Jeffrey M. Solomon - Founder

Jeffrey Solomon is Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Cowen Group.

Mr. Solomon joined Ramius when it was founded in 1994 and has been responsible for the development, management and oversight of a number of the investment strategies currently employed by Ramius.

From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Solomon was at Republic New York Securities Corporation, the brokerage affiliate of Republic National Bank, now part of the HSBC Group, where he was the firm's Chief Administrative Officer. In 1993, Mr. Solomon supervised Republic's expansion into Europe by overseeing the creation of its U.K. affiliate and was responsible for initiating the firm’s initial foray into the Alternative Investment business through its Republic Asset Management affiliate. He was also a member of the Credit Committee of the firm's Board of Directors.

Prior to Republic National Bank, Mr. Solomon was in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Shearson Lehman Brothers. He was also part of the internal corporate finance team that worked closely with senior management in evaluating the Company's operations, capital usage and investment strategies, including the acquisition and disposition of corporate assets.

Currently, Mr. Solomon serves on the Treasury Committee on Capital Markets Regulation sub-advisory Committee on Securitized Debt Markets. He is also on the Board of Directors of Hale & Hearty Soups, a New York based restaurant chain and NuGo Nutrition, the manufacturer of NuGo Nutrition Bars.

Mr. Solomon graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988 with a B.A. in Economics.