Dr. Prasad is an accomplished executive with comprehensive experience in finance, investing and medicine. Since 2014, Dr. Prasad has served as Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Innova Capital Partners (Innova), a private global investment firm with a strategy predicated on identifying disruptive innovations. Dr. Prasad is responsible for the strategic growth and capital resources for Innova. Dr. Prasad is also an Otolaryngologist at Weill Cornell Medical College, where he has practiced and served as Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery since 2002. Dr. Prasad also served on the institution's Operating Board, Finance Committee, and as Chair of the Weill Cornell General Faculty Council from 2016 to 2018. Dr. Prasad has also served as a director of Cantor Equity Partners V, Inc. since November 2025. Dr. Prasad previously served as a director of Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. from May 2026 until consummation of its initial business combination with Securitize, Inc. in July 2026. Dr. Prasad obtained his bachelor's degree, with honors, in Government from Harvard College, with a focus on Economic and Social Policies. Dr. Prasad then went on to The Johns Hopkins College of Medicine where he completed his Doctorate in Medicine. Dr. Prasad completed his Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery training at New York Presbyterian and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospitals. Dr. Prasad is active at Harvard University where he previously served as an Advisor to the Dean of Harvard College from 2016 to 2025, served on the Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2001 to 2004 and from 2006 to 2009, and has served on the Harvard South Asian Institute Advisory Council since 2012. Dr. Prasad also served as a Special Advisor to the US Department of Commerce on US tech policy from 2023 to January 2025 and has been a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2015.
Jane Novak has been our Chief Financial Officer since June 2024. Ms. Novak joined Cantor in October 2017 and, since then, has served as the Global Head of Accounting Policy. In this role, Ms. Novak provides guidance to Cantor and its affiliates on complex accounting matters, including, among other things, compliance with GAAP, IFRS, and SEC pronouncements, establishing formal accounting policies, reviewing SEC filings, leading new accounting standards implementation and monitoring standard-setting activities. Ms. Novak has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of CEP I since May 2024, of each of CEP II, CEP III and CEP V since June 2024 and of CEP VI since July 2025. Ms. Novak served as the Chief Financial Officer of CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III from July 2021 until consummation of its business combination with AEye, Inc. in August 2021, as Chief Financial Officer of CF Acquisition Corp. V from July 2021 until consummation of its business combination with Satellogic, Inc. in January 2022, as Chief Financial Officer of CF Acquisition Corp. VI CFAC VI from July 2021 until consummation of its business combination with Rumble, Inc. Rumble in September 2022, as the Chief Financial Officer of CF Acquisition Corp. VIII from July 2021 until consummation of its business combination with XBP Global Holdings, Inc. formerly known as XBP Europe, Inc. in November 2023, as the Chief Financial Officer of CEP from November 2021 until consummation of its business combination with Twenty One in December 2025, as the Chief Financial Officer of CF Acquisition Corp. IV from July 2021 to December 2023 when it liquidated and as the Chief Financial Officer of CF Acquisition Corp. VII CFAC VII from November 2021 to December 2024 when it liquidated. Prior to joining Cantor, Ms. Novak worked for a number of financial services institutions holding accounting policy, financial reporting and SEC reporting positions of progressive responsibility. Ms. Novak began her career in the audit practice at Deloitte's New York office, serving financial services clients. Ms. Novak graduated summa cum laude from Brooklyn College, CUNY, with a B.S. in Accounting. Ms. Novak holds an active CPA license from the State of New York and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Danny H. Salinas has served as a member of the Board since August 2025. Mr. Salinas joined Cantor in September 2023 and has served as Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Salinas is responsible for Cantor's financial operations, including accounting, finance, regulatory reporting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, as well as taxation, risk management, and investor relations. Mr. Salinas is a seasoned veteran with over 20 years of experience. Mr. Salinas has also served as a director of CEP I since January 2025, CEP II since May 2025, CEP III since June 2025, CEP V since November 2025 and CEP VI since February 2026. Mr. Salinas has also served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust, Inc. since September 2025. Mr. Salinas previously served as a director of CEP from August 2024 until consummation of its business combination with Twenty One in December 2025. Prior to joining Cantor, Mr. Salinas held various executive positions for over a decade at TD Bank Group. Mr. Salinas served as Chief Financial Officer in TD Securities from April 2018 to September 2023. Mr. Salinas served as Head of US Tax Planning from March 2013 to March 2018. Mr. Salinas also practiced as a tax attorney at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, from September 2008 to March 2013, where he advised on strategic corporate transactions. He began his career at Deloitte & Touche, where he received his CPA license. Mr. Salinas holds FINRA Series 27 and 79 licenses. Mr. Salinas holds a J.D. from Georgetown University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and a B.S. in accounting from Rutgers University.
