Dean Cash
President & CEO  -  ATEL Capital Group
Dean L. Cash joined ATEL as Director of Marketing and served as a Vice President since 1981, Executive Vice President since 1983 and a Director since 1984. Mr. Cash became President and Chief Executive Officer in 2001. He has been a Director of the Dealer Manager since its organization and its President since 1986. Prior to joining ATEL, Mr. Cash was a senior marketing representative for Martin Marietta Corporation, data systems division, from 1979 to 1980. From 1977 to 1979, he was employed by General Electric Corporation, where he was an applications specialist in the medical systems division and a marketing representative in the information services division. Mr. Cash was a systems engineer with Electronic Data Systems from 1975 to 1977, and was involved in maintaining and developing software for commercial applications. Mr. Cash received a B.S. degree in psychology and mathematics in 1972 and an M.B.A. degree with a concentration in finance in 1975 from Florida State University. Mr. Cash is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and is qualified as a registered principal with the NASD.




Paritosh K. Choksi
Executive Vice President, COO & CFO  -  ATEL Capital Group
Paritosh K. Choksi joined ATEL as a Director, Senior Vice President and its Chief Financial Officer. In 2001, Mr. Choksi became its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining ATEL, Mr. Choksi was Chief Financial Officer at Wink Communications Inc. from 1997 to 1999. From 1977 to 1997, Mr. Choksi was with Phoenix American Incorporated, a financial services and management company, where he held various positions during his tenure, and was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director when he left the company. Mr. Choksi was involved in all corporate matters at Phoenix and was responsible for Phoenix's capital market needs. He also served on the credit committee overseeing all corporate investments, including its venture lease portfolio. Mr. Choksi was part of the executive management team which caused Phoenix's portfolio to grow from $50 million in assets to over $2 billion. Mr. Choksi received a bachelor of technology degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; and an M.B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley.




Vasco Morais
Executive Vice President, General Counsel  -  ATEL Capital Group
Vasco H. Morais serves as ATEL's General Counsel. Mr. Morais manages ATEL's legal department, which provides legal and contractual support in the negotiating, drafting, documenting, reviewing and funding of lease transactions. In addition, Mr. Morais advises on general corporate law matters, and assisting on securities law issues. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Morais was employed by the BankAmeriLease Companies, Bank of America's equipment leasing subsidiaries, providing in-house legal support on the documentation of tax-oriented and non-tax oriented direct and leveraged lease transactions, vendor leasing programs and general corporate matters. Prior to the BankAmeriLease Companies, Mr. Morais was with the Consolidated Capital Companies in the Corporate and Securities Legal Department involved in drafting and reviewing contracts, advising on corporate law matters and securities law issues. Mr. Morais received a B.A. degree in 1982 from the University of California in Berkeley; a J.D. degree in 1986 from Golden Gate University Law School; and an M.B.A. (Finance) degree from Golden Gate University in 1997. Mr. Morais has been an active member of the State Bar of California since 1986. Mr. Morais has served as past Co-Chair, and is a current member, of the California State Bar Association, Business Law Section, UCC Committee.




John Hart
Executive Vice President, National Sales Manager
John Hart has over 20 years of experience in the securities industry as a sales leader and manager with a successful track record wholesaling SMAs, mutual funds, variable annuities and alternative investments. John spent thirteen years at Berkeley Capital Management in San Francisco where he began as a wholesaler and grew the western region from $0 to $300 million of sales in 2 years. He was promoted to National Sales Manager, where he drove growth through the formation of new business relationships, marketing strategies and by developing an extensive network of relationships with Broker Dealers, due diligence officers and platform gatekeepers. He has been a frequent keynote speaker at national wire house and regional broker-dealer training functions. John graduated from University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Political Science degree, he is a Certified Investment Consultant, Certified Investment Specialist, Accredited Investment Fiduciary and has his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law.




Bill Bullock
Senior Vice President/National Sales Manager  -  ATEL Leasing Corporation
Bill Bullock enters his 19th year of equipment leasing as ATEL's Senior Vice President/National Sales Manager. Bill has had a widely varied and experienced career in the equipment finance industry. His first stop was with Equitable Lease Corp. (ELLCO), followed by Boeing Capital and a long stint with ATEL Capital from 1991 - 1999. Bill was integral to the growth of ATEL from a smaller portfolio to a larger and more mature business. After ATEL, Bill moved on to a very successful sales career at Mellon US Leasing where he was recognized as the National MVP and Volume leader with over $72MM funded in 2000. Mellon was sold to GE Capital and liquidated. Bill then helped to start a program with 80 of Wells Fargo's Commercial Loan Officers to educate them and coordinate any equipment financing business. Yearning to get back to the big ticket market, Bill joined Key Equipment Finance, the nation's 3rd largest bank-owned equipment leasing company with a portfolio of $15B. Recognizing his desire to manage and work closely with people and missing the entrepreneurial spirit of ATEL, Bill has rejoined ATEL as of February 2006. Mr. Bullock received a B.S. degree in Finance from San Diego State University in 1987. He was a member of the ELA Equipment Management Team from 1995 to 1999 and has written several leasing articles.




