John Oros
New York
Senior Advisor
Office:
New York, NY
Current Board Seats:
iLending
Island Finance
Jefferson Capital
TRICOR LLC
Education:
Prior to being named Senior Advisor, Mr. Oros was an Operating Partner and previous to that a Managing Director of the firm from 2011-2023. Before joining J.C. Flowers, Mr. Oros held a number of executive positions at Enstar Group Limited, including the role of Executive Chairman from 2000 – 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Oros was an investment banker in the Financial Institutions Group of Goldman Sachs for almost 20 years, where he became a General Partner in 1986. In addition, Mr. Oros was appointed Chairman of the Federal Savings and Loan Council in 1987, where he served for two years.
As an Operating Partner, Mr. Oros receives compensation from certain JCF funds and portfolio companies.
Highlighted Portfolio Companies:
Josephine Ng
New York
Director of Corporate Accounting
Office:
New York, NY
Education:
Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Ms. Ng was the Controller of Corporate Accounting at Longacre Fund Management LLC, a distressed debt hedge fund. Prior to that, she was a Manager in the Finance team at Macquarie in New York. Before joining Macquarie, Ms. Ng was a Manager in the audit and assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Toronto, Canada specializing in financial services clients.
Dan Meade
New York
Managing Director & Head of Business Development and Investor Relations
Office:
New York, NY
Education:
Mr. Meade has over 15 years of fundraising experience across the private markets and has held senior positions in both internal roles as well as a placement agent. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Meade was a Managing Director on the Capital Formation team at Castlelake. He also held senior fundraising and investor relations positions at Apollo Global Management and Eaton Partners. Mr. Meade began his career on the Institutional Equity Sales Desk at Bear Stearns & Co.
Ted Lydon
New York
Vice President
Office:
New York, NY
Current Board Seats:
TRICOR LLC
Education:
Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Mr. Lydon was a member of the Financial Institutions Group at Credit Suisse for two years in New York where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions in the insurance and asset management sectors.
Highlighted Portfolio Companies:
Mona Laungani
New York
Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
Office:
New York, NY
Committees:
Compliance Committee
Education:
Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Ms. Laungani was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where she specialized in assurance services to clients in the asset management sector. She began her career at Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP where she served clients in a variety of industries including real estate, food and beverage and financial services.
Tom Harding
New York
Managing Director
Office:
New York, NY
Committees:
Investment Committee
Management Committee
Current Board Seats:
Capital Funding Bancorp Inc.
iLending
Island Finance
Jefferson Capital
Education:
Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Mr. Harding spent seven years in investment banking in the Financial Institutions Group of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, primarily in New York with one year in London, where he covered a diverse range of bank, insurance and specialty finance companies and most recently had responsibility for covering transportation leasing companies. Mr. Harding began his career at Cravath Swain and Moore.
Highlighted Portfolio Companies:
Robert Groth
New York
Controller
Office:
New York, NY
Education:
Prior to joining the firm in 2024, Mr. Groth was a Manager on the Finance Team at Centerbridge Partners, a multi-strategy private investment firm focused on leveraged buyouts and distressed securities. Mr. Groth began his career at Ernst & Young LLP, where he was a Senior Associate in the Financial Services Assurance practice. Mr. Groth is a New York State Certified Public Accountant.
Calvin Dong
New York
Managing Director
Office:
New York, NY
Committees:
Investment Committee
Current Board Seats:
Ariel Re
Education:
Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Mr. Dong was a member of the Financial Institutions Group at Barclays Investment Bank for three years in New York focused on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions in the insurance sector.
Highlighted Portfolio Companies:
Thomas Cleary
New York
Associate
Office:
New York, NY
Education:
Prior to joining the firm in 2024, Mr. Cleary was an investment banker at Raymond James for three years in New York where he focused on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions for companies in the retirement services, payments and vertical software sectors. Prior to joining Raymond James, he worked in the Capital Markets Advisory Group at Lazard.
Highlighted Portfolio Companies:
Chi Choi
New York
Director of Tax
Office:
New York, NY
Education:
Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Mr. Choi was a Tax Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s real estate funds tax practice. Mr. Choi has extensive tax experience in the private equity industry, addressing U.S. tax considerations related to both inbound and outbound investments. At PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Mr. Choi worked closely with private equity fund sponsors to develop sophisticated fund structures for different types of investors and managed large tax compliance engagements.