Get to Know Your FLOCK Team
Our Leadership Team
The Flock management team is chosen for their leadership abilities. They are industry thought leaders with the expectation to create actionable insights that solve the challenges present in the challenging markets and asset classes in which FLOCK works. These leaders have the ability to understand our industry and market trends and visualize what has to be done. They bring the tenacity, grit and sheer will power to achieve sustainable growth for our clients and investors.
Michael Flock
Chairman and CEO
Michael Flock has been involved in the credit, collections, debt buying, and outsourcing businesses for more than 20 years, beginning with Dun & Bradstreet and, more recently, as a financial advisor and investment banker.
In 2007, he founded Flock Advisors to provide M&A advisory and capital funding services to these same industries. In 2013, Flock Advisors became FLOCK Specialty Finance. This change enabled the company to provide more funding solutions to current clients. The difference also gave FLOCK the ability to expand its offerings into more market segments that have been underserved by traditional banking...
Greg Paulo
VP, Business Development
Brett Murray
VP, Risk Management
Jeff Shaver
CFO
Jennifer Lewis Priestley, Ph.D.
CDO
Jessica Smith
Accounting Manager
Keisha Slade
Sr. Accountant
Will Bowers
Sr. Data Scientist
Thomas Knight
Jr. Data Scientist
Kimberly West
Executive Assistant to the CEO
FLOCK's Board Of Directors
Flock Finance's Board of Directors is a team of professionals who are passionate, experienced, leaders in the specialty finance business. They serve as benevolent stewards for the organization, investors and clients alike. They serve as FLOCK's mentors while steering our Vision, Mission and Values.
Michael Flock
Chairman
Danny Strickland
Independant Consultant | Innovation Frameworks, LLC
David S. Fisher, CPA, CFA®, CFP®
SignatureFD, LLC
Stephen M. Davis
Davis Development | Davis Exploration, LLC
Stephen M. Davis serves as the Vice President of Davis Development. Davis Development is a Class A multifamily housing development, construction and management company based in Atlanta…
Reid E. Simpson
Chief Financial Officer
FLOCK's Advisory Council
In the spirit of "The Wisdom of Teams", FLOCK understands that we cannot be experts in all things. As we explore new investment opportunities, asset classes, technology and processes, FLOCK has developed relationships with experts in areas to provide insight and help solve the challenging problems.
Michael E. Hollingsworth II
Partner
Irwin Bernstein
Founder
Reid E. Simpson
Chief Financial Officer
Carl Harkleroad
Founder
Ron Oertell
CFO at Purchasing Power
Eric VonDohlen
Chief Data Scientist at RIBBIT.ai
Eric VonDohlen, PhD, is a data scientist and a veteran of the Accounts Receivable industry. Eric has served as Chief Credit Officer of Midland Credit Management, where he developed groundbreaking...
FLOCK Specialty Finance Partnerships
At FLOCK Specialty Finance, we are more than a transaction. We believe in the power of community and a positive culture that includes a work environment that is both energizing and collaborative well beyond the walls of our offices. We enjoy partnerships with a variety of organizations based on professional expertise, earned trust, and friendship.
Frazier & Deeter is a member firm of the PKF International Limited family of legally independent firms and does not accept any responsibility or liability for the actions or inactions on the part of any other individual network member or correspondent firm or firms.
CMS Services, based in Chicago, IL – is a compliance management firm that works with small and midsize collection agencies, law firms and debt buyers to develop and operate affordable compliance management systems that assist with registration and compliance issues necessary to participate in the accounts receivable management industry.
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A42 Labs Inc. is a leading provider of artificial intelligence and machine learning software and services that help enterprise customers build, deploy and manage business critical workloads.
Founded in January 2019 by former Pivotal and EMC technology experts, A42 Labs has rapidly scaled to become a trusted partner to clients across a diverse set of industries.
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