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Jordan Licht

Chief Financial Officer, New York

Jordan Licht is Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for Burford’s global finances and financial strategy. In this capacity, he oversees Burford’s funding, capital management, financial reporting and investor relations. Additionally, he is responsible for Burford’s technology, facilities and back office operations, and he is a member of Burford’s Management Committee and an ex officio member of its Commitments Committee.

Prior to joining Burford, Mr. Licht was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of both Caliber Home Loans and Newrez LLC, two multi-billion-dollar mortgage businesses that combined under the Rithm banner (NYSE: RITM). Prior to the combination, Mr. Licht held a series of finance and operating roles at Caliber, including as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Previously, he spent a decade at Morgan Stanley in financial services investment banking. Before his investment banking career, Mr. Licht spent six years as a management consultant at Diamond Consulting (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). 

Experience

  • Rithm Capital

    Chief Operating Officer, Newrez and Caliber

  • Caliber Home Loans, Inc.

    COO of Production
    Deputy CFO

  • Morgan Stanley

    Executive Director, Financial Institutions Group

  • Diamond Technology Partners (now PricewaterhouseCoopers)

    Manager

Education

  • Columbia Business School

    MBA

  • University of Pennsylvania

    BA