Management Team

The National Financial Partners management team is comprised of leading industry professionals with established records of success in the financial services industry.

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Jessica M. Bibliowicz

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Bibliowicz has served as NFP's President and Chief Executive Officer since April 1999 and as a director since June 1999 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since June 2003. From June 1997 to April 1999, Ms. Bibliowicz served as President of John A. Levin & Co., a registered investment advisor. From January 1994 to June 1997, Ms. Bibliowicz served as Executive Vice President and Head of Smith Barney Mutual Funds. Since May 2006, Ms. Bibliowicz has served as a director of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. Ms. Bibliowicz is also a member of the Board of Overseers of the Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University and serves on the Board of Directors of Riverdale Country School and John Jay College Foundation. Ms. Bibliowicz received an A.B. from Cornell University.

Douglas W. Hammond

Douglas W. Hammond

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Hammond joined NFP in November 1999 and has served as Chief Operating Officer since April 2008.  Mr. Hammond served as NFP's Executive Vice President and General Counsel from January 2004 to June 2008 and as NFP's Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from December 2002 to January 2004.  Prior to joining NFP, Mr. Hammond was an attorney with the law firm currently known as Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, where he represented NFP's capital sponsor prior to NFP’s formation.  From 1995 to March 1998, Mr. Hammond held various legal and business positions in the financial institutions division of Gulf Insurance Group, Inc., a specialty lines insurance company.  Mr. Hammond serves on the Board of Directors of Institutional Life Services, LLC and on the Trustees Advisory Council to the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University.  Mr. Hammond received his B.A. from Fairfield University and J.D. from St. John's University School of Law.

Donnna J. Blank IMG

Donna J. Blank

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 Ms. Blank joined NFP in September 2008 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She was most recently at Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (FGIC), where she was chief financial officer (CFO), both before and subsequent to its sale by GE Capital Corporation to an investor group in late 2003. Ms. Blank joined FGIC in 1997, when it was a GE subsidiary, and after serving in several financial roles became CFO in 2003. She previously worked at GE Capital as manager of financial planning and analysis, insurance services, and prior to that, was director of budget and planning for The Robert Plan Corporation. She also worked for both The Rand Corporation and the City of New York. Ms. Blank received a B.A. from the University of Michigan. She holds an M.B.A. in Finance and a Master of International Affairs, both from Columbia University.

Stancil E. Barton

Stancil E. Barton

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Barton has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer since June 2008.  Mr. Barton joined NFP as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer in September 2005.  In April 2008 he was appointed Deputy General Counsel in addition to his other responsibilities. Prior to joining NFP, Mr. Barton co-founded Baetz & Barton, LLP, a Texas-based law firm specializing in insurance regulatory matters. Previously, Mr. Barton was a partner with the law firm currently known as Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP. From October 1992 to July 1998, Mr. Barton served as Associate General Counsel at American General where he was responsible for insurance holding company compliance and maintained regulatory relationships for various American General life insurers and broker-dealers. Mr. Barton received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from University of Notre Dame School of Law.

James R. Gelder

James R. Gelder

Chief Executive Officer of NFP Insurance Services, Inc.
Executive Vice President, National Financial Partners Corp.

Mr. Gelder joined NFP in July 2007 as Chief Executive Officer of NFPISI and Executive Vice President, NFP. From 2002 until prior to joining NFP, Mr. Gelder served as head of the life insurance business distribution organization for ING U.S. Financial Services, where he was responsible for all individual retail life insurance distribution. Mr. Gelder joined ING as co-Chief Executive Officer of Life Operations through its acquisition of ReliaStar in 2000. From 1995 through 2000, he held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility at ReliaStar, including Head of Life Marketing and Life Operations and President and Chief Executive Officer of Security-Connecticut Life, a ReliaStar subsidiary. Prior to that, Mr. Gelder was with ReliaStar's predecessor, Northwestern National Life. In 1983, he founded Northwest Marketing Resources, Inc. and ran its brokerage and high net worth retail life practice. Mr. Gelder began his career with Northwestern Life Insurance Company in 1973. Mr. Gelder attended Southern California College and graduated from Dartmouth College's Tuck Executive Program. Mr. Gelder received his CLU from the American College.

Michael N. Goldman

Michael N. Goldman

Executive Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions

Mr. Goldman joined NFP in March 2001 and has served as NFP's Executive Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions since April 2008.  Mr. Goldman served as Senior Vice President, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions from January 2005 to April 2008 and served as NFP's Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel from June 2004 to January 2005. Prior to joining NFP, Mr. Goldman was associated with RSL COM U.S.A., Inc. from June 2000 to March 2001. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Goldman was an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. Mr. Goldman received his B.A. from Yale University and J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

James L. Poer

James L. Poer

President of NFP Securities, Inc.

Mr. Poer joined NFP in 2003 and has served as President of NFP Securities, Inc. since June 2008. Mr. Poer served as Senior Vice President of NFPSI's Advisory & Investment Services from January 2005 to June 2008 and as Vice President, Advisory Services from February 2003 to December 2004. Prior to joining NFP, Mr. Poer was Director of Advisory Services for two of AIG's registered investment advisors.  He held marketing and product creation roles for asset management companies Cummer/Moyers Capital Advisors from August 1997 to May 2000, and Green Investment Management from April 1990 to August 1997.  Mr. Poer has more than a decade of experience in the fee-based money management business and is a Certified Investment Management Analyst. Mr. Poer holds a B.S. from Texas Christian University.

Emily Arean

Emily Arean

Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources

Ms. Arean joined NFP in June 2005 as Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources. Ms. Arean was previously employed by BrokerTec USA, LLC, where she served as Chief of Staff and a Managing Director from June 2003 to May 2005 and Director of Human Resources from February 2002 until May 2003. From December 2000 to February 2002, Ms. Arean was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for StarMedia Network, Inc. Ms. Arean served in a variety of capacities, each of increasing responsibility, at Popular, Inc. from January 1993 to November 2000, most recently as Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources. She received her B.B.A. in Accounting from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, her J.D. from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, and her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Elizabeth J. Weber IMG

Elizabeth J. Weber

Senior Vice President, Firm Operations

Ms. Weber, Senior Vice President and Head of Firm Operations, joined NFP in July 2008. From 2003 until joining NFP, she served as Senior Vice President – Advanced Markets for Crump, Inc. (formerly BISYS Group, Inc.) increasing sales revenue through the development and implementation of advanced markets concepts. Previously, as Mid-Atlantic Partner-in-Charge for KPMG LLP, she was responsible for a $6 million multi-state compensation and benefits practice and prepared the strategic business plan for the national compensation and benefits practice. She has also held positions which included Of Counsel in the ERISA practice of Greenberg Traurig, LLC and positions with both the US Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service. Ms. Weber received her B.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland and her J.D. from George Mason University in Virginia. Ms. Weber is a member of the Virginia State Bar and AALU where she is a member of the Business Insurance and Estate Planning Committee.