Dr. Robert E. Diamond, Jr. PhD, is Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, Chairman at Old Vic Productions Plc, a Member at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., a Member at The Atlantic Council of the United States, Chairman at Colby College, Co-Chairman & President-New York Chapter at Invest Africa Ltd., and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Reverent Capital Holdings LLC.

He is on the Board of Directors at Atlas Mara Ltd., The Institute of International Finance, Inc., The Mayor's Fund For London, The Diamond Family Foundation Ltd., Reverent Capital Holdings LLC, and A-ABC Capital LLC.

He co-founded Atlas Merchant Capital in 2013.

Dr. Diamond was previously employed as Chief Executive Officer by Barclays Bank Plc, Chief Executive Officer by Barclays Capital Ltd., Chief Executive Officer by Barclays Capital Securities Ltd., Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director by Barclays Plc, President, CEO & Executive Director by Barclays Bank Plc, CEO-Corporate & Investment Banking by Barclays Corporate, CEO-Corporate & Investment Banking by Barclays Wealth International, Chairman by Barclays Global Investors Ltd., Chief Executive Officer by Barclays Bank Plc, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director by Barclays Capital, Inc., a Managing Director & Head-Fixed Income Trading by Morgan Stanley International Ltd., and Vice Chairman & Head-Global Fixed Income by CS First Boston Investment Management Ltd.

He also served on the board at BlackRock, Inc.

Dr. Diamond holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Colby College in Maine and an MBA degree from the University of Connecticut, where he ranked first in his class.

He was awarded Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Connecticut and Doctor of Laws from Colby College.