Gary Schurman has over 30 years of experience in finance and economics. He began his career at international accounting firm Deloitte & Touche, served as Vice President Mergers & Acquisitions at Bay View Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded bank holding company, Treasurer of California Thrift & Loan, an auto finance company that he helped take public via an IPO, Chief Financial Officer of several Silicon Valley start-ups, and as a "Quant" for a Wall Street firm specializing in subprime CDOs. Gary received his Master's Degree in Business Economics (MBE) from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his BS in Business and Accounting from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. Gary is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Gary's expertise lies primarily in mathematical finance and structured finance.