Global Financial Aid Services competitors

Frank Martell is a business executive, advocate for financial empowerment and leader in the housing industry. He is currently the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider. Frank serves on the global board of directors of Operation HOPE, a best-in-class provider of financial literacy empowerment for youth, financial capability for communities, and financial dignity for all. He chairs the West Coast Scarlet & Gold Committee of the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. Frank is also on the board of directors of Bank of the West and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Frank has over 30 years’ executive leadership experience in the marketing, financial services and business information industries. In August 2011, he joined CoreLogic, where he served consecutively as chief financial officer and chief operating officer before his appointment to chief executive officer in March 2017. He was named by the Orange County Business Journal as the 2013 Outstanding CFO of a Public Company in Orange County. In 2016, he received the HousingWire Vanguard Award in recognition of his distinguished leadership in the housing industry. Prior to joining CoreLogic, Frank served as the president and chief executive officer of the Western Institutional Review Board, and before that as chief financial officer of Information Services Group, Inc. and Advantage Solutions. From 1996 to 2006, Frank held various leadership positions at ACNielsen Corporation, including vice president and treasurer, chief operating officer and president of Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets; executive vice president of the Marketing Information Group, and chief operating officer of ACNielsen and president of Europe, Middle East and Africa. Frank spent the initial 15 years of his business career in a variety of financial leadership roles at General Electric and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Villanova University.

Mark Begor was named Chief Executive Officer of Equifax and a member of the Board of Directors in April 2018. Begor previously served as a Managing Director in the Industrial and Business Services group at Warburg Pincus, a $40 billion growth-focused private equity firm with over 120 portfolio companies. He also served two years as a member of the Board of Directors at FICO. Prior to that, Begor spent 35 years at General Electric, most recently as President and CEO of GE’s $8 billion energy management business. Before leading GE Energy Management, Mark was President and CEO of GE Capital Real Estate. He also served as President and CEO of GE Capital Retail Finance (Synchrony Financial), successfully guiding it through a period where the business doubled in size. Begor was a senior vice president and member of GE’s Corporate Executive Council for 10 years and a GE officer for 19 years. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer at NBCUniversal Media and as GE's Investor Relations leader, where he oversaw a large number of acquisitions and dispositions. Begor is a graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing, and he has an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Rich Bielen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Protective Life Corporation. He formerly held the roles of Vice Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer at Protective Life Corporation, Mr. Bielen has more than 30 years in the financial services industry. Mr. Bielen holds both a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University. He serves on the Boards of The United Way of Central Alabama, The Alabama Trust Fund and Children’s of Alabama.

Greg Ness is chairman, president and chief executive officer of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., and Standard Insurance Company. Beginning in July 2009, he served as president and chief executive officer, and was elected chairman of the board in December 2011. He previously served as president and chief operating officer from September 2008 until June 2009. Ness joined Standard Insurance Company in 1979 and has held a succession of positions with increasing responsibilities, including senior vice president of the Insurance Services Group, senior vice president of the Employee Benefits Division, senior vice president of Investments and president of StanCorp Mortgage Investors, LLC, and StanCorp Investment Advisers, vice president and corporate secretary, and vice president of Retirement Plans Sales and Marketing. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington State University, has earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Portland State University and holds the Leadership Institute Fellow designation from the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA). Ness chairs the board of directors of the Oregon Business Council and the Armory Theater Fund. He is a member of the board of directors of the Oregon Health & Science University Foundation. Ness is also trustee emeritus and past chair of the Portland Center Stage board of directors and a member of the SOLVE Founder's Circle.

William Stromberg (born March 10, 1960) is President and CEO of T. Rowe Price, a Baltimore-based global asset management firm.

Drew K. Horter is the President and Founder of Horter Investment Management, LLC. Mr. Horter has extensive industry knowledge as an Investment Advisor Representative, and has previously held FINRA Securities licenses that include the Series 6, 7, 22, 24 and 63. With over 37 years of investment management experience, Mr. Horter has experienced many economic, political and financial cycles. Horter Investment Management was founded in 1991 as a Registered Investment Advisor. Horter Investment Management currently has over 200 investment advisor representatives and relationships with more than 50 independent advisory firms, representing over 100 additional investment advisor representatives. These advisors are spread across 44 states, including Hawaii. Mr. Horter’s firm manages assets on a fee basis for its clients. Early in his career Mr. Horter recognized the need for high quality private wealth managers for his clients. Since 2007 he has focused on low risk, low volatility tactical or multi-alternative ETF's or mutual funds. These managers strive to smooth out this return strategy to attain equity like rates of return without the risk generally associated with the stock market. To complement the low risk and low volatility managers, Horter Investment Management also works with higher volatility ETF managers that present additional opportunities for clients to grow their assets if their risk profiles are much higher. With Mr. Horter’s extensive background investing in the financial markets and tactical management approach, leading media outlets consult his expertise. His insight has been featured by a number of prominent publications across the country, including The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Investment News and the Wall St. Cheat Sheet among others. Tactical Fund Advisors oversees $200M in Assets Under Management with 5 Tactical Mutual Funds. Mr. Horter is a licensed insurance professional. Insurance products are offered through Horter Financial Strategies, LLC.

Brendan P. Keegan serves as Chief Executive Officer [CEO] at Merchants Fleet and was recently named the world’s Most Innovative CEO by CEO World Awards®; Executive of the Year, silver winner by Best in Biz Awards; and a Stevie Awards® bronze winner by American Business Awards®. He has been involved with Merchants since 2009-as a client, board member, and strategic advisor. Brendan is focused on transforming the company’s business model and creating a new category within the fleet industry known as FleetTech. Brendan’s innovative leadership has fueled the company’s strategic direction and positioned Merchants as the fastest-growing fleet management company in North America. Brendan is an award winning, 6-time President & CEO of companies ranging from 500 to over 10,000 employees located in nearly 150 countries in the tech & financial services sectors. He served as the Fortune 100’s youngest Chief Sales Officer for EDS, a $22-billion tech leader. Brendan has raised nearly $2.0B in capital and returned over $4.0B to investors. He has trained over 350,000 leaders, led nearly 50,000 employees, and driven sales of $100B+. Previously, Brendan was named a Distinguished Fellow by Dartmouth College, Fast50 Executive by FastCompany, successful entrepreneur by Enterprise Bank, US Business Delegate to Africa, Best-of-the-Best CEOs by Incentive, 100 Fastest Growing Companies by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Business of the Year by NH Business Journal, Top 10 Coach of the Year by USA Football, and Volunteer of the Year & Youth Coach of the Year in NH. Brendan has authored 100+ articles on leadership, strategy, and technology, and has been quoted in publications, from the Wall Street Journal to Wired Magazine. He is a sought-after speaker at conferences in the financial services and technology industries and is a regular speaker at Harvard University, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Holy Cross & WPI. Brendan received his Bachelor’s Degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MBA from the George Washington University, and Executive Certificates from Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania & University of Chicago. Brendan and his wife Dana live in Southern NH with their children, Kaylie and Patrick. To give back, they founded the Keegan Courage & Faith Foundation with the goal of giving $1.0M to youth programs and have funded the Keegan Leadership Center at Bishop Guertin High School, Barbara Keegan Arts Center at St. Christopher’s School, the Surprise Birthday Room at the Nashua Soup Kitchen and the annual Charity Bowl for the Police Athletic League.