Prior to forming Strategic Advisors, Mr. Bianco was a Managing Director within the Mellon Strategic Advisors Group which provided merger & acquisition and private placement advisory services to its clients. At Mellon, he headed the Acquisition and Private Placement Group and grew fee income significantly. Furthermore, Mr. Bianco was responsible for originating and completing various acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance engagements. In addition to his technical expertise, Mr. Bianco has developed an extensive national network of lenders and investors. Other experience includes nine years at Westinghouse Financial Services and three years at Corporate Development Partners, Inc., a regional investment banking firm focused on merger & acquisition and private placement services to middle market companies. At Westinghouse Financial Services' Corporate Capital Group, he was intimately involved in establishing and providing private placement capabilities to the group and liquidity to its $3.5 billion debt and equity portfolios and was directly involved in the sale of numerous investments including senior, mezzanine, equity and limited partnership interests. As a Managing Director and Principal at Corporate Development Partners, Mr. Bianco was responsible for originating and completing corporate finance engagements with middle market clients. Mr. Bianco is affiliated with Main Street Capital Holdings. Mr. Bianco serves on the Board of Directors for the Western PA Division of the March of Dimes, NABCO Incorporated and LTS Scale Company LLC. M.S., Corporate Taxation, Robert Morris College . B.S., Accounting, Duquesne University . Certified in Mergers & Acquisitions by the AMAA. Series 7 and 63 licensed.