Joe E. Wold

Mr. Wold has several years of experience as both a senior sales executive and a senior credit and operations manager for a variety of companies including Fortune 100 insurance companies, banks, and independent leasing companies.
In addition to his role at Aspen Opportunity Fund, Mr. Wold chairs Gulf Pointe's credit committee and has an extensive background in analyzing the credits of both early and later stage companies and has held personal commercial credit authority well into the "7" figures.
He specializes in the commercial equipment leasing industry and is an expert in sales management, credit operations and residual risk management within the leasing community.
He is a leading advocate of the benefits of equipment leasing worldwide and has spoken at numerous industry functions on behalf of equipment leasing and its benefits.
His current work is heavily concentrated in investment leasing of equipment and new venture leasing projects.
Prior to joining Gulf Pointe, Mr. Wold was a Vice President, Credit & Operations at American International Group (AIG), AI Credit Leasing Division, a former Vice President at Societe Generale Bank, US Leasing Division, New York and a Vice President & Eastern Division Manager of Capital Associates International, Inc. Mr. Wold has a BS degree in Business and Finance from the prestigious Jones College and he did his Masters work at the State University of New York, Stony Brook.