Neil Cohen, Chairman

Mr. Cohen founded and served as President of Cohen & Company, LLC (“C&C”) in 1994, the predecessor to Emerald Development Managers LP.  He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of DriverUp Corp., a specialty auto fintech and finance company.  Mr. Cohen is also a co-founder, co-CEO, and Member of the Executive Committee of American Rock Salt Company LLC since its formation in 1996.  From 1992 to 1994, he was Executive VP, CFO, and a board member of AmBase Corporation, a publicly held financial services company during a turnaround. From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Cohen was an investment banker at Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. specializing in M&A, leveraged finance and restructuring. Mr. Cohen holds a MS in Management from the MIT-Sloan School of Management and a Bachelors of Engineering Sciences in Mathematical Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University. He also serves on the board or advisory committee of a number of charities and schools.  

Charles Collins, Managing Director

Mr. Collins joined C&C in 1996.  He is a Member of the Board of Managers of Sierra AFI LLC, the parent of Sierra Auto Finance LLC.  Mr. Collins has been a Member of the Board of Managers of American Rock Salt Company LLC since 1998, where he was also interim CFO. Prior to joining C&C, Mr. Collins was a CPA and manager in the audit practice of Coopers & Lybrand LLP, which he joined as an associate in 1988.  Mr. Collins holds a BS in Accounting from New York University.