank in January 2011. He became Chief Operating Officer of Investors Bank effective January 1, 2008 and was appointed Senior Executive Vice President in January of 2010. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Cama served as Chief Financial Officer since April 2003. Prior to joining Investors Bank, Mr. Cama was employed for 13 years by the FHLB where he served as Vice President and Director of Sales. Mr. Cama is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation and the Madison YMCA. Mr. Cama holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Finance from Pace University.
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About : Investors Bancorp is a two-tiered holding company that provides financial products.
Aaron David Glasser
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of LSX Capital Management
Aaron David Glasser is the Co-Founder and the Chief Operating Officer at LSX Capital Management.
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About LSX Capital Management: LSX Capital Management offers custom life settlement portfolios for clients seeking diversification through this non-correlated asset class.
Denis J. Salamone
President, COO & Director of Hudson City Bancorp
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About Hudson City Bancorp: Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. based in Paramus, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, is a bank-holding company for Hudson City Savings Bank.
Maryanne Z. Gallagher
EVP & COO of Cover-All Technologies
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About Cover-All Technologies: Cover-All provides insurance professionals with the most dynamic web-based platforms for managing business.
Clark Convery
Chief Operating Officer of Visual Lease
Clark J. Convery has accumulated 20+ years of experience in the field of B2B SaaS Operations focused on GTM, Customer and Product Operations, including Sales, Presales Engineering, Implementation, Customer Success, Consulting, Product Management, R&D and HR.
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About Visual Lease: Manage and analyze your leased asset portfolio – real estate, equipment, etc – including critical dates, financial calculation & more.
Robert Mitchell
CIO & COO of Certrax
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About Certrax: Through its web application and service team, Certrax Risk Compliance Solutions, Inc.
Michael Frank
COO of Invessence, Inc.
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About Invessence, Inc.: Digital Wealth Management Technology for Asset Managers, Broker-Dealers and Advisors