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Meet Our Team

We believe that the right people, working closely together, can see what models alone may miss. Our team brings together deep expertise across asset management, financial services, and real estate to deliver performance for our clients and partners.

Senior Leadership

  • Michael Nierenberg

    Chief Executive Officer

    Rithm Capital

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    Michael Nierenberg

    Chief Executive Officer

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Michael Nierenberg is the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and President of Rithm Capital. Mr. Nierenberg has worked for the Company since 2013. Mr. Nierenberg was appointed as our Chairman of the Board in May 2016, and our Chief Executive Officer and President in November 2013. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Rithm Capital, Mr. Nierenberg served as Managing Director and Head of Global Mortgages and Securitized Products at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Nierenberg joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch in November 2008 from J.P. Morgan, where he was head of Global Securitized Products and a member of the management committee of the investment bank.

    Prior to his tenure at J.P. Morgan, Mr. Nierenberg held a range of senior leadership positions during fourteen years with Bear Stearns, including Head of Interest Rate and Foreign Exchange Trading operations, Co-Head of Structured Products and Co-Head of Mortgage-Backed Securities Trading. From 2006 to 2008, he was a member of Bear Stearns’s Board of Directors. Mr. Nierenberg spent seven years at Lehman Brothers prior to joining Bear Stearns and was instrumental in building the company’s adjustable rate mortgage business.

  • Nick Santoro

    Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer

    Rithm Capital

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    Nick Santoro

    Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Nick Santoro is the Chief Financial Officer of Rithm Capital. Mr. Santoro has worked for the Company since 2015. Mr. Santoro was previously employed by FXCM, Inc. from 2012 through September 2015, serving as its Chief Accounting Officer, where he was responsible for directing financial reporting, accounting, tax, and financial planning activities. From 2005 through 2012, Mr. Santoro was employed by the Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, serving as principal financial officer from November 2008. Mr. Santoro is a Certified Public Accountant.

  • Beth Chartoff Spector

    Chief Strategy & Growth Officer

    Rithm Capital

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    Beth Chartoff Spector

    Chief Strategy & Growth Officer

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Beth Chartoff Spector is Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Rithm, where she leads the firm’s strategic growth initiatives and capital formation efforts. She brings nearly three decades of experience across asset management, credit, insurance, and investment banking, with deep expertise in institutional client engagement and platform expansion. Prior to joining Rithm, Ms. Chartoff spent nearly 20 years at The Blackstone Group as a Senior Managing Director and Head of the Global Institutional Client Solutions Group for Blackstone Credit & Insurance. In that role, she led global institutional investor relationships and played a central role in scaling and strategically positioning the credit and insurance platform. Earlier in her career, Ms. Chartoff held senior investment banking roles at Bank of America and Credit Suisse, focusing on financial sponsors, leveraged finance, mergers and acquisitions, and media and telecom. She began her career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where she advanced from Associate to Vice President in investment banking.

  • Charles Sorrentino

    Head of Investments

    Rithm Capital

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    Charles Sorrentino

    Head of Investments

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Charles Sorrentino is a Managing Director at Rithm Capital. Mr. Sorrentino has worked for the Company since 2015, originally as a Managing Director in the Private Equity division of Fortress Investment Group, the Company’s former external manager. Mr. Sorrentino serves as Head of Investments at Rithm Capital and is responsible for overseeing investment strategy and managing all of Rithm’s directly managed assets. Mr. Sorrentino has over 20 years of experience in capital markets and spent 14 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in various senior leadership roles. Prior to joining Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mr. Sorrentino worked at Prudential Securities.

