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Steven J. Schwartz

About Steven

Steven J. Schwartz is an attorney and certified public accountant with experience as diverse as it is robust. For over 30 years, Schwartz has been chief financial officer and general counsel to a group of companies involved in general contracting, construction, real estate development, property management, broadcasting, telecommunications, software development and wholesale distribution.

Schwartz is the founder and Portfolio Manager of Prudent Capital, a mezzanine debt provider with a mission to provide profitable, later stage operating businesses with cost-effective capital. He served as a Director of a community bank from 1995 until its sale in 1998. Since 2002, Schwartz has served on the Board of Capital Bank, N.A.

Today, Schwartz is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive and Governance Committees. He is also Chairman of the Capital Bank’s Divisions Committee and a member of the Loan and Human Resources Committees. In every capacity, Schwartz has been instrumental in helping Capital Bank become — and remain — a leading bank in the greater D.C. metropolitan area.