| Website | CrowdPicks.com |
| Birthplace | Omaha |
| Birthdate | 1/57 |
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Ed has over 20 years building businesses for companies in the financial services industry. These include Westpac Banking Corp., Advanta Corp, and Clayton Brown & Associates. He has syndicated over $1.0 Billion in financings and securitizations, launched an online B2B corporate finance marketplace, and assisted with start-ups in the banking and investment banking industries. He launched one of the first online marketplaces for the equipment leasing industry, PureMarkets.com, and has structured Asset Backed Securities as well as Income and Venture funds for various companies in the equipment leasing industry. As well, he has organized and launched Project Homeless Connect for the City of Omaha, NE. Ed has held positions with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and for The Bluffs Arts Council in Council Bluffs, IA; he is also on the board of directors for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and served as President of The International Wine & Food Society Council Bluffs Chapter.
In 2007, Ed was named Board Member of The Year for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 2008, he received the Don Wagner Leadership and Service Award, as well as a Certificate of Appreciation from The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness for his community service.
He received his BS from Creighton University Majoring in Mathematics.
