Executive Bio
Mr. James Joseph McEntee III, Jr.,also known as Jay, has been the President and Chief Financial Officer at FinTech Acquisition Corp. II since May 2015. Mr. McEntee served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Fintech Acquisition Corp. since August 2014. Mr. McEntee served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Board of Around Campus, Inc. He served as President of Cohen & Company Inc. from October 6, 2006 to December 2009 and Chief Executive Officer from October 6, 2006 to February 2009. He served as the Managing Principal of StBWell, LLC, an owner and operator of real estate, since June 2010. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Cohen & Company Inc. He served as Managing Director of IFMI. He served as an Executive Director of Alesco Financial Inc. from October 6, 2006 to December 2009. He was the Vice-Chairman and Co-Chief Operating Officer of JVB Financial until October 2013. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Cohen Bros. & Company (Cohen & Company) since 2003. From 1990 to 1999, Mr. McEntee was a Stockholder at Lamb McErlane, PC and from 2000 to 2004, served as Counsel to Lamb McErlane. Mr. McEntee co-founded Harron Capital, L.P., and served as Co-Managing Partner, Principal and Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to September 2002. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Alesco Financial Inc. from October 6, 2006 to February 2009. Mr. McEntee served various positions as a lawyer in private practice with the law firm of Lamb, Windle & McErlane, P.C. from 1990 to 2003, including as Partner, Principle and Chairman of its Business Department. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Around Campus, Inc. He has served as Chairman of The Chester Fund since July 2012. Mr. McEntee served as Vice Chairman and Trustee of Taberna Realty Finance Trust since March 2005. He has been an Independent Director of The BanCorp, Inc. and BanCorp Bank since September 2000. He has been a Director at Cohen & Company Inc. since December 21, 2015. He serves as Director at foodpantries.com. Mr. McEntee has been Director of Cohen & Company Inc. since December 2009. Mr. McEntee serves as Director of Spectrum Foods Inc., Pegasus Media & Communications Inc. and Culbertson Enterprises Incorporated. He has been a Director of T-Rex Group, Inc. since November 2014. He served as Director of Alesco Financial Inc. since December 2009. Mr. McEntee has served as Director of The Chester Fund since 2008. He served as a Director of The Pegasus Companies, Incorporated (Formerly, Xanadoo Company, LLC and Pegasus Communications Corp.) from October 8, 1996 to September 2006. Mr. McEntee received his BA from Boston College, J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law and LL.M. (taxation) from New York University School of Law.