TriLinc Global

Troy Wiseman –TriLinc Global Chairman & Co-Founder

Co-founder, Troy Wiseman, was the creator of a proprietary model and system that has provided a 14 year history of successfully creating, managing and overseeing a unique alternative investment “family of funds” for high net worth individuals, foundations and select institutions. Previous experience includes:
Founder of The InvestLinc Group, a diversified financial firm consisting of five separate operating companies in eight states, ranging from Private Equity Funds to Wealth Integration Services. (Chairman and/or CEO from 1992 until selling his company in 2006).
Manager of the InvestLinc Bridge Fund, a private equity investment fund that returned back to the investors 246% in 5 years.
Co-founder of Cami’z/B.U.M., a manufacturing and retail clothing company, which sold apparel under the label B.U.M. Equipment. In 6 ½ years, he grew revenue from zero to $120 million and managed manufacturing operations across 19 different countries.
Co-founder of WORLD ORPHANS, a foundation which has funded the building and opening of more than 500 orphanages in 45 developing countries, as well as, Founder of Voice of the Orphans Fund.
Presently or past served as Vice Chairman of Legatum, a multi-billion dollar, international emerging markets investment & development company based in Dubai, Director of Waldo's Dollar Mart, a 300 store Mexico based retail chain and an advisory board member and entrepreneurial school judge for the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
In 2006, Mr. Wiseman joined the ranks of Walt Disney, Orson Welles and four U.S. Presidents when he was selected as one of Ten Outstanding Young Americans by the United States Junior Chamber. The Ten Outstanding Young Americans program (TOYA) is one of the oldest and most prestigious recognition programs in America. Annually since 1938, The United States Jaycees has sought out the ten young men and women who best exemplify the finest attributes of America’s youthful achievers.

Gloria S. Nelund – CEO, Co-Founder & TriLinc Global Board Member

Co-founder, Gloria Nelund, has been a fiduciary of over $50 billion in client assets with extensive experience managing large investment organizations (institutional, HNW and retail). She is a proven business executive with 29 years experience in the Asset and Wealth Management industry. Her previous experience includes:

Six years with Deutsche Bank/Scudder Investments, from where she retired as Head of Deutsche Bank’s U.S. Private Wealth Management Group with $51 billion in client assets and over $170 million in annual revenue. She was a Member of Deutsche Bank’s Global Executive Committee for Private Wealth Management and a Senior Partner of DB Group.

16 years at Bank of America/Security Pacific Bank in various executive management positions including, three years as President and CEO of BofA Capital Management, Inc., a $35 billion institutional investment management subsidiary managing mutual funds, public funds, common trust funds and corporate funds, two years as President and CEO of InterCash Capital Advisors, Inc., a $15 billion institutional investment management subsidiary, five years as Manager of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Global Asset Management and, six years in other executive management positions within BofA. During her tenure at BofA, she also facilitated the $20 million Management Buyout of Robertson Stephens Investment Management Group.

Previously, Ms. Nelund was on the Board of the Deutsche Bank Americas Community Development Group, with responsibility for carrying out Deutsche Bank’s commitment to communities in the United States, Latin America, and Canada, through a strategic program of loans, investments, and philanthropic grants targeted to assist communities that are in the process of revitalization. She also taught Self Empowerment classes for at risk high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles, CA and for the YMCAs of Los Angeles and Downey, CA and was an instructor for Cannon Financial Institute, Atlanta, GA.

Ms. Nelund is currently serving as an Independent Trustee for RS Investments’ $20 billion mutual fund complex and as a Board member for two non-profit organizations; Kings College League of Women Executive Board and Cloud & Fire Ministries. She is also a registered Principal with the NASD.

Lewis M. Kopp – COO & Executive Committee Member, TriLinc Global

Lewis Kopp has more than 20 years of experience in technology and operations including 12 years of experience in financial services. He has a proven track record of success spanning several different industries with organizations ranging from start-ups through global Fortune 100 enterprises. Lewis' previous experience includes:

Vice President; Information Technology for Avaya Inc. where he was responsible for business process re-engineering and providing enterprise wide IT solutions to multiple corporate functions, overseeing the Program Management Office, Office of the CIO, Vendor Management, Business Management, IT Architecture, Internet/Intranet Development and Enterprise Reporting.

President and founder of Unlimited Technology Solutions, Inc. - a U.S. based organization focused on providing business process re-engineering strategy and implementation of cloud computing to fortune 500 companies.

Chief Information Officer of Deutsche Bank’s U.S. Private Wealth Management Group where he oversaw the Investment Management and Private Banking operations and technology.

Vice President at Goldman Sachs responsible for replacing their mainframe based portfolio accounting system and enabling real-time portfolio accounting to support GS.com.

Prior to Goldman Sachs, Lewis was an Application Development Manager at Oppenheimer Capital where he replaced legacy investment systems and automated numerous business processes.

Earlier in his career, Lewis was the Head of Technology for the New York City Fire Department where he led the development efforts of several emergency management systems.