Boris Kalendarev, CFA

Boris Kalendarev, CFA has extensive experience in the finance industry. Boris began their career in 2008 as a Financial Advisor and Research at Wachovia Securities LLC. In 2010, they joined Santander as an Associate - U.S. Corporate Structuring and Sales and a Corporate Structuring & Sales Intern. In 2014, they moved to Grupo Santander Brasil as an Associate - Structuring & Sales. In 2015, they returned to Santander Bank, N.A. as a Vice President. In 2019, they joined RDM Capital Funding, LLC as CFO/COO and was brought in to restructure and revamp the business from a financial and operational perspective. In 2021, they became the Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Capital. In 2022, they were invited to join the Forbes Finance Council based on their Specialty Finance Industry expertise and shares insights in the Alternative Finance space with members of the Forbes Business Council.

Boris Kalendarev, CFA obtained a Bachelor's Degree from Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York in 2011. Boris also obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Statistics and Quantitative Modeling from Baruch College in 2011. In 2015, they obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification from the CFA Institute. In 2018, they obtained the IBM Blockchain Foundation for Developers certification from Coursera.