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