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Posted: May 10, 2012
Edward Shapiro 2012
Name: Edward Shapiro
Title: Principal
Company: Infinity Capital LLC
Location: 295 Turnpike St., Canton, MA 02021
Birthplace and year: Lynn, MA - 1946
Family: Wife Joanne; sons Jason and Keith
College: University of New Hampshire - BA Economics; Babson College - MBA Finance
First Job in Finance or Allied Field: Touche Ross - staff accountant
First job in finance or allied field: Started Shapiro Financial Services in 1997
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We continue to match clients with sources of debt financing; we will shortly offer a project for investing in real estate tax liens on a national scale.
Hobbies: Walk, lift weights and play golf
Favorite book: "Mansions on the Hill"
Favorite movie: "The Great Escape"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Malcom Brown (CEO at Bank for Savings - Malden)
Key to success: Persistence
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Golf Pro
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