Rocade LLCRocade LLC
B.S.E. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania
M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business at New York University
Brian Roth serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, and leads the firm’s
strategic direction, new business initiatives, investment structuring and capital raising. After
identifying law firm lending as an attractive niche asset class, Brian spearheaded Armadillo Financial
Partners LLC as a specialty finance platform targeting the sector, and he has since overseen the
deployment of more than $800 million of loans to law firms since 2014. In addition to his role at
Rocade, Brian currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Armadillo.
In 2009, he joined EJF Capital LLC, where he has served as Senior Managing Director focused on
special situations and event-driven investing in both public and private investments. Prior to joining
EJF, Brian was a Managing Partner of Capital Atlântico LLC, an investment advisory firm focused
on Brazilian real estate equity and debt securities. Brian was formerly a Vice President at Friedman,
Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., where he was a private equity investment professional focused
on financial services and real estate finance companies. Overall, he has over 19 years of experience
in the financial services industry with most of his career serving in a fiduciary capacity in principal
investing roles.
