Meet the Team

A trusted advisor to credit unions across the country, Mike is a seasoned transactional attorney and financial structurer with extensive experience in law, finance and academia. As Chief Executive Officer of Olden Lane, he oversees the firm’s strategic direction and client relationships. Mike has helped structure and execute some of the credit union movement’s largest and most complex transactions, while establishing Olden Lane as a leading voice on the financial and strategic challenges facing the industry.

Prior to joining Olden Lane, Mike was a Managing Director at Equinox Financial Solutions. Mike also served as a Distinguished Lecturer at City University of New York, teaching at both the CUNY Law School and Queens College. Prior to his time as a professor, he was a Special Counsel at Cadwalader, representing broker-dealers, banks and hedge funds. Mike began his financial services career as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs & Co., where he traded equities, derivatives, and synthetics.

Mike earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law, his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and his A.B. from College of The Holy Cross. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall Law School and St. Francis College. Mike is a regular contributor to credit union trade journals and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. His academic scholarship has been published in some of the country’s leading legal and business journals, including the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, University of Virginia Law and Business Review, and the Yale Journal on Regulation. Mike holds Series 3, 4, 7, 24, 52, 53, 55, 63 and 79 licenses.

A recognized expert in credit union finance and regulation, Dan provides strategic advice and counsel to many of the country’s leading credit unions. Trained as a transactional attorney, he brings extensive experience structuring complex financial products and customized investment vehicles. Dan plays a central role in Olden Lane’s subordinated debt practice, overseeing regulatory submissions, managing key external relationships, and coordinating the firm’s interactions with regulators. He is also responsible for developing several of Olden Lane’s new ventures, including ongoing efforts to provide credit unions with highly customized assets and selective Fintech solutions.

Prior to joining Olden Lane, Dan was the Associate General Counsel at the Equinox Financial Group in Princeton, New Jersey, where he provided the primary legal coverage for the firm’s registered investment adviser and affiliated broker dealer and oversaw the legal and compliance needs of mutual funds and commodity pools.

Prior to joining Equinox, Dan was an associate in the world-renowned Structured Products and Derivatives Group at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, where he worked extensively with structured notes and drafted a wide variety of trading and financing related documentation.

Dan received his J.D. magna cum laude from Seton Hall Law School and his B.A. cum laude from the University of Maryland. He holds Series 3, 7 and 63 licenses.

Mike oversees Olden Lane’s operations and financial analytics, bringing decades of institutional investment experience to the firm’s advisory work. Credit unions regularly seek his expertise on subjects including balance-sheet management, funding strategies, risk-based capital, merger and acquisition financing, and CDFI and low-income credit union designations. His financial analysis and strategic advice have been instrumental in some of the credit union movement’s most significant capital-raising and merger transactions in recent years.

Prior to founding Olden Lane, Mike was a Director at BlackRock, where he oversaw the establishment and maintenance of proprietary portfolios. He also served as Managing Director and Head of Unit Investment Trusts for Citigroup/Citi Smith Barney for more than ten years. In this role, he led strategic planning, operations, sales, marketing, investment management, and risk management for the organization’s Unit Investment Trust Department. Mike also coordinated UIT distribution through a global broker/dealer network. Mike spent twenty years with Merrill Lynch, ultimately serving as Director and Head of Sales and Secondary Market, where he led the strategic planning, development, marketing, and sales throughout the global Merrill Lynch organization.

Mike attended the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, where he was an Economics major.

Larry is the Head of Fixed Income Trading at Olden Lane. Before joining Olden Lane, Larry was the Head of Trading at Arq Advisors, a boutique brokerage firm offering advisory, investment banking, capital raising, and securities trading services to institutional clients. Larry joined Arq from XP Investments, where he served as a Managing Director and Co-Head of the US Fixed Income and Asset Management Divisions.