Brandon G. Lutnick has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since January 2025. Mr. Lutnick is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor and CFGM, positions he has held since February 2025. Mr. Lutnick joined Cantor in April 2022 and most recently worked as an Executive at Cantor driving the firm's strategy and overseeing other projects relating to Cantor and its affiliates. Mr. Lutnick has also been a director of BGC Group, Inc. since February 2025. Mr. Lutnick has also served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Equity Partners I, Inc. since December 2024, of each of Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc., Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. and Cantor Equity Partners V, Inc. since January 2025 and of Cantor Equity Partners VI, Inc. since July 2025. Mr. Lutnick has also served as the Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust, Inc., a public non-traded REIT, since March 2025. Mr. Lutnick previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. from December 2024 until consummation of its business combination with Twenty One Capital, Inc. in December 2025. Mr. Lutnick previously worked in equity sales and trading at CF&Co. from April 2022 to November 2023. Prior to joining Cantor, Mr. Lutnick started his career at Oak Hill Advisors where he served as a credit analyst from July 2021 to April 2022. Mr. Lutnick graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Symbolic Systems in May 2021.
Douglas R. Barnard has served as a member of the Board since August 2025. Mr. Barnard has served on the Board of Managers at Prophet Asset Management, a registered investment advisor, since July 2015. In addition, Mr. Barnard has served as a Trustee of the Cantor Fitzgerald Infrastructure Fund since March 2022, Cantor Select Portfolios since April 2022 and each of the Cantor Fitzgerald Commodity Return Strategy Fund and Cantor Fitzgerald Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio since March 2026. Mr. Barnard has also served as a director of CEP I since January 2025. Mr. Barnard served as a director of CFAC VI from February 2021 until consummation of its business combination with Rumble in September 2022 and as a director of CFAC VII from December 2022 to December 2024 when it liquidated. Mr. Barnard was previously the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Managing Director of Cantor from July 2006 until his retirement in April 2015. As Chief Financial Officer of Cantor, Mr. Barnard was responsible for Cantor's global financial and management accounting, regulatory reporting, treasury and risk functions and also served as a member of multiple boards and committees at the company. Prior to joining Cantor in July 2006, Mr. Barnard served as the Chief Administrative Officer for Dover Management LLC, an investment management firm, where he oversaw all compliance, finance and administrative functions. Prior to his tenure with Dover, Mr. Barnard held the position of Managing Director and Controller of the Americas Region at Deutsche Bank AG, where he oversaw all regional financial control during a period of rapid expansion, including the integration of Bankers Trust Corporation. He also served as Chief Financial Officer for Deutsche's Asia-Pacific Region based in their Singapore office. Previously, Mr. Barnard was Vice President and Investment Banking Controller at Goldman Sachs & Co., joining the bank from Deloitte Haskins & Sells. Mr. Barnard earned a BBA in public accounting from Pace University in 1982. He was a certified public accountant and a past member of the Financial Management Division of the Securities Industry Association, the Connecticut Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. Current and prior affiliations include the National Forest Foundation and the Corporate Cares Gala supporting the American Cancer Society.
Effective February 10, 2026, the board of directors of the Company appointed Alan Riffkin as a member of the Board. Mr. Riffkin will serve as a Class II director. Mr. Riffkin is an accomplished executive with extensive leadership experience in finance and real estate. Mr. Riffkin is the Managing Member, since December 2020, of AFR Capital Advisory LLC, a strategic advisor to real estate owners and operators. Mr. Riffkin also serves, since March 2024, as the Executive Chairman and Treasurer of AirWave Lease Insights, a private company that helps commercial landlords recover property taxes owed from their rooftop cellular tenants. Mr. Riffkin previously was a member of the Board of Directors of Resource REIT, Inc., an SEC registered, non-listed company from August 2021 until its multi-billion dollar sale in May 2022. From 2003 to December 2019, Mr. Riffkin held positions as Director to Managing Director of the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Lazard Freres & Co LLC. From 1994 to 2003, he held positions as Associate to Vice President of the Real Estate, Technology and Industrial Groups in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs & Co. Prior to that, Mr. Riffkin held positions as Account Officer to Senior Account Officer at Citicorp in the Real Estate Division from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Riffkin was a Governing Trustee of the Urban Land Institute from 2017 - 2022. Mr. Riffkin received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.
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