Allan Weiss – CEO
Mr. Weiss has devoted much of his career to building companies that create novel risk management products and services for the mortgage industry. In 1991, he co-founded Case Shiller Weiss, Inc. and was its Chief Executive Officer through 2004. Among other products, Case Shiller Weiss produces the S&P Case Shiller Home Price Indexes now traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Macro Securities. Case Shiller Weiss was acquired by Fiserv, Inc., in 2002. Mr. Weiss also co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of MacroMarkets, LLC. He has co-authored a number of articles in academic journals concerning the establishment of liquid markets and hedging instruments. Mr. Weiss is inventor of US Patent #7,155,468, “Common Index Securities,” as well as other pending patent applications, comprising the methodology underlying the Company’s business. He is lead inventor on two other financial structures that have been awarded US patents and Time Magazine Award for one of the best inventions of 2008. Mr. Weiss holds a BA in computer science and physics from Brandeis University and an MBA from Yale University.

Charles Hipwood – CFO
Mr. Hipwood was a founding partner of STAG Capital Partners, a successfully real estate private equity fund that became the most active acquirer of industrial real estate in the United States within its first three years of operation.  At STAG, Charlie was responsible for operations, finance, credit, investor relations, investment decisions, and strategy. Additionally, he was President of STAG Europe where he was responsible for managing the pan-European investment fund.  In addition to STAG, Charlie has 15 years of financial experience with a diverse group of companies including JP Morgan and Level (3) Communications.  He has been a senior manager in financial structuring, corporate finance, credit analysis, capital raising, investments, and investor relations at these firms. He holds a B.A from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business.

Christopher H. Bartle – General Counsel
Mr. Bartle has had a diverse 25-year career in law and business. Most recently he was a partner in the APC Group, successful private buyers of distressed whole loans. Prior to that he was in the practice of law, primarily in real estate, at several firms, including Dolgenos Newman & Cronin, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. He has also been manager of Tear of the Clouds LLC/Keeper Springs, a bottled water company that gives 100% of its profits to the environment, and has been an investor in and board member of several other beverage companies. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Yale Law School. Mr. Bartle is currently also a Senior Managing Director and General Counsel of Market Shield Capital.

Rebecca Raibley – Managing Director
Ms. Raibley served on the boards of Case Shiller Weiss and MacroMarkets as well as serving as the Chairman of the Board of Vernay Labs. After selling Articles Inc., Ms. Raibley worked with start-ups in the creation of their business and operational strategies, and was Market Shield's first employee. Ms. Raibley began her career at The College of New Jersey as an Assistant Dean. She then began a 14 year association with Digital Equipment Corporation where she served as the US Personnel Manager for Educational Services with responsibilities for developing the national HR structure. She also served as Operations Manager for Corporate Quality where her responsibilities included working with the worldwide Digital community on the implementation of quality programs. Ms. Raibley then co-founded Articles Inc., a company that specialized in the commercialization of art and sold into over a 1000 galleries nationally.