Team

Pigeon Service is a subsidiary of Falconer Inc. which builds financial service companies and is lead by:

  • Sam Sawhook

    Chairman

    Sam started his financial career auditing the SEC, Department of Defense, and Treasury as a financial auditor with the Government Accountability Office. During the height of the pandemic, Sam helped Charles Schwab perform conversions of their bank charters and audit their trust companies. He advised the four-star Army Futures Command and the $30 billion Army Working Capital Fund to remediate key audit issues and was one of the first to leverage machine learning to identify high-risk transactions. He co-founded nth Venture which launches employee owned-companies, including Falconer (which owns Pigeon Service).

  • Jillian Palash

    Director

    Jillian spent nearly 15 years supporting financial service firms and public companies via corporate communications and public relations, working with many Fortune 50 companies and global brands both in top-ranked agencies and in-house. In the ultimate COVID pivot, she decided to realize her dream of entrepreneurship and take her love of writing, messaging strategy and business to support as the first Chief of Staff for nth Venture. Having lived and worked around the world including Boston, New York and Tokyo, Jillian brings a diverse, global perspective and has seen what can be realized when you embrace the unknown.

  • Neil Wolfson

    Director

    Neil is an active investor and board member. Prior to serving as the President and CIO for a billion-dollar family office, Neil was the CIO and President of Wilmington Trust Investment Management, managing over $40 billion. He also served as the National Partner in Charge of KPMG’s Investment Consulting Practice, representing over $100 billion in assets.

  • Andrew Typrin

    Advisor

    Andrew’s fintech background stems both from his own unicorn payments infrastructure startup and leading some of the worlds largest and most demanding digital product projects at Amazon, Citi, and Chase.

  • Ted Ladd

    Advisor

    Former dean and professor of entrepreneurship, strategy, and micro-economics. Experience in five high-tech startups in cleantech and mobile consumer electronics.

  • Grant Typrin

    Associate

    Grant is a Corporate Finance graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, with computer science and startup experience. His love language is excel formulas.

  • Nathan Deily

    Principal

    Nathan is a seasoned executive and people operations leader in large corporates like Microsoft and Honeywell, startups, and venture capital. He is active in community service and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cigars for Warriors.

  • John Goldenberg

    Advisor

    John is recovering D&O attorney and prolific investor. He is a founder and portfolio manager with over 25 years of experience in investment management, research, legal, boardroom, and advisory board expertise.

  • Jennifer Congdon

    Advisor

    Jennifer is an HR executive, investor, and startup advisor. Before joining M Financial as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Jenn was the CHRO for Ecobat and Watts Water Technologies. She also served in HR leadership roles at Xylem, Rexnord Corporation, and Honeywell.