Ms. Edwards has served as one of our directors since August 2005. She is currently a Senior Vice President at Asset Management Advisors (AMA), an integrated wealth management firm. Previously, she was the Chief Operating Officer at New Vantage Group, a firm that manages early-stage venture funds for active angel investors. She co-founded the Investment Banking Group at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. (FBR), where she was a Managing Director. In that role, she was responsible for raising equity and high yield debt capital for financial institutions and other financial services companies. She also developed FBR�s mergers and acquisitions practice.
Ms. Edwards is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member and former President of the Washington Society of Investment Analysts. She is a member and former Treasurer of Women in Housing and Finance. She currently serves on the Alumni Board of the University of Virginia�s Darden Graduate School of Business. |