Mr. Matina is the Vice President, Investments at MFP Investors LLC, the family office of Michael F. Price, which focuses on long-term, value investment opportunities. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trinity Place Holdings, Inc., a publicly-traded real estate company, focused on multi-family and retail investments. In addition, he serves on the board of S&W Seed Company, a publicly-traded agricultural company, with proprietary seeds targeting the alfalfa, sorghum, sunflower, and stevia markets. Mr. Matina also serves on the board of TGI Friday’s, a casual dining restaurant chain. Prior to joining MFP Investors, LLC in 2007, Mr. Matina served in various roles at Balance Asset Management, a multi-strategy hedge fund, and as a senior associate at Altus Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity fund. He was previously a principal at 747 Capital, a private equity fund-of-funds, and a financial analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in the financial sponsor’s group of the investment banking division. Mr.Matina received an MBA from Columbia University and a B.S. in Finance, Accounting and International Business from Fordham University.