Meet Our Team

As Chairman, Richard leads a team of IT experts that serve as their client’s trusted technology advisors. Trained in computer programming, Richard began his career in the early 1980s working with mainframe computer systems. He advanced to managing international telecommunications networks for Salomon Brothers and then became involved in early computer networking. Prior to founding RFA, Richard was a one-man consulting firm and worked with several financial service clients. As the demand for his level of service increased, RFA was launched.

Yohan Kim is an IT veteran with more than 15 years of experience working in the financial industry. As RFA’s President, Yohan ensures that the vision of the firm is supported with a proper foundation of controls, strategy, and efficiency. Prior to his current role, Yohan served as the Systems Engineer for several top hedge funds and managed Systems Engineering and Service Desk teams. Yohan holds a B.S. in Technology and Computer Forensics from the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University.

Michael Asher is the Chief Information Officer for RFA and is instrumental in the development of IT policies for RFA and its clients. Michael designs and oversees Managed Services product offerings, including the RFA Multi-Cloud Platform, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Services. Additionally, he is responsible for internal and external compliance. Prior to his current position, Michael served in multiple information technology management roles. Michael has over 14 years of experience in the IT industry and holds a Master’s Degree from Polytechnic Institute of New York University.

As Managing Director of RFA, George is a technology and business leader with a proven track record of strategic alignment, process improvement and guidance. Having been both a COO and a CTO of his own technology firms over a nineteen-year period, he looks to provide transparent guidance to every business he serves and the people he leads. George has extensive delivery and technical experience in network and server architecture, large-scale migrations utilizing leading technology brands, and IaaS offerings. An Assessor for the British Computer Society (The institute of IT) and a Certified IT professional, George is keen to ensure that the IT professionals at RFA are of a high quality and are recognized as such.

Grigoriy Milis is an IT veteran with more than 17 years of experience working in the financial industry. As Chief Technology Officer, Grigoriy is responsible for managing all aspects of infrastructure design and leads the R&D team in the evaluation and testing of new technologies. Grigoriy also manages the Systems Architecture team that handles high-level escalations from all technical departments. Prior to joining RFA, Grigoriy worked for Thomson Financial. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and numerous industry certifications from Microsoft and EMC.

In his role as Chief Financial Officer, Ray is instrumental in guiding the strategic direction of RFA in coordination with other senior leaders. Through the implementation of financial controls, guiding the development of business plans and forecasting, and providing oversight for operational efficiency, Ray helps bring focus to meeting RFA’s key growth objectives. With over 20 years experience in Accounting and Finance roles, including 3 years in the Technology space, Ray has developed keen business acumen across a wide range of industries. Ray holds a BA in Finance, and an MS in Accountancy from the State University of New York.

As Director of Human Resources, Adrianna supports RFA in achieving its strategic objectives through top talent acquisition, staff retention and development while ensuring compliance with employment laws and practices on a global scale. Adrianna and her team work to balance and support the needs of the workforce and growing business while preserving and maintaining the company culture, values and vision. Prior to RFA, Adrianna worked in the hospitality and restaurant industry for Cipriani. Adrianna has over 10 years of HR and operations experience and holds an MBA from Binghamton University as well as an SPHR certification.

John Manganiello is the Head of Business Development at RFA and John is responsible for new business, partnerships, and outreach. John’s professional career encompasses more than twenty years in the prime brokerage, wealth management and fin-tech industries. Prior to joining RFA, John was with Battea Class Action Services, where he built and oversaw the client services platform. He joined UBS to help build the fixed income PB platform and later went on to supervise a client service representative team serving top tier multi strategy hedge funds. John has also held roles at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers.

Jon Melville is Head of Client Development in Europe. With over 20 years experience in IT, Jon’s mission is to ensure clients receive the best guidance and business aligned IT strategy while receiving the famous RFA service. Having spanned technical, commercial and Virtual CTO roles in his career Jon has the necessary experience to ensure our clients are getting the right guidance from the right people and at the right price point.

Amar Shah, Head of Client Services in Europe, is responsible for ensuring a seamless client service experience across all RFA delivery teams. Amar has over 20 years’ experience including C-suite roles with alternative funds and is ideally equipped to address the specific challenges faced by firms in this highly regulated, fast paced sector.

As Senior Director of Client Development, Jaeson is responsible for managing the relationships, IT strategy, and project implementation for clients. Both the Account Management and Project teams report directly to Jaeson. An RFA veteran, Jaeson has been with the team since 2000 and previously held the roles of Senior Project Manager and Director of Account Management. Prior to RFA, Jaeson worked in the legal field in Conduit financing.

As Director of Service Delivery, Mark oversees the Development, Automation and IT Compliance groups. Mark’s role is integral in leading innovation and generating new strategies for RFA built around development and automation initiatives. Mark has over 11 years of experience in infrastructure service delivery and development. Prior to this role, he founded a successful software company, worked for Cantor Fitzgerald where he grew the Hong Kong branch of Delivery.com and facilitated its sale to Food Panda. Mark graduated with a Bachelor’s in Natural Sciences and has a passion for biotechnology.

Matthew Linn, Director of Business Operations, is responsible for RFA’s global Sales Engineering, Marketing, Procurement and BizOps programs, working organization-wide to ensure the firm’s business intelligence framework aligns with immediate and long-term strategy. Matt supports RFA’s commitment to continuous client-centric service enhancement by promoting a culture of operational excellency, process simplification, and automation, as well as playing an integral role in operationalizing new RFA products and services. Prior to his current position, Matt served in several IT Compliance and Relationship Management functions. Matt has been with RFA for more than 6 years and holds a B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University.

As Director of Support Services for RFA, Ahmed oversees NOC, Client Service and Service Desk Engineers globally to ensure seamless integration and world-class support for our customers. Prior to his current role, Ahmed served as a Client Service Engineer for several top hedge funds and proceeded to manage the Field and Service Desk Engineers. Ahmed has more than 17 years of IT experience in the financial industry and holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

As Director of Data Center Services, Norman is responsible for managing RFA’s Data Center infrastructure, design and R&D. Norman also manages the Global Network Engineering team. Prior to joining RFA, Norman worked for the Rockefeller Group and Morgan Stanley. Norman has over 23 years of IT experience in the financial and telecommunication industries and holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering.

As Director of IT Facilities and Design, Victor oversees the team that is responsible for the planning, management, and implementation of the IT portion of office build-outs, expansions, or relocations. Working closely and collaboratively with brokers, architects, engineers, and general contractors, Victor and his team help clients navigate through the challenges of aligning and integrating technology with the overall office design aesthetic. Prior to RFA, Victor was a Network Administrator at the Interpublic Group, one of the world’s largest media and communications holding companies.