Steven Rea
Executive Vice President  -  ATEL Ventures, Inc.
Steven R. Rea is Executive Vice President of ATEL Ventures, Inc. Prior to joining ATEL, Mr. Rea was employed at Imperial Bank (now Comerica) from 1999 to 2000, where he managed the venture leasing department for the emerging growth division. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Rea was employed at LINC Capital, Inc., a specialty finance and venture leasing company, where he was responsible for originating, structuring and negotiating equipment leasing and other asset-backed financing for emerging growth companies. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Rea was an Account Executive and later Vice President of Business Development at Interlease Group Ltd., a diversified financial services company, specializing in financings for venture backed companies. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Rea was with Automatic Data Processing as a senior district sales manager. Mr. Rea received a B. S. degree in finance from San Diego State University in 1991.




Russ Wilder
Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer  -  ATEL Capital Group
Russell H. Wilder joined ATEL as Vice President of ATEL Business Credit, Inc. and in 1995 became its Senior Vice President of Operations. He has also served as Chief Credit Officer to ATEL since October 1992. From 1990 to 1992 Mr. Wilder was a personal property broker specializing in equipment leasing and financing and an outside contractor in the areas of credit and collections. Prior to 1990, Mr. Wilder had numerous assignments in the credit and operations departments for small, mid-size and big ticket lease transactions with Westinghouse Credit, Wells Fargo Leasing and Fireside Thrift Co., a Teledyne subsidiary. Mr. Wilder holds a BS with Honors in Agricultural Economics and Business Management from the University of California at Davis. He has been awarded the Certified Lease Professional designation by the United Association of Equipment Lessors.




Thomas Monroe
Senior Vice President  -  ATEL Equipment Corporation
Thomas P. Monroe, Jr. joined ATEL as a portfolio manager in the asset management department. In February 2004, Mr. Monroe was named Senior Vice President of ATEL Equipment Corporation. In this function, Mr. Monroe manages ATEL's asset management department, which is responsible for residual valuation, due diligence, equipment inspections, negotiating renewal and purchase options and remarketing off-lease equipment. Prior to joining ATEL, Mr. Monroe was employed by GE Capital for 6 years as a portfolio manager in the computer leasing division. Mr. Monroe received a B.A. degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 and an M.B.A. degree with a concentration in International Marketing from the University of Notre Dame in 1990. Mr. Monroe is a candidate member of the American Society of Appraisers and has successfully completed four course levels required for the Machinery and Equipment Valuation specialty.




Jana Tostrude
Vice President ­ Broker Dealer Relations  -  ATEL Securities Corporation
Jana Tostrude joined ATEL Securities Corp as Vice President ­ Broker Dealer Relations. In this role, Ms. Tostrude is responsible for managing key accounts. Prior to joining ATEL, Ms. Tostrude worked in fixed income for Wells Fargo Institutional Brokerage & Sales. Ms. Tostrude spent 10 years in New York most recently with Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc, working on the acquisition of PolyGram Records and the creation of the Universal Music Group. In this role she was responsible for structuring corporate facilities and managing commercial & investment banking relationships. Ms. Tostrude has been in the financial services industry since 1990, including corporate banking experience relative to the syndication and structuring of off-balance sheet leases. Ms. Tostrude holds a bachelors degree in finance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an M.B.A from Vanderbilt University. She has also completed Level 2 of the CFA.




Jim Ryan
Vice President ATEL Capital Group/ATEL Properties  -  ATEL Capital Group
Jim joins ATEL as a consultant to work on special projects for ATEL public and private partnerships as well as real estate opportunities starting with Fund 12. He was the owner of Golden Gate Harley-Davidson in Marin County, a business he sold in March of 2007. He spent 20 years working in Ernst & Young's real estate and financial services practices. Jim lives in San Francisco with his wife Jeannette and four children. Jim is also a big Giants and Sharks fan and he still manages to fit in the occasional Sunday ride.




Mari Lynch
Vice President, Human Resources -  ATEL Financial Services
Mari Lynch joined ATEL as an HR Generalist in 2000 and was promoted to HR Director in 2006. In this function Mari recruits, administers all company benefits, manages employee relations, develops and implements company policy and procedures, handles salary and payroll, and facilitates employment law. Prior to joining ATEL, Mari held various HR positions in the retail industry in the capacity of recruiter and regional trainer. Mari received her B.A. in Business Administration from Chapman University and currently holds an SPHR certification in HR.

 

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