Sarasota Private Trust Company is able to draw on Emigrant Bank’s and New York Private Bank and Trust’s deep bench of investment professionals.
George J. Dickson, Jr.
Executive Vice President of New York Private Bank & Trust. Mr. Dickson has been an executive officer of Emigrant Bank since 1988. He is a founding member of the Bank’s Asset/Liability Committee, managing and advising nearly $5 billion of mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, preferred stocks, U.S. Government Securities, and municipal bonds. Mr. Dickson also advises separately managed fixed-income accounts for New York Private Bank & Trust clients. For more than 30 years, he has been integrally involved with all of the Bank’s Capital Markets initiatives, ranging from operating the wholesale money market desk to the highly successful U.S. Treasury, GNMA MBS, and municipal bond trading programs. He created and managed the NYPB&T Municipal Liquidity Fund (MF-1 LP), a special purpose hedge fund designed to capitalize on unique opportunities that arose during the financial crisis. Prior to joining Emigrant Bank, he was an Investment Strategist at Meritor (PSFS) Bank in Philadelphia. Mr. Dickson holds a B.S. degree from Drexel University, with a dual major in Finance and Economics, and an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Angelo G. Gambino, CFA
Senior Vice President. Mr. Gambino is responsible for Emigrant Bank’s equity, alternative investments and pension fund portfolios. His experience spans high yield, public equities, private transactions, hedge funds and alternative investments. During his 20+ year tenure with the bank, Mr. Gambino structured and managed several client products including ETFs private equity funds and a fund of hedge funds. He holds a B.S. from Fordham University’s College of Business Administration.
Ryan Michaelsen
Senior Associate. Mr. Michaelsen is responsible for the administration of private client accounts. He joined NYPB&T after working in the Commercial and Residential Loan Servicing Group of Emigrant Mortgage Company Inc. He holds a B.S. from the State University of New York at Geneseo and is currently a CFA Level II candidate.
Nicholas Oster
Senior Associate. Mr. Oster currently serves as a generalist, assisting the Emigrant Capital Markets group across corporate, municipal, MBS and alternative assets. Prior to joining Emigrant, he was an equity research analyst for Drexel University’s Endowment Fund. He held prior positions with Goldman Sachs in their Private Wealth Management group and J.P. Morgan, working with their global treasury and liquidity risk reporting. Mr. Oster holds a B.S. from Drexel University, with a dual major in Finance and Economics and is currently a CFA Level II candidate.
Erik Blanco
Associate. Mr. Blanco focuses on Emigrant Bank’s equity, alternative investments and pension fund portfolios. Prior to joining Emigrant, he was at Murray Devine & Co., with responsibility for financial analysis, research and due diligence related to debt and equity valuations. He held prior positions at BlackRock, working with their institutional funds, and Goldman Sachs as a Trust Administrator. Mr. Blanco holds a B.S. from Drexel University, with a dual major in Finance and Economics and is currently a CFA Level III candidate.