Leadership

Mark Gatto, Co-President and Co-CEO

Mr. Gatto, Co-President, Co-CEO, and Director originally joined ICON in 1999. Prior to purchasing the company, Mr. Gatto held various positions in the firm including, Executive Vice President and Chief Acquisitions Officer, Executive Vice President - Business Development and Associate General Counsel. Before his tenure with ICON, he was an attorney with Cella & Goldstein in New Jersey, concentrating on commercial transactions and general litigation matters. Additionally, he was Director of Player Licensing for the Topps Company and in 2003, co-founded a specialty business consulting firm in New York City where he served as its managing partner before re-joining ICON in 2005. Mr. Gatto received an M.B.A from the W. Paul Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University, a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, and a B.S. from Montclair State University.

Michael A. Reisner, Co-President and Co-CEO

Mr. Reisner, Co-President, Co-CEO and Director joined ICON in 2001. Prior to purchasing the company, Mr. Reisner held various positions in the firm including, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Acquisitions. Before his tenure with ICON, Mr. Reisner was an attorney from 1996 to 2001 with Brodsky Altman & McMahon, LLP in New York, concentrating on commercial transactions. Mr. Reisner received a J.D. from New York Law School and a B.A. from the University of Vermont.

Douglas Crossman, Executive Vice President

Mr. Crossman, Executive Vice President, joined ICON in 2007.  Prior to joining ICON, Mr. Crossman was Director of Sales for W.H. Reaves & Co., a boutique institutional investment management firm specializing in the utility, energy, and telecom sectors, with responsibility for developing Reaves' retail distribution. Prior to that role, Mr. Crossman was Vice President, for Salomon Brothers Asset Management in their separately managed account, mutual fund and alternatives division. Prior to joining Salomon Brothers, Mr. Crossman was Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing for the newly formed Guardian Life Insurance broker-dealer, Park Avenue Securities, with responsibility for the distribution of wealth management products and brokerage services to approximately 100 branch offices and 3,000 registered representatives nationwide as well as direct responsibility for creating, developing and branding the newly formed broker/dealer in print and on the web.  Mr. Crossman also served on the executive management committee of the broker-dealer.  Mr. Crossman received his Bachelor of Science in Finance and International Business from Montclair State University and currently holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63, and 66 licenses.

Harry Giovani, Managing Director - Chief Credit Officer

Mr. Giovani, Managing Director – Chief Credit Officer, joined ICON in 2008. Most recently he was Vice President for FirstLight Financial Corporation, responsible for underwriting and syndicating middle market leveraged loan transactions. Previously, he spent three years at GE Commercial Finance, initially as an Assistant Vice President in the Intermediary Group, where he was responsible for executing middle market transactions in a number of industries including manufacturing, steel, paper, pharmaceutical, technology, chemicals and automotive, and later as a Vice President in the Industrial Project Finance Group where he originated highly structured project finance transactions. He started his career at Citigroup’s Citicorp Securities and CitiCapital divisions, where he spent six years in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility including underwriting, origination and strategic marketing / business development. Mr. Giovani graduated from Cornell University in 1996 with a B.S. in Finance.

Joel S. Kress, Senior Managing Director

Mr. Kress, Senior Managing Director, joined ICON in 2005 as Vice President and Associate General Counsel. In 2006, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel, and in 2007, was promoted to his current position. Prior to joining ICON, Mr. Kress was an attorney from 2001 to 2005, with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in New York and London, England, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and financing transactions (including debt and equity issuances) and private equity investments. Mr. Kress received a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from Connecticut College.

Gregory Schill, Managing Director 

Mr. Schill, Managing Director, joined ICON in 2001 and is responsible for overseeing various operational activities of ICON and its managed funds. Specifically, he focuses on both corporate and investment fund treasury management, portfolio modeling in conjunction with ICON's acquisitions department as well as overall integration of various departments throughout the company. Prior to his current role at ICON, he served as Vice President – Treasury from 2006 – 2011, Assistant Vice President of Operations from 2003 to 2006 and worked in a management training program sponsored by ICON's senior management in both the legal and operations departments from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Schill received his B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.

David J. Verlizzo, Managing Director and Counsel

Mr. Verlizzo, Managing Director and Counsel, joined ICON in 2005. Mr. Verlizzo was formerly Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from February 2006 to June 2007 and was Assistant Vice President and Associate General Counsel from May 2005 until January 2006. Previously, from 2001 to 2005, Mr. Verlizzo was an attorney with Cohen Tauber Spievack & Wagner LLP in New York, concentrating on public and private securities law compliance, and corporate and commercial transactions. Mr. Verlizzo received a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and a B.S. from the University of Scranton.