Robert F. Roden Managing Director Head of Leveraged Finance Mr. Roden is Head of Leveraged Finance for Cowen and Company. He joined Cowen from Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., where he was Head of Structured/Leveraged Finance. Previously, he was Co-Head and a founding member of Banc of America Mezzanine Capital (“BAMC”). Mr. Roden joined BAMC in 2000 to assist in the formation of the group and was responsible as a team leader for origination, structuring and execution, documentation and funding for a variety of junior capital securities. Prior to joining BAMC, Mr. Roden was a Partner and Investment Manager with FINOVA Mezzanine Capital, Inc., formerly Sirrom Capital West, Inc., where he focused on investing mezzanine and equity in growth companies primarily in the Western States. While at Sirrom, investing in over 20 diverse companies, Mr. Roden helped build a portfolio in excess of $600 million prior to the sale to FINOVA. Before joining Sirrom Capital West, Inc., Mr. Roden was with CS First Boston’s High Yield Debt Group in New York. Throughout his career, Mr. Roden has invested in and/or raised over a $1 billion of junior capital for a variety of companies. Mr. Roden received his BA from the University of Connecticut and his M.A. from New York University.