David Burnett - Chief Executive Officer

David received a BS from the Rochester Institute of Technology where he was named the Institute's Outstanding Scholar, and an MS in Research and Evaluation from Florida State University. He is the author of several articles and papers on research and evaluation techniques, as well as the use of technology in research design, implementation and analysis.

Douglas Ziurys - Senior Vice President - Europe

Doug received a BA from Duke University and an MA in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Munich, Germany. Thirteen years of international banking experience in both marketing and product management, primarily in Europe. Doug speaks fluent German.

Shelley Burnett - Senior Vice President

Shelley has an extensive background in financial and managerial support systems. She has a strong accounting background with firms in Tallahassee, Fla; Little Rock, Ark; and Princeton, NJ. Shelley also has 12 years experience as Director of Finance and Personnel at Public Strategies/Impact, LLC, a government relations and public affairs counsel located in Trenton, NJ.

Birgit Elster - Director Relationship Management - Europe

After completing her banking apprenticeship and receiving a diploma from the bank academy, Birgit spent 16 years in banking and bank consulting at Vereins- und Westbank and JP Morgan in Germany as well as market research companies. Her areas of expertise include correspondent banking, payment services and operational services.

Caitlin M. Sheilds - Director of Research Operations

Caitlin received her BA magna cum laude from The College of New Jersey in Communication Studies. Her research in media studies has been presented at various nationwide conferences.

Stephanie Torres - Project Director

Stephanie received her BA from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) where she majored in Sociology and minored in Economics and Communication Studies. While at TCNJ, she worked with two associate professors to carry out research in the areas of environmental emigration and gender equity.

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Senior Consultants - United States

Jan Marshall - Consultant

Jan has spent over 20 years in banking, primarily with Bank of Boston. She specializes in the Latin American market and emerging economies.

Sankarshan Prasad - Consultant

Sankarshan has been in the banking industry for the past 30 years, previously with the Federal Reserve Bank, Fidelity Bank of Philadelphia, United Trust of Maryland, and Hartford National Bank and its successors, Connecticut National Bank and Shawmut Bank. He specializes in the Asian market.

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Senior Consultants - Europe

Joaquin Ramentol - Consultant

Joaquin has over 25 years in the banking industry, primarily for Banco Santander in Belgium and Madrid. He specializes in European and African markets.

David White - Consultant

David has over 30 years in the banking industry, with Banco Santander Central Hispano in Spain and Citibank in New York and South America. He specializes in European, South African, and Middle Eastern markets.

Rudolph Jurgens - Consultant

After graduating as a lawyer from the University of Amsterdam, Rudolph worked for Chase Manhattan Bank, Barclays and F. van Lanschot in The Netherlands and Germany. He has more than 25 years of international banking experience in product management, correspondent banking and trade finance.

Christopher Tomes - Consultant

Chris has over 30 years in the banking industry with Barclays, including two years with Absa Bank Johannesburg, where he was Regional Head for bank relationships across North America, Canada, Australasia and Israel. Chris now specializes in the markets across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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