Legacy teamYour partners
We have a shared history of working across the ABL spectrum from the largest national and international financial institutions to regional lenders and entrepreneurial startups.
We don't focus on us or what we're like—we just know how to help businesses turn their assets and ideas into powerful, attractive opportunities for liquidity, to make the most of the resources they've built up, and to accomplish their goals.
Meet the Legacy team
Clark D. Griffith
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
- 25 years ABL experience
- GE Capital, Hana Business Capital (founder), Encina Business Credit (now Eclipse Business Capital), White Oak ABL
- San Diego State and Columbia University
Paul E. Martin
Co-founder & Chief Investment Officer
- 28 years ABL experience
- Core/NewStar Business Credit (co-founder), Rise Line Business Credit (co-founder), HSBC, Shawmut Bank ABL, Bank of Boston ABL
- Babson College BSBA and MBA
Lisa DeSantis Adams
MD, Originations
- 28 years ABL experience
- Gibraltar Business Capital, UMB Capital Finance, NewStar Business Credit, Wachovia Capital Finance, Merrill Lynch Capital, BMO Harris, Fleet Capital
- University of California Los Angeles
Vincent Bonnet
AVP, Credit Risk
- 3 years ABL/underwriting experience
- PNC
- Northeastern Illinois University
Todd Burnette
EVP, Portfolio & Underwriting
- 21 years ABL experience
- Wells Fargo Capital Finance
- University of Louisville
Mckenzie Cagle
AVP, Collateral Analyst
- CheckpointID (MRI Software)
- Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas
Margaret Ceconi
EVP, Portfolio & Underwriting
- 30 years ABL experience
- Eclipse Business Capital, GE Capital, Heller Financial, Stout
- University of Southern Mississippi
Brandon Curtis
Associate, Collateral Analyst
- 3 years ABL/private credit experience
- Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, Aston Carter (Mars Inc., Bloomberg)
- Bloomsburg University
Donna C. Dawson
SVP, Operations
- 30 years ABL experience
- LiveOak Bank, Citibank ABL, Square 1 Bank/Pacific Western Bank
- Amberton University
Anthony DiChiara
MD, ORIGINATIONS
- 29 years ABL experience
- Gibraltar Business Capital, Wachovia Capital Finance, Merrill Lynch Capital, Heller Financial, Fleet Capital
- University of Notre Dame
Peter Drooff
EVP, Portfolio & Underwriting
- 30+ years ABL/credit experience
- Bank of America Business Capital, KeyBank NA, PNC Business Credit, Textron Financial, Wells Fargo Foothill
- Providence College
Tasha Gibson
VP, Collateral Analyst
- 24 years ABL experience
- Eclipse Business Capital, TCF Bank
- Robert Morris University Illinois
Dillon Lounsbury
SVP, Originations
- 10 years ABL experience
- Siena Lending Group, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, GE Capital, Bowery Investment Management
- Baruch College
Jeffrey Seiden
EVP, Underwriting
- 30+ years ABL experience
- Cole Taylor Bank/MB Bank/Fifth Third Bank, LaSalle Bank, CIT Group
- Washington University in St. Louis
Benjamin W. Silver
SEVP, Head of Portfolio & Operations
- 30+ years ABL/LevFin experience
- Barings, GE Capital, Union Bank, Wells Fargo Foothill, Fleet Bank
- University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Dave Smith
MD, Originations
- 20 years ABL experience
- Citi, Chubb
- St. Lawrence University
Sean Spring
EVP, Portfolio & Underwriting
- 30+ years ABL experience
- UMB Capital Finance, Banc of California, Union Bank of California, Ares Management, First Capital, Wells Fargo Foothill, Bay View Financial
- San Diego State and Pepperdine Graziadio Business
T.C. Wilde
EVP, Portfolio & Underwriting
- 30+ years ABL experience
- Axiom Bank, Marquette Financial/UMB Capital Finance, Sterling National Bank/NewStar Business Credit, JPMorgan Chase, PNC
- University of Holy Cross and Loyola University