The Management Team

Paul Carey -
Founder/Board Member
Paul Carey has over 20 years of senior management experience in the student loan industry. From 1997 to 2001, Paul served as Executive Vice President of Sallie Mae. While in that position, the company's student loan assets grew to more than $70 billion and earnings grew to over $500 million. He also oversaw the development of Laureate a Web-based application allowing students to apply for and receive financial aid from their colleges in as little as 24 hours.



Mike Carey -
Founder/President
A 22-year veteran of the student loan business. Mike worked at Sallie Mae from 1985 until 2001. There he focused primarily in the areas of mergers/acquisitions, asset finance and business development. Mike was responsible for the development and daily management of a $10 billion asset-backed student loan finance program, the corporation's leverage lease program and various credit products with regional student loan organizations. In 2004, as a partner in JPT Partners, LLC, Mike acquired the assets to form Campus Partners.



Tom Green -
Founder/Board Member
Tom Green has more than 25 years of experience in the student loan industry at the executive level. Tom has held positions at both ACS and Sallie Mae. During Tom's tenure at Sallie Mae he was named President of Sallie Mae Solutions, and focused on providing colleges and universities with business system solutions. Under his leadership, the company became a leading provider of Oracle and Microsoft-based student system software, loan processing servicing, and electronic billing and payment solutions.




Chris Edden -
Chief Information Officer

Chris Edden has held a variety of executive level positions in the technology and operational arenas during a 26-year career with Wachovia Bank.  His experience ranges from application development to business continuity initiatives and includes key leadership positions on several large scale strategic initiatives. 


Mitch Lindenfeldar -
Chief Financial Officer

Mitch Lindenfeldar has spent the past twelve years working as a Chief Financial Officer for various public and private organizations. Mitch has a vast background in financial reporting, management and administration, investor relations, human resources and legal and IT activities. Prior to joining Campus Partners Mitch served as the Chief financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer for two venture backed companies.


Karen Fonte Marshall -
Vice President of Sales
Karen Fonte Marshall has over 17 years in the education loan industry. Karen most recently worked for Student Loan Corporation, a subsidiary of Citigroup where she was responsible for managing their National Sales team and School Relations unit. Prior to Citigroup, Karen spent ten years at Chase Manhattan Bank in a variety of capacities including marketing and electronic services.