  • Varun Wadhawan

    Head of M&A

    Rithm Capital

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    Varun Wadhawan

    Head of M&A

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Varun Wadhawan is a Managing Director at Rithm Capital. Mr. Wadhawan has worked for the Company since 2016, originally as a Managing Director in the Private Equity division of Fortress Investment Group, the Company’s former external manager. At Rithm, Mr. Wadhawan leads Corporate Strategy and M&A and has been instrumental in driving the investment and acquisition of various operating businesses. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wadhawan spent 10 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Financial Institutions Investment Banking Group where he executed numerous M&A and capital raising transactions. Prior to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mr. Wadhawan worked at American Express and KPMG. Mr. Wadhawan received an M.B.A. from Cornell University, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

  • Sanjeev Khanna

    Head of Capital Markets

    Rithm Capital

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    Sanjeev Khanna

    Head of Capital Markets

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Sanjeev Khanna is a Managing Director at Rithm Capital. Mr. Khanna was previously a Managing Director in the Private Equity division of Fortress Investment Group, the company’s former external manager. Mr. Khanna joined Fortress in 2009. At Rithm, Mr. Khanna leads the Capital Markets function. Mr. Khanna has more than 30 years of experience collaborating with a wide range of mortgage and consumer finance industry participants, including servicers of commercial and residential mortgage and consumer loans, asset managers, originators, rating agencies, trustees, accounting firms, lenders, and investors. Prior to joining Fortress, Mr. Khanna was a business leader at Morgan Stanley for over 20 years in various structured finance, fixed income, and capital markets groups. Mr. Khanna holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University.

  • Jerome Le Jamtel

    Head of Risk

    Rithm Capital

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    Jerome Le Jamtel

    Head of Risk

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Jerome Le Jamtel is Head of Risk at Rithm Capital. Mr. Le Jamtel is responsible for all risk policies, monitoring and controls at Rithm and its operating companies and works closely with the Capital Markets team to manage risk across the entire Rithm enterprise.

    Prior to joining Rithm, Mr. Le Jamtel served for nine years as Chief Risk Officer, and Head of Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory Affairs for the Americas at Natixis. Mr. Le Jamtel was a member of the Executive Committee, including all key governance committees of the firm. Mr. Le Jamtel has over 34 years of experience in overseeing US and international credit businesses, securitized products, structured finance, asset finance and a wide range of capital market products in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

    Mr. Le Jamtel graduated from École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and École Centrale Paris. He is a FINRA Registered Principal with certifications including Series 7, 63, 79, and 24.

  • Philip Sivin

    Chief Legal Officer

    Rithm Capital

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    Philip Sivin

    Chief Legal Officer

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Philip Sivin is the Chief Legal Officer at Rithm Capital. Mr. Sivin has worked for the Company since 2021, originally as a Managing Director in the Private Equity division of Fortress Investment Group, the Company's former external manager. Prior to this, Mr. Sivin was a Managing Director and Chief Counsel-Credit at Angelo, Gordon & Co, L.P., overseeing legal issues across the firm's $25bn+ credit platform. Prior to Angelo Gordon, Mr. Sivin held a variety of senior positions, including Senior Managing Director, General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer, and was a member of the Executive Committee of the M.D. Sass Group of Companies. Mr. Sivin practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP as a member of the General Corporate, Investment Management and Real Estate Groups.

  • Leah Fischler

    Head of Accounting & Tax

    Rithm Capital

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    Leah Fischler

    Head of Accounting & Tax

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Leah Fischler is Head of Accounting & Tax at Rithm Capital. Ms. Fischler has worked with Rithm since 2016, originally as an SVP of Fortress Investment Group, Rithm’s former external manager.

    In her current role, Ms. Fischler is responsible for tax and financial reporting, valuation, accounting, and tax planning for Rithm.

    Prior to this, Ms. Fischler was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP specializing in equity and mortgage REIT clients as well as opportunistic real estate funds.

    Ms. Fischler is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the AICPA.

  • Ann DeVries

    Head of Investor Relations

    Rithm Capital

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    Ann DeVries

    Head of Investor Relations

    Rithm Capital

    Biography

    Ann DeVries is the Head of Investor Relations at Rithm Capital. Ms. DeVries is responsible for leading the firm's investor relations strategy, managing engagement with investors and research analysts, and overseeing communications with current and prospective shareholders. She joined the firm in September 2026.

