Our Team

Colin Mohamed, CPA, CGMA, MBA

President & CEO

Colin is in charge of the strategic vision of the Firm and has close to 20 years of Private Funds experience. Frontpoint Advisory provides CFO and accounting services to Real Estate, Property Managers, Tech. Firms, Alternative fund managers, Nonprofits and Endowments. The firm is comprised of former CFOs, controllers, Accountants, Tax professional, former IRS agent, senior Audit managers. Colin was a Principal and Chief Accounting Officer of Global Market Strategies at The Carlyle Group with a focus on the Private Equity, BDCs, senior loans, CLOs. Prior to that, he was the head of Accounting Policy (Alternatives), CFO/Vice President of Private Equity (Secondary) Fund Group and the Hedge Funds Group at PineBridge Investments LLC.

Colin began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he spent 13 years and left as a Senior Manager. At PwC, he worked in Alternative Investment Funds Group and the Banking & Capital Markets Group. He has extensive knowledge and experience with asset management companies, Private Equity and Hedge funds, including portfolio valuation, secondary investments and accounting for a variety of fund types and strategies including master/feeder, multi class/currency, fund-of-funds, BDCs, convertible arbitrage, long short, event driven, distressed debt, currency, mezzanine and real estate, Endowments and Nonprofits. At PwC, Colin was a member of the Technical Assurance Group, a select group of senior managers, managing directors and partners who prepare and present white papers on technical accounting and audit issues. He was also the subject matter expert on ASC 820 Fair Value Measurements for the Alternative Investments Group in New York.

Education and Professional Licenses:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Chartered Global management Accountants (CGMA)

Professional Affiliations

• Board Member – New York State Society of CPAs (Manhattan/Bronx)
• Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• Member of the New York State Society of CPA s (NYSSCPA)
• Member of the CFO Alternative Investments Association
• Member of the CFO Network

Aldo Rabih CPA, CGMA

Engagement Leader, Project Management,
CFO, Nonprofits and Risk/Compliance Champion

Summary of Experience

Aldo Rabih has close to years of audit and accounting experience, specializing in Financial Services and Risk. He previously worked for PwC as an auditor. Metlife, and Swiss Re in as Technical Risk lead in AML, technical risk and reinsurance.

Professional Affiliations

• Certified Public Accountant / Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant
• Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Member, New York State and Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Member, Chairperson Financial Executives Network NY

Community Involvement

• Active Community Member – Sephardic Community Center

Education

• Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting, Loyola University, Montreal, Canada
• Graduate Diploma in Accounting Degree, McGill University, Montreal Canada
• Ongoing continuing education on the not-for-profit industry.

Ely Bangiyev, EA

Managing Director – Tax

Ely has extensive experience with preparing tax returns for the Real Estate Funds and investments, Alternative funds, asset managers and its partners. Ely was a former IRS agent and is a technical tax expert.

Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting, Baruch College.

Robert Hanoman, CPA 

Director – Alternative Funds

Robert has over 18 years of audit, tax and accounting experience. He held many positions in the Alternative funds Space in various capacities such as senior controller, CFO with hedge funds over the years.

Professional Affiliations

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Chartered Global management Accountants (CGMA)
• Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting, Pace University.

Samuel Miginnis

Managing Director – Real Estate

Sam has extensive experience in Real Estate, M&A, Deal Structuring, Senior Loans, equity and debt securities.

Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance and Accounting, Pace University.

Kenneth Lalman CPA

Director

Summary of Experience

Kenneth leads the Management Companies, General Partnerships, Nonprofits, Technology and small business practice at the firm. He has over 25 years of accounting and financial reporting experience. He held many senior level finance positions with many large and small firm including Russell Simmons, Rush Communications which is a leading multi-faceted holding company which operates prominent and respected brands in three industry segments: entertainment and media; fashion and lifestyle; and empowerment and philanthropy.

Education and Professional Licenses:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Rabindranauth Persud

Director

Ravi has close to 10 years as a bookkeeper and Accounts Payable.