Ethan E. Silverman, 49, joined Wexford in 2004 and became a Partner in 2007. Mr. Silverman focuses on public equity investing. From 2001-04, Mr. Silverman was Head of Capital Introduction Services at Merrill Lynch & Co. and The Silverman Group, LLC. From 1997-00, Mr. Silverman was the General Partner at SilverTree Capital, a long/short equity hedge fund. From 1991-97, Mr. Silverman was an Equity Analyst at The Travelers Group, Steinhardt Partners, L.P. and Wasserstein Perella Inc. From 1983-91, he was Vice President in Equity Sales at Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Silverman holds an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School and a BA in neurobiology from Wesleyan University.