Profile
Prior to co-founding HFH, Mr. Katz was a Director of Deutsche Bank Securities (1994–1998) and a founding member of the Mortgage Securities Department where he developed staffing and departmental proprietary analytic systems.
During his tenure, Mr. Katz managed a highly profitable mortgage-backed securities proprietary trading account as well as assisted in building and managing the firm’s franchise loan origination and trading account and served as a member of the loan committee responsible for reviewing and approving all franchise loan originations.
Prior to Deutsche, Mr. Katz was with Daiwa Securities (1991–1994) in a specialty group focused on the sales of high yielding mortgage securities.
Mr. Katz began his career in the fixed income department of Salomon Brothers (1982–1990) where he pioneered work with some of the earliest fixed income analytics.
Mr. Katz received a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Tufts University in 1976, an MS in Environmental Engineering from University of North Carolina in 1978 and an MBA in Finance from University of California.
Former positions of Elias Katz
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Highland Financial Holdings Group LLC
 Highland Financial Holdings Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1998, Highland Financial Holdings Group LLC is a New York City-based hedge fund manager. | Investment Committee Member | 2009-05-28 |
Creativity Explored
 Creativity Explored Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Creativity Explored provides artists with developmental disabilities the means to create, exhibit, and sell their art in our two studios and gallery. The company was founded by Florence Ludins-Katz and Elias Katz in 1983 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Founder | - |
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
 Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve. | Director/Board Member | - |
Madison Square Capital, Inc.
 Madison Square Capital, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Madison Square Capital, Inc. was a real estate investment trust. It engaged in making leveraged investments in single-family residential mortgage pass-through securities and CMOs. The company was founded in March 2008 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Investment Officer | - |
Training of Elias Katz
| Tufts University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of California, Berkeley | Masters Business Admin |
| The University of North Carolina at Asheville | Graduate Degree |
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Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve. | Finance |
Madison Square Capital, Inc.
Madison Square Capital, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Madison Square Capital, Inc. was a real estate investment trust. It engaged in making leveraged investments in single-family residential mortgage pass-through securities and CMOs. The company was founded in March 2008 and was headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Highland Financial Holdings Group LLC
Highland Financial Holdings Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1998, Highland Financial Holdings Group LLC is a New York City-based hedge fund manager. | Finance |
Creativity Explored
Creativity Explored Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Creativity Explored provides artists with developmental disabilities the means to create, exhibit, and sell their art in our two studios and gallery. The company was founded by Florence Ludins-Katz and Elias Katz in 1983 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consumer Services |
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