Our Team

Mark Brenner has served as a senior leader at public and private companies with a focus on education and student lending.  As President of College Loan Corporation, the sixth largest student loan provider in the United States, Mark led all capital markets activities raising over $16 billion in student loan asset backed securities.  

Prior to CLC, Mark worked as an investment banker facilitating billions of dollars of short and long-term financing for several student loan finance companies. He has been a senior executive at two publicly traded for-profit education institutions and led all government relations activities.  Mark holds a Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School and is a member of the U.S. and New York State Bar Association.

Tom Rector, VP of Sales & Acquisitions has over 23 years of financial product experience working specifically in the student financial aid industry including schools, lenders, families and secondary markets. He has worked directly with financial aid professionals across the country while serving in state, regional, and national associations as a thought leader. During his tenure at Sallie Mae, Tom was elected to the Board of Directors, and led industry committees for numerous associations. As a Director and Vice President of Sales at Sallie Mae for nearly 19 years, Tom managed a student loan portfolio of over $1 billion. Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northcentral University.