Name: Matthew Classi
Title: Managing Member
Company: GCP Capital Group, LLC
Location: Great Neck, N.Y.
Birthplace: Queens, N. Y.
Family: Married with 2 kids (9 and 6)
College: 1987, from Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
First job outside of finance: McDonald's
First job in finance or allied field: Several years in the appraisal field
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? GCP Capital Group is considered one of the nation's leaders in investment property finance responsible for arranging hundreds of loan transactions annually with total fundings well in excess of $2 billion annually. We are a leader in arranging construction financing that has helped construct and rehabilitate countless housing units in the New York metropolitan and surrounding areas.
Hobbies: Golf, skiing
Favorite book: "Epic of NYC" by Edward Robb Ellis
Favorite movie: "The Godfather"
Persons you admire most (outside of family): Straightforward people with integrity
Keys to success: Focus and persistence
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Tour golf professional (but it would never happen) Tags: