Jeffrey R. Leeds
Jeffrey R. Leeds is a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Leeds previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GreenPoint Financial Corporation until October 2004. Mr. Leeds joined GreenPoint Financial Corporation in 1995 as senior vice president and treasurer and was promoted in 1999 to executive vice president. Before then, Mr. Leeds was with Chemical Banking Corporation from 1981 to 1995, where he assumed a number of responsibilities, notably as a managing director in charge of asset and liability management. From 1980 to 1981, Mr. Leeds was with the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. From 1973 to 1980, Mr. Leeds was with First National Bank of Chicago. He is a director of United Western Bancorp and of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. where he is a member and Chairman, respectively, of such companies’ audit committees. Mr. Leeds holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Philosophy from Columbia University.