Jason Ruggiero

Jason Ruggiero is Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager at EJF Capital LLC, based in Arlington, VA. He joined EJF Capital at its founding in 2005 and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Risk Committee. In his current capacity, he serves as the primary portfolio manager for EJF’s equity-focused strategies and oversees capital markets products, contributing to the firm's strategic direction and investment decision-making.

Ruggiero’s investment expertise centers on financial services, with a particular focus on depository banks, specialty finance, and equity- and credit-related strategies across public and private markets. He has extensive experience managing portfolios in complex regulatory and capital market environments and has been instrumental in developing EJF’s differentiated approaches to the financial sector.

Before EJF, he was a portfolio manager at FBR’s Alternative Asset Investment Group, where he co-managed a long/short hedge fund, and got his start as an auditor at Deloitte, focusing on financial services clients. Jason holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and a BBA in Accounting from James Madison University.