Mark KlipschChief Financial Officer at Hall GroupSpeaker
Profile
Mr. Klipsch serves as Chief Financial Officer of HALL Group. As CFO, he leads the company’s capital markets strategy, oversees capital formation across the HALL Group platform including development, lending, and the wine business, assists in the evaluation of other investments and provides oversight to the accounting and tax functions across HALL Group.
Mr. Klipsch also serves as President of HALL Structured Finance (HSF), the firm’s private commercial real estate lending business. As President of HSF, he manages the day-to-day operations including originations, underwriting and credit, asset management, compliance, and portfolio management. He is a member of the HSF Loan Committee.
Mr. Klipsch is also a member of the Hall Wines of Napa Advisory Board and provides oversight to the financial operations of Hall Wines.
With over 30 years of experience in capital markets, investments and finance, Mr. Klipsch has expertise across a wide range of functions, including sourcing and structuring debt and equity capital fundings, building and managing capital markets and finance teams, and leading strategic initiatives.
Before joining HALL, Mr. Klipsch was the CFO and President - Capital Markets at A10 Capital, a commercial real estate lender where he was responsible for debt and equity capital raising, capital markets activities, and the finance and reporting functions. Prior to A10, he held the position of managing director and portfolio manager at Whitecap Advisors, a credit hedge fund. At Whitecap, he was a member of the investment committee and played a key role in managing the company’s asset-backed investment program.
Mr. Klipsch holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Finance, Accounting, and Computer Information Systems from Indiana University. In addition to his academic achievements, he is an active CFA Charterholder and was a certified public accountant (CPA) and held Series 7 / 63 / 79 licenses.