About Us

Abacus Life (ABX) is an alternative asset originator and manager that specializes in life insurance products. Since 2004, the company has purchased life insurance policies from consumers seeking liquidity and has actively managed those policies over time (via trading, holding, and/or servicing). With over $5BN in face value of policies purchased, we have helped thousands of clients maximize the value of life insurance. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol (ABX), Abacus Life is the only publicly traded life settlement company in the U.S.

Over the past 21 years, the company has built an institutionalized origination and portfolio management process that is supported by a 150+ person team, long-term relationships with 78 institutional partners and 30,000 financial advisors, and the ability to operate in 49 states. The company has serviced approximately $950 million in policies and has managed assets for large asset managers and third-party investment funds. Abacus has underwritten and valued approximately $520 million of policies on behalf of third parties.

Abacus’ leadership team averages 20+ years of experience and has been innovators since the life settlements industry’s inception in the mid-90s.

The company is a proud member of the Life Insurance Settlements Association (LISA) and complies with HIPAA and privacy laws to maintain and protect the confidentiality of financial, health, and medical information. Abacus is also proud to be a BBB Accredited Business with an A+ rating.

Meet Our Team

Jay Jackson

Chairman & CEO

Sean McNealy

Founder & President

Matthew Ganovsky

Founder & President

Scott Kirby

Founder & President

Bill McCauley

Chief Financial Officer

Elena Plesco

Chief Capital Officer

Jeff Smith

Chief Marketing Officer

Tim Leonard

Chief Information Security Officer

Ralph Milne

Chief Compliance Officer

Samantha Butcher

President of Abacus Life Solutions

Shane McGonnell

Executive Vice President

Rob Phillips

Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs

Vinnie Pellegrino

Vice President of ABL Tech

Fei Xue, CAIA

Vice President of Abacus Wealth Advisors

Armando Cabrera

Vice President of Engineering

Anissa Lindsay

Vice President of Servicing Operations

Cassie Schaelling

Vice President of Operations

Karen Teller

Vice President of Finance

Layne Gierke, ASA

Vice President of Risk

Krissy Lubrano

Vice President of Human Resources

Dani Theobald, Esq.

General Counsel

Stuart Little

National Sales Director

Ashleigh Hammad

Director of Sales

Daniel Brown

Account Manager

Scott Flowers

Account Executive

Jim Passarelli

Account Executive

Benjamin Moore

Account Executive

Lehy Felix

Account Executive

Canton Kaumatule

Account Executive

Brandon Huebsch

Business Development Manager

Alec Evenson

Business Development Representative

John Patten

Business Development Representative

Courtney Pezzopane

Director of Client Direct

Harley Schaelling

Sales Manager

Jordan Morgan

Senior Account Executive

Erica Bargas

Account Executive

Jackson Tyner

Account Executive

Natalie Cash

Account Executive

Gage Velin

Account Executive

Diego Torres

Account Executive

Chriss Gifford

Account Executive

David Ward

Senior Business Development Representative

Greg Johnson

Business Development Representative

Lee Berman

Regional Account Manager

Emily Gardner

Director of Broker Services

Efi Laina

Sales Manager - Broker Services

Fiona Li

Senior Account Executive

Gary Turner

Director of Marketing

Logan Brown M.S.

Director of Digital Marketing

Blake Gallimore

Director of Corporate Marketing & Communications

Hannah Crosby

Marketing Associate

Andrew Brown

Marketing Associate

Leigha Fenn

Marketing Associate

Samuel Floyd

Vice President of Capital Formation

Abigail Baron

Director of Capital Markets and Special Projects

David Jackson

Managing Director of Investor Relations

Wilson Bautista

IT Manager

Brandon Quinn

Level 2 IT Support Specialist

David Lara

Level 2 IT Support Specialist

Patrick Galloway

Senior Full Stack Developer

Matthew Olivos

Senior Full Stack Developer

Mitchell Thanath

Full Stack Developer

Matthew Nguyen

Full Stack Developer

Alejandro Palmar

Full Stack Developer

Jinan Patel

Project Manager

John Trucillo

Full Stack Developer

Zachary Lyons

Full Stack Developer

Jennifer Nguyen

Database Developer

JC Oviedo

Managing Director

Melisa Gonzalez

Executive Support Specialist

Edward Meyers

Senior Account Executive

Jose Zapata Pina

Account Executive

William Nguyen

Customer Success Manager

Blanca Diaz

Senior Case Processor

Sylvia McDade

Case Processor

Cassi Walsh

Case Processor

Katelyn Maffett

Case Processor

Sidney Howard

Case Processor

Aubree Howard

Case Processor

Megan Schulte

Policy Acquisition Manager

Harrison Bahlow

Policy Acquisition Manager

Avery Donelick

Policy Acquisition Manager

Erica Klawinski

Closing Manager

Janine Allen

Senior Closing Specialist

Liz Andree

Senior Closing Specialist

Dalton Burdette

Junior Closing Manager

Tracey Ford

Closing Specialist

Kolby Skolnik

Closing Specialist

Victoria Berezein

Closing Specialist

Erin Perkins

Closing Specialist

Celeste Gierke

Director of Contracts

Nicole Lehman

Contracts Manager

Nathan Klawinski

Senior Contract Specialist

Alexa Morales

Senior Policy Verification Specialist

Tammie Nieves

Contract Specialist

Win Lei

Contract Specialist

Nathan Hausmann

Contract Specialist

Gaia Rose

Contract Specialist

Tammy Leach

Contract Specialist

Kelli Heilman

Policy Verification Specialist

Nick Sawuk

Managing Director

Shawn Petrunak

Managing Director of Capital Markets

Corey McLaren

Managing Director of Capital Markets

Erika Blackwell

Managing Director of Portfolio & Acquisitions

Matthew Vaughn

Senior Trading Analyst

Ben Schieffelin

Trading Specialist

Daniel Cusimano

Trading Specialist

Gigi Pope

Trading Specialist

Nolan McNealy

Capital Markets Analyst

Ryan Santo

Capital Markets Analyst

Sarah Duke

Closing Specialist

Angie Quinn

Director of Claims

Patti Hughes

Policy Servicing Specialist

Susan Long

Policy Underwriting Analyst

Samantha Jacoby

Policy Verification Specialist

Sasha Carcache

Policy Verification Specialist

Kiana Williams

Servicing Manager

Corinne St Laurent

Servicing Agent

Sherri Ballentine

Servicing Agent

Lise Bazin

Servicing Agent

Chloe Reddy

Servicing Agent

Megan Cole

Servicing Agent

Heaven McIver

Servicing Agent

Shelby Theisen

Servicing Agent

Rache Valdes

Servicing Agent

Amine Mahboub

Portfolio Manager

Bradley Post

Pricing Analyst Level II

Kyle Gabriele

Pricing Analyst

Kevin David

Senior Data Analyst

Robert Soronellas

Data Analyst

Francisco De Miranda

Policy Risk Analyst

Logan Bellantoni

Premium Coordinator

Dexter Powers

Pricing Operations Analyst

Frank Walden

Director of Finance

Alexei Solomon

Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

Jamie Suber

Internal Audit Manager

Samantha Whitman

Senior Accountant

Nicole Mortensen

Senior Accountant

Devin Day

Accounting Analyst

Foster Kearfott

Fund Accountant

Jared Myton

Staff Accountant

Tom MacDonald

Portfolio Analyst

Caleb La Sage

Internal Sales Consultant

Colin McDevitt

Regional Sales Director - Northeast

Jon Knowlton

Regional Sales Director - West Coast

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