Prior to his tenure at XP, Larry was a Co-Founding Principal and Portfolio Manager for STRM Capital Management, LLC, a commodity trading advisor. There, he served as Head of Trading and Lead Developer overseeing all front-office functions including execution, portfolio construction, platform optimization, and model design for a systematic managed futures fund. During his time at STRM Capital, Larry developed and executed a clear, disciplined, and sustainable investment process for the firm’s short-term multi-model systematic and blended portfolios.

Larry earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry, with a special focus on genome mapping, from Syracuse University in 1994. He holds Series 7, 63, and 3 designations.

A member of the Olden Lane team since 2021, Eli has primary responsibility for the design and improvement of the firm’s financial models. Over the past several years, he has captained the firm’s valuation services efforts – improving the team’s capabilities and capturing a growing share of the market. He also assists the senior team members with business development initiatives and other daily business activities.

Most recently, Eli has been at the forefront of Olden Lane’s efforts to establish its own proprietary repository of financial institution data.

Before joining Olden Lane, Eli interned in various roles within the private equity and investment banking space. Eli received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Princeton University, where he graduated with Honors with a degree in Operations Research and Financial Engineering and a minor in Finance. A native of Minnesota, in 2023, Eli was nominated by Olden Lane clients for a Credit Union Times Luminaries Award as a “Rising Star.” He holds the Series 79 license.

Paul joined Olden Lane in February 2023. He is a member of the financial modeling team, with responsibility for some of Olden Lane’s most complex subordinated debt models. As a member of the deal team on many of the firm’s highest profile transactions, Paul regularly interacts with clients and industry experts to coordinate some of the most elaborate deals in the credit union space. He also works on the valuation models related to the firm’s merger activities, with a particular expertise in credit union purchases of bank assets.

Paul graduated with a B.A. from Boston College, where he majored in Economics, with a Finance minor. He previously worked as a Trader at BetMGM, where he adjusted sportsbook prices.

Elaine joined Olden Lane in February 2024 and supports the firm’s capital raising and merger and acquisition advisory practices. She plays a central role in Olden Lane’s work across the fintech ecosystem and in advancing the firm’s integration of technology and artificial intelligence to improve client outcomes and internal process efficiency.

Elaine brings analytical rigor and insight to the firm’s research on emerging financial behaviors, digital engagement, and technology adoption. Her work helps Olden Lane’s clients better understand how technology, changing consumer preferences, and emerging financial services business models are reshaping competition in the credit union industry.

Elaine earned her M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Columbia University and holds a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Mathematics from New York University. She previously interned in venture capital and asset management roles and holds Series 7 and 63 licenses.

Dipanshu is a member of Olden Lane’s financial modeling team, with a particular focus on the firm’s growing merger and acquisition advisory practice. He has played an important role in developing and improving the analytical systems and financial models used to evaluate complex transactions, strengthening the firm’s ability to deliver sophisticated financial analysis to credit union clients. He graduated with an M.S. degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Buffalo in 2023 and has also earned his CFA credential from the CFA Institute. Prior to his post-graduate studies, he worked professionally at industrial engineering roles in the manufacturing sector. He holds Series 7 and 63 licenses.

The newest member of the Olden Lane team, Ryan joined the firm in September 2025. Ryan provides day-to-day support for the firm’s subordinated debt, mergers and acquisitions, and valuation services practices. Ryan also contributes to Olden Lane’s efforts to responsibly integrate artificial intelligence into its research, financial analysis, and transaction execution processes. He graduated from Fairfield University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and Sports Business.

Neel supports Olden Lane’s marketing, communications, and business development initiatives, helping the firm strengthen its relationships and visibility across the credit union industry. Having previously interned with Olden Lane in 2019 and 2020, he returned to the firm in 2025, bringing additional experience in financial services and financial technology. Neel graduated from Loyola University Maryland in 2021 with a degree in History and a minor in Business. Prior to returning to Olden Lane, he worked at Hazeltree Fund Services in Manhattan, where he gained expertise in the Fintech sector.