Board of Directors

Alexandre Zyngier

Acting Chairman

Mr. Zyngier has served as the Managing Director and Founder of Batuta Capital Advisors LLC, a private investment and advisory firm, since 2013. He also serves on the board of directors of Urgently Inc since January 2025, Unifin Financiera SAB de CV, a Mexican finance company since August 2024, Slam Corp, a public special purpose acquisition company, since February 2023, , Atari SA, a public video game company, since August 2014 and certain other private entities. Mr. Zyngier previously served on the board of directors of Arrival SA from September 2023 to June 2024,  Appvion Holding Corp, a private paper and packaging company, from February 2019 to December 2021, GT Advanced Technologies Inc., a private advanced materials company, from March 2016 to November 2021, Torchlight Energy Resources Inc., a public exploration and production company, from June 2016 to June 2021, Eileen Fisher Inc., a private retail company, from November 2020 to May 2021, AudioEye, Inc, a public software company, from September 2015 to July 2020, LootCrate Inc., a private retail company, from December 2017 to October 2019 and certain other public and private companies. Mr. Zyngier earned his MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago.

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Richard Kolman

Director

Mr. Kolman presently serves as the head of the municipal group and member of the firm-wide operating committee for Academy Securities, a military and disabled veteran-owned investment bank. Following a twenty-five year career with Goldman Sachs, Mr. Kolman left his position in 2007 as co-head of the municipal department at Goldman Sachs to serve as vice chairman of the Municipal and Infrastructure Assurance Corporation until 2010, when Mr. Kolman became a managing director and head of the municipal securities group at US Bank. Mr. Kolman left his position at US Bank in 2016 for his current role at Academy Securities. Mr. Kolman has served on the executive committee of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and received the SIFMA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. He also was a member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board from 1996 to 1999 and is presently a member of the municipal executive committee for SIFMA. For over fifteen years, Mr. Kolman has served on the board of managers for the East Side House Settlement, a community-based organization serving the Mott Haven district of the South Bronx. He presently serves as treasurer and chair of the Finance Community.

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Jim Montes

Director

Jim Montes joined the Touro Law family as Assistant Dean for Career Services in September 2014. Previously he was a partner at the global law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, based in Manhattan, where he concentrated in public and project finance. He was involved in public and private securities offerings and securities registration, and served as bond and underwriter’s counsel in connection with tax-exempt and taxable bond financings. He also led Nixon Peabody’s New York State practice serving local municipalities as bond counsel.  His legal experience is enhanced by over 20 years as a senior executive in the banking industry prior to becoming an attorney. He received a B.S. in Finance and International Business from NYU, and his J.D. from Fordham.