Regina A. Richardson

Ms. Richardson joined EJF in 2006 and is a member of the Executive Committee, EJF’s Risk Committee and ESG Committee.  Ms. Richardson serves as President of the firm and Senior Portfolio Manager of funds within the debt opportunities strategy.  Ms. Richardson joined EJF as a trader focusing primarily on fixed income and derivative trading.  She was later named Head of Trading, overseeing fixed income, equity, and other asset classes.  Prior to joining EJF, she spent 15 years at FBR, most recently serving in the Alternative Asset Investment group.   Previously, Ms. Richardson was a Vice President in FBR’s institutional sales group covering high yield accounts and an analyst in the Financial Institutions Investment Banking group.  Ms. Richardson holds a BS in Finance from West Virginia University.