"Mr. Lavin is the Chairman of Javlin Capital. Javlin is a unique private investment firm led by former executives with decades of leadership experience in the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry. Javlin’s strategy is to achieve attractive returns through targeted investments in the ARM industry, including: • Direct equity/debt investments in NPLs • Distressed consumer debt purchasers • Asset service providers • Service providers to the industry He served as an EVP of Sallie Mae and the CEO of its Asset Performance Group (APG) until September 2008. As the CEO of the APG division, he led Sallie Mae’s principal and structured finance units, international distressed consumer asset management functions and its collection activities. He joined Sallie Mae in 2004 as part of the acquisition of Arrow Financial Services, a leading accounts receivable management business, where he served as president and CEO from 1999 to 2008. He helped establish and build Arrow Global-London. Arrow was recognized on the INC. 500 list for three years as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the US. In June 2003, Mr. Lavin won the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award–Illinois. Before that, he held positions at Citibank, Drexel Burnham and Bankers Trust in New York, London and Chicago, where he gained experience in banking, capital markets, international finance, derivative markets and cash/treasury management. Mr. Lavin received a BBA from University of Wisconsin–Madison and a MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Mr. Lavin serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Business, and is on the Board of the OSA Foundation. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Thunderbird’s Center for Global Entrepreneurship. He is an Advisory Board member of Parthenon Capital and on the MicroVest Advisory Council. He is a university guest lecturer on Entrepreneurship: Building a Sustainable Business"
