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Mark A. Finser is the Managing Partner of TBL Capital and a pioneer in the field of social finance. As CEO of RSF Social Finance, Mark led the organization from start-up to respected leader in the social finance sector. With assets of over $130 Million, RSF is well known as an innovator in employing debt and philanthropic resources to support social enterprises focused on sustainability. The organization has deployed over $200 Million of debt funding to mission-aligned for-profit and non-profit organizations. He now serves as the organization's Board Chair.

Mark has developed an expansive network within the field of social finance, and serves on the Board of Investors Circle, the nation's largest socially responsible angel investor network. He is also a Founder and Board Chair of New Resource Bank, a green, community bank based in San Francisco. Additionally, Mark served on the Board of B Corp, an organization dedicated to advocating on behalf of socially responsible companies, and serves on the Boards of Gaia Herbs, Better Energy Systems and CleanFish.

Joe Glorfield is a Partner at TBL Capital and brings 17 years of entrepreneurial experience leading and funding social enterprises.

Prior to joining TBL Capital, Joe served as Vice President of RSF Social Finance, a leading provider of unique debt products to non-profit and for-profit social enterprises. Prior to joining RSF, he led two year-round medical camps and family centers founded by actor Paul Newman through successful start-up efforts. He helped raise $55 Million of philanthropic funds and secured $23M in bridge financing to build both state-of-the-art campuses, which serve thousands of families with children suffering from serious illness annually. Joe co-founded and led the nation's largest organic beer company, Wolaver's Organic Ales. Joe has built a considerable network in the social enterprise and social finance sectors and serves as Board Chair of Social Venture Network, the nation’s largest network of social entrepreneurs. He serves on seven for-profit Boards: Numi Organic Tea, CleanFish, Gaia Herbs, Mission Research, Laloo’s, Earth Renewable Technologies, and Small Potatoes Urban Delivery (SPUD). Joe earned both a BS in Finance and MBA from the University of Florida.

Susie Lee is a Principal at TBL Capital and brings nearly a decade of relevant experience in venture capital and private equity investing as well as operational experience scaling up high growth businesses and social enterprises.

Prior to joining TBL Capital, Susie served as Director of IGNIA, Latin America’s first social venture capital fund. She was an integral part of the leadership team, helped raise over $80 Million from global investors including Omidyar, Soros and the IFC and closed on a $25 Million debt facility from the Inter-American Development Bank. Susie also led pipeline development, investment evaluation, and deal execution in sectors including education, healthcare, housing and water. In the US, Susie served as an investment professional at TAG Venture Partners and Technology Development Fund, where she evaluated investments in sectors including high technology, healthcare, education and consumer services. She has analyzed investment opportunities ranging from seed and early stage ideas to mature companies for roll-up strategies. Her work resulted in the investment of over $20 Million in 10 new companies, and execution of nearly 30 rounds of follow-on funding. Susie has served as Board Observer for several software and technology companies through growth and exit. To integrate her investment experience with social outcomes, Susie worked at JP Morgan’s Bay Area Equity Fund focused on delivering a social bottom line and market rate venture capital returns.

Susie attended the MBA Program at the Wharton School of Business for one year where she studied finance and strategic management; she holds a BA in History from Columbia University.

Birju Pandya is an investor with Armonia, LLC, a limited partner of TBL Capital LP. Based in the offices of Armonia, LLC in Greenwich, CT, Birju also serves as an East Coast Associate for TBL Capital on strategic projects. Most recently, Birju was a consultant with McKinsey & Company, focusing on serving socially-minded organizations across a variety of functions.  Prior to this, he served as a Project Manager in the Aerospace division of Honeywell, gaining technology and operational expertise.  Birju is also heavily involved with CharityFocus, a non-profit focused on serving others with no strings attached.

Birju holds a BS in Information Systems from Arizona State University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

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