Deborah Reuben, CLFP, is CEO & Founder of TomorrowZone, a technology strategy consulting firm specializing in advising leaders who want to make smarter decisions today and create a resilient and more profitable tomorrow.

Diane Croessmann deploys leasing and managed solutions programs world- wide and develops early strategy for captive, vendor leasing and managed solutions programs, executing these programs and restructuring sales operations.

Frank Bussone is vice president of technology and data analytics for Corcentric Fleet Solutions. He has spent more than 25 years providing business analytics and business intelligence to the transportation and real estate industries. For the past nine years, he has helped Corcentric customers find lower cost solutions for their truck fleets by working through the big data broadcasted from trucks. Bussone is a certified transportation professional and received a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from Florida Atlantic University. He has also received a data science with SQL and tableau certificate from Cornell University and a certificate of achievement in six sigma green belt from Villanova University.

Ian Koplin is Editor for Monitor, ABFJournal, DealMaker and Commercial Factor magazines.

Markiesha Thompson is associate editor of Monitor.

These articles have been collaborated on by multiple members of the Monitor staff.

Peter Gregory is a senior vice president for Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, the equipment finance and leasing affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he is the national manager for the construction manufacturer and dealer services group. His team provides manufacturers and their distributors loan and lease solutions for their inventory and rental fleet equipment financing needs in the U.S. Gregory has held various positions in his 33-year career in the construction-equipment finance field. Prior to Wells Fargo, he served in increasing senior leadership roles at CitiCapital Commercial and GE Capital Solutions.

Phil Neuffer is senior editor of ABF Journal.

Ray Ellingsen is Senior Vice President, Syndications & Operation at Corcentric. He has more than 25 years of experience in the syndication, equipment lease finance and commercial banking industry. At Corcentric, he is responsible for growing and maintaining national funding source relationships with complementary valued-added financial institutions and equipment finance organizations, as well as developing customized, customer-focused, life-cycle fleet management financing programs.

Rick Trobman is president of the tech solutions global business unit at DLL. For the last 25 years, Trobman has helped finance technology sales for manufacturers, distributors and resellers. At DLL, his team provides technology financing and leasing solutions for many of the largest technology providers in more than 30 countries.

Stephen T. Whelan is a partner in the New York office of law firm Blank Rome and a former member of the ELFA Board of Directors (2013-2016). He can be reached at swhelan@blankrome.com.