Mr. Wilson is a founding member of EJF and serves as its Co-Chief Executive Officer and as a Co-Chief Investment Officer of EJF’s private markets products. In addition to serving as the Co-Chief Executive Officer for EJF, Mr. Wilson currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of EJF Investments Manager LLC, the external manager to a closed-end fund listed on the London Stock Exchange. Mr. Wilson also serves as a member of EJF’s Risk Committee, Valuation Committee and ESG Committee. Prior to forming EJF, Mr. Wilson served as a senior managing director for both the Alternative Asset Investments and Private Wealth Management groups at FBR. Prior to joining FBR, he was a senior securities attorney at Dechert LLP and a Branch Chief in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. He received his BA from Columbia University and his JD from the University of Pennsylvania.