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 Risk Management
Katie Brandt
Katie Brandt
VP of Risk 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 Operations
Cejae Thompson
Cejae Thompson
VP of Operations
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 Portfolio Management
Maria Ocasio
Maria Ocasio
VP of Portfolio Management
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 of Human Resources
Laura Moreno
Laura Moreno
VP of Human Resources
Laura is an HR professional with over 20 years’ experience, leading a human centered approach to development across the business. She believes strongly in the importance of aligning employee needs with organizational goals shaping our team to rally around our ambitions. Partnering with leadership to identify opportunities for organizational and employee growth, we always look to increase our perspective in a diverse setting within the workplace. Laura is responsible for the benefits and compensation, legal compliance, employee engagement, training & development and employee relations. In her free time, Laura enjoys spending time with family and friends, these days mostly through Zoom.
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.
