People: First Pactrust Bancorp Inc (BANC.O)

Mr. Jeffrey Karish serves as an Independent Director of First PacTrust Bancorp Inc. Mr. Karish is President of Windsor Media LLC, a private company engaged in three principal lines of business: 1) A Private Equity Fund, making investments focused on media platforms, scalable service offerings, and luxury retail brands -- investments range from $1,000,000 - $20,000,000 -- examples include Square Inc., Jagex, SnagFilms, Meredian Technologies, Vice, OpenSky, Virgin Pure Water Systems, Connectivity Systems; 2) A Venture Capital Fund, making investments in innovative technology platforms, early stage media companies, and scalable new business concepts -- investments range from $150,000 to $500,000 in seed capital, angel rounds, and early stage; examples include Scopely (mobile gaming), OpenBucks, Bomoda, TasteMade, Zuckerberg Media, and Bon Faire; 3) Fixed income management: -- managing a complex portfolio of fixed income assets in Corporate Bonds, Municipal Bonds, High Grade Equities, and Special Situations. Previously Mr. Karish was Head of Media Strategy and Corporate Development at Yahoo. Before Yahoo, he was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and a key member of McKinsey’s West Coast Media and Technology practice. Mr. Karish also worked as an attorney in project finance, and M&A at Linklater’s in Hong Kong and Milbank in New York. Mr. Karish holds a JD from Harvard University, Masters of Philosophy in International Economics from Cambridge University, and A.B. in History from U.C. Berkeley.