Buddy Ortale

Buddy Horner Ortale was the founder of Sewanee Ventures LLC, founded in 1996, where the title held was President in 1996.
Current jobs include Independent Director at Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. since 2016; Director at TerraCerta, Inc.; Director at Intrensic LLC; Director at Remote Care Partners, Inc.; Independent Director at Benefit Street Partners Multifamily Trust, Inc.; and Partner at ARMOUR Capital Management LP since 2010.
Former jobs include Chairman at Enliven LLC; Managing Director at NationsBank Corp.
from 1993 to 1996; Managing Director-Financial Sponsors Group at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. from 2001 to 2002; Director at Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc.; Director at InkStop, Inc.; Director at NTR Acquisition Co. from 2006 to 2009; Independent Director at Griffin-Benefit Street Partners BDC Corp.; Director at Premiere Technologies, Inc.; Director at Z-Tel Communications, Inc.; Director at Bimini Capital Management, Inc. from 2003 to 2008; Director at Phyve Corp.; Director at MusicTrust; Independent Director at Waitr Holdings, Inc. from 2020 to 2024; Vice President at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1987 to 1991; and Independent Trustee at Broadstone Real Estate Access Fund, Inc. Education includes an MBA from Vanderbilt University conferred in 1987 and an undergraduate degree from Sewanee-The University of the South conferred in 1984.