Joseph Valentine

Joe Valentine is a Portfolio Manager at Hollis Park Partners with a strong background in mortgage derivative securities. Joe most recently co-headed securitized products at CRT Capital and also traded the mortgage derivative book. Prior to the merger with CRT, he was a founding partner and head of Fixed Income at Braver Stern Securities Corp from 2008-2011. Before starting the institutional business at Braver Stern, Joe was a Managing Director at UBS culminating in co-heading Securitized Product trading in March 2008. He joined UBS in 2003 from Bear Stearns to trade the mortgage derivative book, and eventually co-headed both the Agency and Non-Agency CMO desks. He started his financial career at Bear Stearns where he was a Senior Managing Director running the mortgage derivative desk. Prior to entering the finance industry, Joe served as a Naval Officer in both Navy Special Ops and Surface Warfare. As a surface warfare officer, he commanded aircraft carrier battle group air defenses in Desert Shield/Desert Storm. In the special ops arena, Joe was integral in the planning of and preparation for missions and exercises for Navy Seals. He received his B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy.