Robert E. Yaw

Mr. Yaw started his career with Citicorp International and later joined the Investment Banking Department of Salomon Brothers in 1973.
In 1975, at the request of William R.
Salomon, Mr. Yaw created its Global Telecommunications Group.
In 1980, Mr. Yaw and Mr. Lewis Ranieri created mortgage securitization through a partnership with AT&T and Bank of America.
Also in 1980, Mr. Yaw became Chairman of Salomon Brothers' New Products Group--formally coordinating Salomon Brothers’ public offering origination and distribution processes.
In 1981, Mr. Yaw assumed senior responsibility for Salomon Brothers’ Private Placement Group--the leading U.S.
private placement agent throughout his tenure.
Thereafter, he has been an advisor, founder, and Director of private and public companies, including partnerships with Prudential Insurance Company of America and New York Life Insurance Company and he has held staff positions with the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, United States Senate Republican Policy Committee, and the Presidential Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violent Crime.
Mr. Yaw completed his undergraduate education at Bowdoin College and Clare College ( Cambridge University ) in 1968, and his graduate legal education at Georgetown University and the University of London in 1973.