Jim Fowler

JIM FOWLER joined Jolson Merchant Partners as Managing Director in
February 2001. He is a Senior Research Analyst covering the mortgage
finance and specialty finance sectors. Prior to joining JMP, he was a
Principal and Senior Research Analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners,
responsible for public stock coverage and private equity research in the
financial technology sector. He joined TWP after a five-year tenure at
Montgomery Securities. Prior to joining Montgomery, he was responsible
for managing mortgage investments and mortgage trading positions at
Oppenheimer and Co. and Ocwen Financial Corporation. He attended Montana
State University and California State University, and has degrees in
Economics and Finance.