Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 11, 2004

RONALD KLEIN – ORIGEN FINANCIAL INC (ORGN)

RONALD A. KLEIN joined Origen in December 1999 and currently serves as Director and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this position, he was named Bingham's President in June 1999. He has also been the Chairman of the Board of Origen since Bingham acquired it in December 1999 and the Chief Executive Officer of Origen since August 2001. Since 1994Previously, Mr. Klein served as the Managing Director of Equity Growth L.L.C., a private real estate investment company. He also served as Executive Vice President of Alaron Inc. (1990-1994), an international distributor of consumer electronics, and was the Managing Director of a financial derivatives trading firm. Prior to those positions, he was in the private practice of law. Mr. Klein is a 1980 graduate from The University of Michigan, and earned his JD degree from The University of Michigan Law School in 1983, cum laude. Mr. Klein was also a member of Chicago Board Options Exchange (1985-1990). Profile
TWST: Can you start with a history and overview of Origen Financial?

Mr. Klein: Origen Financial, Inc. is the successor company to several

companies that have come together. Origen Financial,