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Michael L. Rafferty

Michael Rafferty is Chairman & CEO of Rafferty Holdings. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, he was a senior Bond trader at Merrill Lynch in New York.

Michael is owner, founder, and manager of multiple operating businesses including Rafferty Asset Management (Direxion Investments), Hilton Capital, and Rafferty Real Estate.  Reflecting the entrepreneurial spirit that defines Rafferty Holdings, Michael actively invests in multiple early-stage companies through Raff Ventures. These investments span capital structure and industry. In partnering with emerging businesses, Michael brings decades of experience in growing businesses.

Michael also engages with numerous non-profit enterprises, these include but are not limited to: 

• Board of directors of NYU Langone Health System 
• Chairman of NYU Langone Long Island
• President Emeritus of Little Flower Family and Children’s Services
• Board & executive committee member of Chaminade High School
• Board member of Nassau County Crime Stoppers

Michael graduated of Chaminade High School and Boston College where he was captain of the men’s tennis team.

Seth Waugh

Seth Waugh is Chairman of the Board at Rafferty Holdings and serves on the boards of Franklin Templeton Advisors and Workday, Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY).

He is transformative leader renowned for his exceptional career across global finance, professional sports, and philanthropy. 

Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Seth was CEO of Quantitative Financial Strategies (QFS). He also spent 11 years in various leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, culminating in serving as Co-Head of Global Debt Markets. Earlier in his career, Seth managed the Corporate Bond and International Trading desks at Salomon Brothers

He served for more than a decade at Deutsche Bank, including over ten years as CEO of the Americas, where he guided the bank through a critical period of growth and navigated the complexities of 2008 global financial crisis. 

As CEO of the PGA from 2018 - 2024, Seth led the organization through a golden era marked by record golf participation and historic membership growth. He has also held senior roles at Silver Lake and Alex. Brown and he previously served on the FINRA Board of Governors.

Beyond business, Seth’s dedication to nonprofits is evident in his service on various boards spanning philanthropic, educational, and athletic institutions, including the International Golf Federation, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Lawrenceville School and the YMCA. 

Seth graduated from Amherst College.

Barbara Martens

Henry Mulholland

Craig O’Neill

Shari James

William Curley

Sean Martens

Jack Grady

Kate Crowley

Kate joined Rafferty Holdings in April of 2018 and is Chief Administrator Officer and Executive Assistant to CEO Michael Rafferty. Before joining Rafferty, Kate worked at Stoli Group USA for 5 years as Executive Assistant to the Marketing team. Prior to Stoli Kate worked at Ralph Lauren for 6 years as Executive Assistant to the President of Rugby Ralph Lauren. Crowley graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in Communications.

Kate DeAngelo

Kate DeAngelo is Controller & HR Director at Rafferty Holdings. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. degree in Economics. Ms. DeAngelo started at Lebenthal & Co., LLC as a sales and trading assistant. She has completed a Management Program at Chemical Bank. DeAngelo was a Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Chase.

Brian Wong

Angela Pechlivanides

Michael Daly

With over 35 years of experience in real estate development and investment, Michael Daly brings unparalleled expertise in identifying and executing high-value opportunities across diverse asset classes. His track record includes:

Robert Dicker

Robert Dicker brings 13 years of strategic real estate expertise across investment, development, and advisory roles. His experience includes:

• Facilitated over $1 billion in total deal capitalization as Director of Acquisitions at Gemdale USA
• Advised on Gemdale USA's multi-billion dollar portfolio of development and investment assets
• Executed on $2.5 billion in transaction volume across multiple asset classes at Cushman & Wakefield's New York City capital markets team.
• Specialized expertise in opportunistic and value-added investments across residential, office, and retail sectors

As a Director at Rafferty Real Estate, Robert will implement RRE’s strategy of acquiring opportunistic and value-add real estate opportunities with a focus on multi-family in the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions.