Bio

Spencer T. Cohn is a Director and joined Castle Creek® in 2014. He works with the board of directors at several portfolio companies including Citizens Bancshares Co., CNB Bank Shares, Inc. (OTCQX: CNBN), Lincoln Bancorp, and Middlefield Banc Corp. (NASDAQCM: MBCN). Previous board experience includes Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink: AQFH) and Liberty Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: LBSI). Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cohn worked at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. as an Investment Banking Associate in the Financial Institutions Group. At KBW, he concentrated on mergers and acquisitions including bankruptcy structures, recapitalizations and restructurings, and capital markets transactions, completing transactions with an aggregate deal value in excess of $1 billion. Mr. Cohn is a Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and serves as Co-Chair of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Tomorrow’s Leaders program (San Diego Chapter). In addition to his charitable involvement, Mr. Cohn is a Senior Mentor and Resume Reviewer for Wall Street Oasis. Mr. Cohn holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Accountancy from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is both a graduate and Capstone Advisor of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.