Michael Simons

Michael Simons is an experienced finance professional currently serving as the Director of Capital Markets Risk at Pathward since December 2023, focusing on the risk management of the bank's balance sheet. Prior to this role, Michael held the position of Regulatory Affairs Lead at Cross River from January 2021 to July 2023. Michael's extensive background includes various roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where responsibilities spanned from Commissioned Examiner to Senior Associate Examiner and Associate Examiner from September 2013 to December 2020. Additional experience includes positions as a Portfolio Manager at Capitol Street Partners and a Summer Associate in Equity Research at FBR. Early career roles involved working as an Institutional Sales Associate at Deutsche Bank and a Derivatives Analyst at Citigroup, among others. Michael holds an MBA in Finance from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Yeshiva University, supplemented by a certificate in Cryptocurrency from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.