Jim Marrone is the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Z Asset Management (CZAM), which he joined in July 2008. Mr. Marrone is responsible for managing marketing and distribution as well as investor relations at CZAM.  Prior to joining CZAM, Mr. Marrone had a 10 year career at Bear Stearns where most recently he held the title of Senior Managing Director, Corporate Business Channel Head, Institutional Sales/Relationship Management. As part of this role, Mr. Marrone focused on corporate plan sponsors and other segments of the institutional market place to whom he sold equities, fixed income and alternative products. At Bear Stearns, Mr. Marrone was also a managing director focused on institutional sales and client service.

Prior to joining Bear Stearns in 1998, Mr. Marrone was a Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing at Capital Management Associates, where he was responsible for doubling the asset base during his four year tenure. From 1986 to 1993, Mr. Marrone worked with Westpac Banking where he was Senior Vice President and head of US Asset Securitization. From 1980 to 1986, Mr. Marrone worked for Chase Manhattan Bank as a second vice president and credit officer. Mr. Marrone has a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross, and in 1993, completed executive education at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Marrone holds Series 6, 7, 24 and 66 licenses.