    Prior to joining Rithm Capital, Ms. DeVries served as Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Finance at Banc of California, where she led investor relations efforts and partnered with senior management on strategic initiatives, financial analysis, and corporate planning. Before that, she was Head of Investor Relations at Bakkt, where she built the investor relations function from the ground up and led the company's investor communications strategy as it became a publicly traded company. Previously, Ms. DeVries spent 16 years at JPMorgan Chase, where she joined as an investment banking analyst and advanced through a series of increasingly senior roles across investment banking, corporate finance and investor relations.

    Ms. DeVries earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Smith College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

  • Keith Williams

    Chief Investment Officer

    Crestline

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    Keith Williams

    Chief Investment Officer

    Crestline

    Biography

    Mr. Williams joined Crestline in 2012 and currently serves as Executive Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer. He is an active participant on the firm’s Executive, Management, and Operating Committees as well as all Credit Strategy Investment Committees. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Directors for CL Life and Annuity. As a co-founder of Crestline’s credit division, Mr. Williams has been pivotal in its growth, leading strategic initiatives and overseeing the development and growth of new lines of business, products, fundraising strategies, investment philosophy, portfolio management, asset management, and human capital management. Since joining Crestline, Mr. Williams was instrumental in building the private credit business, including Direct Lending, Capital Solutions, Portfolio Finance and Real Estate credit lines of business.

    Before joining Crestline, Mr. Williams spent most of his investment career with Goldman Sachs’ Special Situations Group, where he developed and executed both liquid and illiquid distressed investing strategies, and managed deal sourcing and execution for private debt initiatives. Additionally, Mr. Williams has extensive experience in corporate restructuring and turnaround services, having been a founding member of McKinsey & Company’s RTS group as well as a nationally recognized restructuring boutique. He holds a BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Rice University.

  • Wayne Cohen

    President

    Sculptor Capital

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    Wayne Cohen

    President

    Sculptor Capital

    Biography

    Wayne Cohen is an Executive Managing Director and the President of Sculptor Capital. Mr. Cohen joined Sculptor in 2005 and serves as Chair of the Firm’s Partner Management Committee, Chair of the Operational Committee, and a member of the Risk Committee. In his role, Mr. Cohen leads Sculptor’s global business activities and strategy. He manages the Firm’s day-to-day operations and oversees the Client Partner Group and all Global Infrastructure functions. Mr. Cohen holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tulane University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.

  • Linda Berberi

    Chief Financial Officer

    Elecor Properties

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    Linda Berberi

    Chief Financial Officer

    Elecor Properties

    Biography

    Linda Berberi is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Elecor Properties, a role she has held since May 2025. In this role she oversees all aspects of accounting, tax, treasury management, financial operations, planning and strategy.

    Ms. Berberi joined Elecor Properties in April 2016 as Senior Vice President of Finance, a position she held until April 2017, when she was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, a role she served in until her current appointment in May 2025. Prior to joining Elecor Properties, she spent over 12 years at Deloitte & Touche in various positions, most recently as an audit Senior Manager in the northeast real estate audit practice, where she served some of the firm’s largest publicly traded REITs.

    Ms. Berberi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Montclair State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rutgers University. She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of New Jersey and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.

  • Peter Brindley

    Head of Real Estate

    Elecor Properties

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    Peter Brindley

    Head of Real Estate

    Elecor Properties

    Biography

    Peter Brindley currently serves as Executive Vice President, Head of Real Estate, Member of Executive Committee. Before being appointed Executive Vice President, Head of Real Estate, Mr. Brindley served as Executive Vice President, Leasing since December 2017. Before being appointed Executive Vice President, Leasing, Mr. Brindley was Senior Vice President, Leasing of our New York portfolio since September 2015. Mr. Brindley joined Elecor in December 2010 as Vice President of Leasing. Prior to joining Elecor, he served as a Senior Director at Tishman Speyer in their New York office. Prior to joining Tishman Speyer in 2004, Mr. Brindley worked at CB Richard Ellis in the brokerage services group. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Avenue of the Americas Association. He is also a member of the Real Estate Board of New York. Mr. Brindley graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Science in Business and received his Master of Science degree in Real Estate Finance & Investment from New York University.

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