Vice President
Kevin O’Block is a Vice President at Metropolitan. His responsibilities include monitoring and ongoing evaluation of the firm’s portfolio companies. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2013, Kevin worked for McKinsey & Co. performing sales and performance analysis out of the company’s Boston office. He received a B.A. in English with a minor in Economics from Boston College.
Principal
JD Sheldon is a Principal at Metropolitan. His responsibilities include sourcing, evaluating, and executing firm investments along with asset management with a specific focus in the consumer debt finance vertical. Prior to joining Metropolitan in 2019, he was CFO at CreditMax, a specialized lender to debt buyers, where he oversaw the funding of over $400 million across more than 1,500 transactions with less than 2% principal loan loss. Prior to CreditMax, JD held multiple roles for one of the country’s largest debt purchasers, Equable Ascent Financial. He graduated with a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Augustana College and also holds a M.A. in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
Senior Associate
Anthony Siragusa is a Senior Associate at Metropolitan Partners Group Management. His responsibilities include the management, evaluation, and workout of investments. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Anthony was a Senior Analyst with LBC Credit Partners where he focused on portfolio management and analytics of private credit investments. Previously, Anthony was an Analyst at JPMorgan Chase in the Middle Market Banking group. Anthony received a B.A. in Finance from the Villanova School of Business.
Principal
Alex Verba is a Principal in Metropolitan’s Asset Management team where his responsibilities include the management, evaluation, and workout of investments. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Alex was the Senior Vice President at A&J Capital, where he successfully structured, invested, and managed a portfolio of $400 million in real estate assets. Alex worked on multiple debtor and credit side turnaround engagements at Alix Partners, and his professional history spans direct investing in high yield, leveraged loans, and distressed assets at TIAA-CREF and CIT. Alex graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University, holds an M.A. in International Studies from the Lauder School of University of Pennsylvania, and received his M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School.
Investment Committee Member
Since 2012, Fred Ganning has been on Metropolitan’s Investment Committee and has served multiple leadership and advisory positions at Metropolitan contributing to business development, investment due diligence, firm management, and portfolio oversight. Fred held a 25+ year career at the Man Group PLC and ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. As Managing Director at ED&F Man Holdings LTD, he set the strategic direction for the ED&F Man Cocoa and Coffee Ltd. division, determined trading strategies and the risk profile of the division, and managed the senior staff in physical and futures trading in London, New York, Singapore and Brazil. He received an M.B.A. in Quantitative Analysis and a B.S. in Finance from Seton Hall University, where he currently serves as adjunct faculty.
Investment Committee Member
Since 2008, Adrian Blumfield has been on Metropolitan’s Investment Committee. Adrian holds multiple leadership roles at Metropolitan, contributing to business development, investment due diligence, firm management, portfolio oversight, and compliance procedures and policies. Prior to cofounding Metropolitan, Adrian was the Head of Strategic Planning for the Man Group PLC, as well as the Head of Business Development for North American operations. Adrian earned an M.B.A. from London Business School and an M.A. in Natural Sciences (Physics) from Downing College, Cambridge, England.
General Counsel
Julian Weldon currently serves as the General Counsel of Metropolitan Partners Group. Julian has over 27 years of experience in legal and credit markets ranging from portfolio level investments to strategic investor and operating partner relationships, financings and product development. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Julian spent over seven years as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at CIFC and six years at Garrison Investment Group also as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Julian began his career at Allen & Overy LLP in New York and London. Julian holds a L.L.B. in Law from the University of East Anglia, England, is qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales and is admitted to the New York Bar.
