Michele Costello

I am a professional educator and corporate credit specialist. I bring 14 years of banking experience in real estate, syndicated, leveraged, and corporate finance to the courses I design and lead for universities and private clients. I am also an experienced manager. I serve as a Director of a non-profit microfinance organization and formerly managed a team of 15 risk professionals as the head of a Credit Portfolio Management team at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Specialties:

Underwriting large leveraged or cross-border transactions; Active credit portfolio management; Maximizing risk adjusted return on capital, Managing teams; Designing and implementing finance courses; Designing and managing social impact ventures

Education

• MBA New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business (2002 — 2005)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Notre Dame (1995 — 1999)
• Lakeland Senior High School (1991 — 1995)