Our Advisory Team

Jason Cave brings over 30 years of experience in public leadership, regulatory development, and financial institution stability. He previously held roles at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”), helping to shape regulations that promote stability across banking, mortgage finance, and technology sectors.

At the FDIC, Jason led capital markets operations and the bank risk oversight program. In this role, he worked to deliver large-scale regulatory initiatives by collaborating with bankers, market participants, and regulators both in the U.S. and internationally. He also served as the FDIC's top representative on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision for over a decade.

As the founder of the FHFA's Office of Financial Technology, Jason built a network of over 100 market participants in the mortgage and technology industries and served on the Financial Stability Oversight Committee, working alongside federal and state regulators to establish new standards for large non-bank firms. His leadership extended to overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the Conservator, driving their growth in capital and liquidity while building operational resilience and readiness programs.

Andrew Mintz serves as Executive Vice President and Strategic Advisor of R&T.

In this role, Andrew provides expert guidance to the organization to advance the technology and infrastructure of R&T as we continue to modernize and enhance our platforms. For more than 30 years, Andrew was responsible for the planning, implementation, and expansion of all R&T's enterprise information technology systems. He successfully managed the firm's proprietary technology, and the development of solutions that support the company's operations in order to improve cost effectiveness, service quality, and business development.

During his tenure, Mr. Mintz also enhanced the firm's in-house transfer agency, implemented all bank and broker-dealer sweep technology solutions, and led the development of the firm's disaster recovery and business continuity programs. His wealth of knowledge, insight, and proven expertise is instrumental in steering our organization towards success and growth.

Robert Palatnick is a strategic advisor to R&T’s Executive Leadership team and provides strategic guidance to R&T’s IT division. Mr. Palatnick has served as founder of Palatnick Advisory Consulting Services since October 2023. He is currently serving on several advisory boards to corporations in the Financial and Technology industries. Previously, Rob retired in March of 2023 from a 30 year career at DTCC, where he served in a variety of executive roles including: Managing Director and Global Head of Technology Research and Innovation at DTCC, Chief Technology Architect, and CIO of the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation. Mr. Palatnick was responsible for driving strategic technology innovation at the firm and led many significant initiatives at DTCC.

He was also responsible for leading technology outreach and collaboration with clients, regulators, fintech vendors and academia to research and advance technology innovations across the financial services industry. An active technology voice in the financial industry, Rob led DTCC’s work with cloud, automation, digital assets, and generative AI, and has been a featured guest speaker at key conferences worldwide. Rob also was a founding member, and served for 3 years as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Project, a collaborative effort to establish, build and sustain an open, distributed ledger platform across industries.

Rob received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Buffalo and is an alumnus of the David Rockefeller fellowship.

Marie E. Chinnici-Everitt is the founder and principal of MCE Strategic Consulting, specializing in marketing, branding, leadership communications, crisis communications, and public relations. With extensive experience and strategic insight, Marie helps organizations enhance their brand presence, engage with stakeholders, and navigate communication challenges. Previously, she served as Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer at DTCC, overseeing global brand image, business marketing, corporate communications, and public relations while managing DTCC’s Tampa office. Her career includes significant achievements such as driving global brand growth exceeding $2.2 billion in revenue and spearheading corporate transformation initiatives.

Marie is an active Board member of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council (TBEDC) and Feeding Tampa Bay. Her past governance roles include serving on the Board of Trustees for the University of Tampa and participation in the International Women’s Forum and the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce’s Protégé Program as a mentor. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Fairfield University and an MBA in Executive Management from St. John’s University. Her professional accolades include recognition by MarketsMedia for Women in Finance Excellence in Marketing & Communications (2018), and inclusion in Bizwomen’s Top 100 Women to Watch (2016).

Marie was named Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Woman of the Year for Financial Services in 2016 and was a finalist in 2017. Additionally, she was honored as one of B to B Magazine’s Top Marketers for three consecutive years (2004-2006) and most recently won Tampa Bay Chamber’s 2023 Dottie Berger McKinnon Woman of Influence Award. Marie is known for her strategic, results-oriented approach, passion for excellence, continuous improvement, and client-focused leadership.