Executive Summary
Chairman and CEO of multiple corporations since 1985. Experienced corporate director
of publicly-listed and private for-profit companies. Not-for-profit executive and director/
Trustee of NFP governing boards and commonwealth-level public service boards.
Managing Member of Castle Drawbridge, a real estate development corporation—the
developer of the $200 million Sanitoga residential community and medical office venue.
Twenty-one years as the founder, Chairman, and President of the Sealord Companies
(Nasdaq:MBTN), its four operating subsidiaries, and successors—insurance, surety,
bonding, engineering services, and construction funds administration.
Vice President of Philadelphia’s not-for-profit University City Science Center—the
real estate executive who built America’s first and largest urban research park in
Philadelphia in the early 1980s.
United States Army Colonel retired from 30 years of reserve commissioned service.
Bronze Star combat veteran of Desert Storm. Battalion commander in civil affairs and
humanitarian relief. Senior Pentagon staff officer in the Office of the Secretary of
Defense. Legion of Merit.
Trusteeship: Private secondary school, college, university, foundation, Reform Temple
International Experience: Switzerland, Israel, Middle East, Gulf States, Saudi Arabia, Iraq
Special Expertise: Not-for-profit governance, institutional transformation, technical
finance, regulated industry, special situations, young-leader development
Public Service: At the federal, state, and local levels.
Education
Haverford School, Ohio U BA, Southern Methodist University MBA, Harvard MPA
Executive and Educational Chronology
Managing Member, Castle Drawbridge, LLC, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
(2012-present)
Real estate development corporation. Castle Drawbridge develops multi-family apartments and condominiums, townhouses, and medical office buildings, while pursuing other real estate business development opportunities. The firm has approvals for the $200 million mixed-use residential-business-medical office community in Sanatoga, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
CEO and Principal, Mountbatten Holdings, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
(2012-present)
Private holding company following the transition of the Sealord companies and its successors.
Chairman and President, Sealord LLC, Villanova, Pennsylvania (1991-2012)
Founder, President, Chairman of the Board, Sealord LLC and Sealord Holdings, Inc. Took thecompany public on the Nasdaq (National Market Identifier MTBN). In 1998 Sealord merged withThe Zurich Group of Companies in Switzerland. In 2003, repurchased the company, which then operated as Sealord LLC with four operating subsidiaries. First Sealord Surety, Inc. provided contract surety bonds on construction projects, licensed in 39 states, A- rated by A.M. Best, with Certificate of Authority by the US Treasury. HMS Victory, LLC provided engineering and construction services. Broadlands Financial, LLC provided risk management services for specialized construction endeavors. HM Exchequer, LLC was a funds administration company.
United States Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (1995-1997)
Diploma in Strategy and Policy, while a Reserve Colonel and CEO of Sealord. Class Vice President.
404th Civil Affairs Battalion for Internal Defense and Unconventional Warfare, Iraq
(1990-1991)
Called up for Operation Desert Storm as an officer in the Army Reserve as the Battalion Commander. Deployed to Iraq. Bronze Star in combat. Ran the Safwan Refugee Camp.
Founder and CEO, Hammarskjold of Jonkoping, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(1985-1991) Developing private and public-interest real estate in PA and NJ.
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1983-1984)
John F. Kennedy School of Government. Graduate studies in public administration on leave from and with the sponsorship of the University City Science Center. MPA degree.
Vice President, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1980-1985)
Vice President for Real Estate—building and developing the University City Science Center.
Manager, Kleinert’s, Inc., Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania (1974-1980)
Marketing Manager of the once-storied Philadelphia clothing manufacturer for Sears Roebuck.
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1972-1974)
Edwin L. Cox School of Business. Graduate studies in business and marketing. MBA degree.
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1967-1971)
Honors College, BA cum laude, Ohio Fellow, Cutler Fellow, Blue Key, ODK leadership fraternity.
Commissioned from the ROTC program as a 2nd Lieutenant, Army Reserve, branched Signal Corps.
The Haverford School, Haverford, Pennsylvania (1960-1967)
Diploma, preparatory school.
Digest of Selected Government, Trusteeship, Not-for-Profit, and Civic Leadership
Office of the Secretary of Defense, The Pentagon, Washington, DC
Humanitarian and Refugee Officer, Counter-Terrorism Officer in the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations—as a Reserve senior officer, 8 years of service.
The Hoxie Harrison Smith Foundation, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, 8 years of service.
Lankenau Medical Center Foundation, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Trustee of the Foundation, 11 years of service.
Main Line Reform Temple, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Trustee of the Temple, one year of service, elected in 2019.
The Haverford School, Haverford, Pennsylvania
Trustee of the School, Chairman of the Property Committee, 13 years of service.
Rosemont College, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Trustee of the College, one year of service.
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey and Madison, New Jersey
Trustee of the University, Executive Committee of the Board, 14 years of service.
Pennsylvanians for Effective Government, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Member of the Board of Directors, 5 years of service.
Planning Commission, Township of Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Commissioner and Chairman of the Planning Commission, 10 years of service.
Zoning Hearing Board, Township of Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Chairman of the Board, 13 years of service.
Ward 9-2, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Judge of Election, 10 years of service.
Military, Academic, Personal
Retired Colonel, US Army Reserve. Legion of Merit, Humanitarian Service Medal
Lecturer, Entrepreneurship, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor, Military Science, Small Unit Tactics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Adjunct Associate Professor, Marketing, Drexel University
Senior Advisor, International Association of University Presidents (United Nations NGO)
Washington Crossing Foundation Award for Military Achievement
Member of the Union League of Philadelphia
Born November 16, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Married. Three grown children.