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Executive Management

Mitchell Epstein

Mitchell is the Group President for the Margin Maximizer Group of ProfitStars. He has more than nineteen years of experience working with institutions of all sizes to develop strategies that increase net interest margin and effectively grow the core customer base.  He is nationally recognized for his success at improving net interest margins by increasing the focus on effective pricing of assets and liabilities, and developing profitable growth strategies while managing interest rate risk.  He has comprehensive exposure to all areas of banking with specific emphasis on commercial and consumer lending, deposit pricing, marketing and operations.

After three years experience as a commercial bank examiner for the Federal Reserve System, Mr. Epstein joined US Banking Alliance where he worked with community banks and thrifts on interest rate risk and net interest margin issues. 

Joel Rosenberg

Joel is a senior consultant responsible for managing net interest margin consulting assignments for community banks. He has twenty-five years of banking and financial service experience.  He has extensive knowledge in Treasury, Capital Markets, Asset Securitization, Asset/Liability management and bank financial management, including loan and deposit pricing, optimal capital strategies, alternative funding methods and net interest margin improvement strategies.

Gerald Caldwell

Gerald is a Senior Business Consultant responsible for managing net interest margin consulting assignments for the Margin Maximizer Group of ProfitStars. With over 25 years of relevant financial experience including over 14 years as a lender and 8 years as a consultant, he has particular insight into the decisions loan officers face in pursuing and pricing quality loans. He began his career at a large regional bank, has managed loan portfolios for a non-profit money manager, and has been involved in two community bank start-ups.

Dan Roderick

Dan is a senior consultant responsible for managing net interest margin consulting assignments for community banks. He has 25 years experience building financial and information services businesses as well as managing large-scale marketing program and technology implementations. He has gained considerable experience in the development of product pricing strategies spanning banking, insurance and broker dealer operations, service quality programs to consistently achieve superior customer satisfaction, and customer segmentation and re-pricing initiatives. He has also directed major information system conversions and negotiated branch banking sale transactions.

Carl Ryden

Carl manages software product development and customer support for the Margin Maximizer Group of ProfitStars. Carl has extensive experience in software and hardware product development, finance and strategy. Early in his career, he was a key member of a small team at IBM that designed and launched IBM's first notebook computer. His other diverse experiences include: lead engineer for the design and development of advanced medical devices, strategy consultant at Bain & Company, and most recently a Principal at a Venture Capital firm. Carl has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from MIT where he was a Robert Noyce Foundation Fellow and a Leaders for Manufacturing Fellow.