Jonathan S. Sobel is a Partner of Ford Financial Fund. In addition, Mr. Sobel is Managing Member of DTF Holdings, LLC, an investment manager for and advisor to entities affiliated with Mr. Ford. He also serves as Chairman of HilltopSecurities and is a member of the Board of Directors of Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

Prior to his partnership with Mr. Ford, Mr. Sobel was an employee of Goldman Sachs & Co. from 1987 to 2008, and he was a Partner Managing Director from 1998 to 2008. While at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Sobel was Global Head of the Mortgage Department, Global Head of Money Markets, Head of the firm’s Global Bank Group, and the Chief Risk Officer for Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He was also a member of Goldman Sachs’ Capital, Risk and Finance Committees.

Mr. Sobel is a Trustee of the Hospital for Special Surgery, the Whitney Museum and the Public Art Fund. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Columbia College Alumni Association.

Mr. Sobel has received Columbia College’s John Jay Award for Alumni Achievement, their Dean’s Award for service to the College and he is a University Benefactor. He holds an A.B. in Economics from Columbia.