Thomas F. Robards
Corporate Officer/Principal at Robards & Co. LLC
Profile
Thomas F.
Robards is the founder of Cooke School & Institute.
He is currently the Principal at Robards & Co. LLC.
Previously, he served as Chairman at HSBC Funds and Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT.
He was also a Director at Financial Federal Corp.
and ContiFinancial Corp.
Additionally, he served as the Chief Financial Officer, Director & Executive VP at Republic New York Corp.
He has also held various director positions at Big Apple Circus and National Down Syndrome Society.
He holds an undergraduate degree from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Thomas F. Robards active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Robards & Co. LLC | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2005-06-30 |
Former positions of Thomas F. Robards
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC. | Chairman | 2021-01-27 |
| HSBC Funds | Chairman | 2020-09-30 |
| OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. | Director/Board Member | 2014-08-04 |
Financial Federal Corp.
 Financial Federal Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Financial Federal Corp. provides collateralized lending, financing, and leasing services nationwide to small & medium sized businesses in general construction, road & infrastructure construction & repair, road transportation, and refuse industries. The company's products and services include equipment sales finance & leasing program, direct financing, portfolio purchases, and management consulting. The company finances bulldozers, buses, cement mixers, compactors, concrete pumps, crawler cranes, earthmovers, excavators, hydraulic truck cranes, loaders, motor graders, pavers, personnel and material lifts, recycling equipment, resurfacers, rough terrain cranes, sanitation trucks, scrapers, trucks, truck tractors and trailers. Financial Federal was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY | Director/Board Member | 2006-11-30 |
American Museum of Natural History
 American Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The American Museum of Natural History is a scientific and cultural institution. Its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the people and present a panorama of the world's cultures. The company was founded by Albert Smith Bickmore, William E. Dodge, Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., Joseph Choate and J. Pierpont Morgan on April 6, 1869 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2003-12-31 |
Training of Thomas F. Robards
| Brown University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 3 |
|---|---|
| OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. | Transportation |
| ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC. | Finance |
| ELLINGTON RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REIT | Finance |
| Private companies | 11 |
|---|---|
Financial Federal Corp.
Financial Federal Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Financial Federal Corp. provides collateralized lending, financing, and leasing services nationwide to small & medium sized businesses in general construction, road & infrastructure construction & repair, road transportation, and refuse industries. The company's products and services include equipment sales finance & leasing program, direct financing, portfolio purchases, and management consulting. The company finances bulldozers, buses, cement mixers, compactors, concrete pumps, crawler cranes, earthmovers, excavators, hydraulic truck cranes, loaders, motor graders, pavers, personnel and material lifts, recycling equipment, resurfacers, rough terrain cranes, sanitation trucks, scrapers, trucks, truck tractors and trailers. Financial Federal was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY | Finance |
| HSBC Funds | Miscellaneous |
| ContiFinancial Corp. | Finance |
Ellington Housing, Inc.
 Ellington Housing, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Ellington Housing, Inc. acquires, owns, leases and manages single-family and multi-family residential real estate assets in U. S. It is managed by its manager, Ellington REIT Management LLC, which is an affiliate to Ellington Management Group LLC that is an investment management firm. The company was founded in September 2012 and is headquartered in Old Greenwich, CT. | Finance |
| Republic New York Corp. | Finance |
Datek Online Holdings Corp.
 Datek Online Holdings Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Datek Online Holdings Corp. provides online brokerage services. It offers day trading and retail brokerage services in different parts of the United States. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ. | Finance |
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The American Museum of Natural History is a scientific and cultural institution. Its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the people and present a panorama of the world's cultures. The company was founded by Albert Smith Bickmore, William E. Dodge, Jr., Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., Joseph Choate and J. Pierpont Morgan on April 6, 1869 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Big Apple Circus
 Big Apple Circus Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services Big Apple Circus is a circus company founded in 1977 by Paul Binder and Michael Christensen. The non-profit company presents a new show each year under its big top in Damrosch Park, located in New York, NY. The company offers an alternative to the glitz and spectacle of the American three-ring circus, focusing on intimacy and artistry associated with the European one-ring circus. | Consumer Services |
| Robards & Co. LLC | |
Cooke School & Institute
 Cooke School & Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Cooke School & Institute provides educational services. It offers preschool services for students ages 5 through 21, consulting and training services. The company was founded by Karen P. Robards and Thomas F. Robards and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
| National Down Syndrome Society |
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