Brian J. Falco
Senior Vice President/Principal, Dallas
Investment Experience: 29 years
Mr. Falco joined LCG Associates in 1996. He is a member of the Board of Directors and serves on the Risk Management Committee, Investment Committee, and Benefits Committee. His responsibilities include lead client relationships with foundations, endowments, family offices and corporations with both domestic and international representation.
Brian began his career with Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago and then entered the investment consulting industry with SEI Capital Resources, also in Chicago. Before joining LCG, Brian spent five years as a Consultant with Mercer Investment Consulting, Inc. in Dallas where his clients included public funds, foundations, endowments and corporations.
Brian holds a Master of Science in Finance from Northeastern University. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Management from Clemson University and is an active member of the Clemson Alumni Association. He also pursued graduate studies at Loyola University in Chicago.
Jana Farmer
Jana Farmer is a Partner at the national law firm Wilson Elser and a chair of the firm’s Art Law practice. She represents the interests of collectors, businesses and art world professionals in a variety of transactions and disputes involving works of art and cultural artifacts. She frequently consults on due diligence matters to assist clients in preserving the value of their collections.
Michael Felman is President and CEO of MSF Capital Advisors, a global multi-family office. Besides his own family office, his firm advises other family offices and a select group of high net worth individuals. Mr. Felman began his investment career as an Angel Investor. He invested in real estate, film projects, technology companies and a restaurant. Mr. Felman received his B.A from Clark University and J.D. from Pace University.
David Fields is the founder and managing partner of PTB Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies in the digital identity ecosystem. David is a former private equity investment professional and brings over a decade of private investment and advisory experience both to his investors and his portfolio companies at PTB. He began his career as a credit analyst at Citigroup Global Markets and later served on the investment team at Cooper Investment Partners. David graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Economics and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Beth Fiore
With over 10 years of experience, Beth Fiore is a seasoned expert in the field of Modern and Contemporary art advisement, providing it’s services to collectors and working alongside appraisers, conservators, estate attorneys, insurers, shippers and other collection-care professionals. Fiore Art Advisory, Beth Fiore approaches this increasingly nuanced market from a unique position, working closely with clients to build collections with investment-worthy artists as the centerpiece, all while co-mingling these works with the most promising names in the emerging contemporary scene.