Our people make
it possible
Meet some of the team. We’re a group of dedicated individuals that are passionate about making people’s lives better.
Spotlight on some
of our amazing people
Collectively, no matter which of our diverse backgrounds we come from, all of us share this common belief and goal: to be there, compassionately and as helpful as possible, when our family, coworkers, and clients need us. That’s what Golden Pear Funding is really about and we work hard to continue to be a trusted financial resource.
Chief Executive Officer
Gary Amos
Gary Amos
CEO
Gary has a 30 year career leading teams in the Financial Services industry and has led both rapid growth ventures and was part of a global leadership team at Siemens. As the former CEO of Siemens Financial Services, Gary oversaw Commercial Finance Americas. He has overseen originations & operations platforms across healthcare, industrial tech, manufacturing, software and consumer litigation finance. He is a proud alum from Penn State and lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and future Penn State grads. When not leading the GPF and LitiPay teams, Gary is often swimming and biking with family or working on a Jeep in his garage.
Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Amsellem
Daniel Amsellem
CFO
At Golden Pear, Dan ensures that the firm develops capital and debt structures that provide sustainable and predictable outcomes with reliability. Prior to joining Golden Pear, Dan spent 15 years being a CFO in the alternative asset industry including time at Tortus Capital, a global credit hedge fund and Alternative Asset Managers, a hedge fund seeding platform. Dan graduated from Franklin & Marshall College where he also played football. When he is not at Golden Pear, Dan enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf, tennis and basketball.
Chief of Product and Innovation
Oliver Harriehausen
Oliver Harriehausen
SVP of Sales Enablement
Oliver has 14 years of experience with SaaS companies where he has built a unique skill set across entrepreneurship, sales enablement, and revenue operations and leading sales teams. Prior to joining, he held a variety of leadership roles driving sales and developing go-to-market strategies with an emphasis on creating customer-centric experiences. At Golden Pear, he provides the training, sales-ready content, processes, and software needed to empower salespeople to grow the Pre-Settlement and Medical Receivables business. Oliver is a proud University of Miami alum and lives in Houston, TX, with his wife and three kids. Off hours, you can find Oliver playing tennis, splashing in the pool with his family, powerlifting, or sifting through annual reports in search of the next investment to make.
VP of Finance
Bhavin Patel
Bhavin Patel
VP of Finance
Bhavin has over 7 years of experience in the Specialty Finance Industry. Bhavin is a dynamic contributor in the digitization and automation of the company’s financial and portfolio management. In his current role he is able to lead and support a unified team of accounting operations professionals. Bhavin is a focused shareholder that values innovation and creation when driving the company’s long-term financial framework. In his spare time, he likes to run, cycle, and watch soccer, although not all at the same time.
VP of Portfolio Management
Katie Brandt
Katie Brandt
VP of Portfolio Management
Katie is an intuitive and people-focused leader who has been in the Financial Services industry for 8 years. Katie has built meaningful rapport with clients across their service experience, with a focus on maximizing case-monitoring compliance and minimizing risk. Combining her industry knowledge and direct client relationships she has led the implementation of sleek and new client-facing portals and in-house operational systems. In her downtime Katie can be found in the backyard with her dog and three chickens. On the weekends, she is the host of her own radio show!
VP of Enterprise Risk Control
Cejae Thompson
Cejae Thompson
VP of Enterprise Risk Control
Cejae is a seasoned professional with 8 years in the Financial Services industry. Prior to her role at GPF and LitiPay, Cejae was a senior paralegal for a high volume New York personal injury litigation firm for 3 years. Under Cejae’s leadership she has implemented and optimized various operational enhancements and modifications to improve business processes and operations across the board that has led to an enhanced customer experience. Using her Financial Services and legal expertise Cejae has become a champion of digitization and a key leader in the development of in-house web-based systems. On the weekends Cejae is sitting at her easel painting, hiking and exploring new trails or watching Liverpool (hopefully) win the Premier League again!
VP of Audit & Compliance
Maria Ocasio
Maria Ocasio
VP of Audit & Compliance
Maria is a dedicated and loyal Financial Services industry veteran with 16 years of hands-on experience and 11 years with our firm. In her tenure, Maria has overseen the company portfolio in its entirety. Including daily operations to the implementation of compliance-based team initiatives. Maria uses her natural instincts and industry experience to drive long term compliance-driven products and reporting to ensure the companies audit and securitization success. When she is not at her desk, you can catch Maria at the baseball field – Go Yankees!
VP MedRec Underwriting & Strategy
Dr. Amit Roy
Dr. Amit Roy
VP MedRec Underwriting & Strategy
Dr. Amit Roy is an Internal Medicine and Emergency Room physician with entrepreneurial experience and deep expertise in personal injury cases. As an expert witness in PI, he played a key role in establishing a PI practice at Guidepoint, evaluating cases and providing detailed narrative summaries on causation. Dr. Roy has developed a proprietary causation score for assessing MedRec cases and is focused on building a comprehensive MedRec playbook to guide best-in-class underwriting standards at scale. When not advancing medical evaluation processes, he is dedicated to refining industry practices and ensuring accuracy in medical assessments.
VP of Marketing and Strategy
Mariana Morales
Mariana Morales
VP of Marketing and Strategy
Mariana Morales is a marketing strategist with a degree in Social Communications and a specialization in Marketing from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela. A certified Scrum Master, she seamlessly navigates between strategic and creative thinking, earning her the reputation of a Swiss army knife for content creation. Mariana has worked with global brands like Coca-Cola FEMSA and BAT and has collaborated on creative projects with Amazon’s packaging division, the CDC, and AIHA. She is focused on expanding ABX marketing channels for new and existing accounts while playing a hands-on role in AI development and its integration into GP processes. When not shaping marketing strategies, Mariana is likely exploring the latest innovations in AI or working on creative projects that push industry boundaries.
VP of Legal
Jason Krantz
Jason Krantz
VP of Legal
Jason is a longtime resident of Manhattan’s upper west side where he resides with his family. He was admitted to the state and federal bars in New York and New Jersey in 1994 and has represented severely injured plaintiff clients in his own law practice for over 30 years. Prior to joining the Golden Pear team as general counsel, he also founded several litigation funding companies, one of which was purchased by Golden Pear in 2017. Outside of work, Jason performs regularly as a saxophonist and singer in his jazz group, practices yoga and cultivates an orchard of fruit trees in upstate New York. Jason loves the challenges presented by his role as general counsel and the satisfaction of keeping a tidy “legal house” at the company.
Director of Human Resources
Karem Mejia
Karem Mejia
Director of Human Resources
Karem Mejia is a seasoned Human Resources professional with over a decade of experience specializing in People and Culture. With a strong background in talent acquisition, employee training and development, conflict resolution, benefits administration, and HR policy implementation, she plays a key role in fostering high-performing teams. Karem has a proven track record of successfully managing organizational change by leveraging the strengths of others to drive productivity and efficiency. Passionate about creating a thriving workplace, she is dedicated to building environments where employees can grow and succeed. When not leading HR initiatives, Karem enjoys exploring new ways to enhance workplace culture and engagement.
Interested in joining
the team?
Golden Pear Funding periodically posts career opportunities for individuals looking to join our team. You can find these listings and application instructions here.
