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Our Team
Professionalism Is Our #1 Priority
Decades of Experience
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Meet Our Leadership Team

Meet our dedicated leadership team driven by legal funding industry expertise and experience.

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Ryan Silverman - Chief Executive Officer at Thrivest Link

Ryan Silverman

Chief Executive Officer
Michael Shaw - Chief Financial Officer at Thrivest Link

Michael Shaw

Chief Financial Officer
Maria Davidson - Vice President of Operations at Thrivest Link

Maria Davidson

Vice President of Operations
Ken Bonenberger - Chief Risk Officer

Ken Bonenberger

Chief Risk Officer

Industry Memberships & Associations

The Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding trade association logo
American Legal Finance Association -logo
The American Association for Justice logo
Thrivest Link Legal Funding is a gold partner of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice (PAJ)
New York State Trial Lawyers Association - NYSTLA logo 2024

Legal Services & Business Development

Get to know our business development team committed to ethical consumer legal funding, fueled by professionalism and excellence.

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Andy Getz

VP of Business Development

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Rachel Rosenberg

VP of Business Development

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Russell Fitzpatrick

VP of Business Development

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Daniel Ciancio

VP of Business Development

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Kyle Svenkeson

VP of Business Development

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James Habel

VP of Business Development

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Robert Johnson

VP of Business Development

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Jason Keen

VP of Business Development

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Thrivest Link Legal Funding is an industry leading pre-settlement funding firm offering fast cash advances and lawsuit loans nationwide.

Main Headquarters
1100 E Hector St Suite 210, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Contact Us
Call Us: (888) 697-7352
Hours of Operation
Mon - Fri: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Holidays : Closed
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Ryan Silverman

Chief Executive Officer

Biography & Achievements

As Chief Executive Officer at Thrivest Link, Ryan Silverman leads portfolio of investment funds and business platforms. He was the CEO and General Counsel of CBC Settlement Funding, LLC. CBC is a leading company focused on providing liquidity to holders of high-quality deferred payment obligations. Additionally, from August 2011 to May 2015, Mr. Silverman was chief executive officer and general counsel for MSR Consulting Group, a financial consulting firm tasked with creating and implementing operational platforms for large specialty finance enterprises.

From March 2003 to October 2004 he was an associate at Silverman Acampora, LLP a law firm specializing in bankruptcy and corporate re-organization. Mr. Silverman graduated from George Washington University in 1999 with a B.A. in Corporate Finance and received a J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law in 2002.

Mr. Silverman is licensed to practice law in New York State.

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Michael Shaw

Chief Financial Officer

Biography & Achievements

Mike is the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shaw previously served as the Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller for the JG Wentworth Company, a financial services company focused on providing direct to consumer access to financing solutions, and structured settlement annuities

From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Shaw served as Vice President of Accounting Policy for Santander Bank, one of the countries largest retail banks by deposit and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banco Santander where he was responsible for accounting policies, transaction advisory and due diligence assignments for the company.

Mr. Shaw is a certified public accountant, licensed in Pennsylvania, A Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom and is licensed to practice law in New York state. He received his law degree with honors in 1998 and his Masters of Business Administration in 2000 from the University of Sheffield, in Sheffield, England.

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Ken Bonenberger, Esq.

Chief Risk Officer

Biography & Achievements

Ken Bonenberger joined Thrivest Link Legal Funding in 2016 and now serves as General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer for the parent company Experity Ventures LLC. Before joining the company he was Vice President and Corporate Counsel at the JG Wentworth Company where he oversaw regulatory, licensing and contractual matters, managed pre-settlement finance litigation and was part of the integration team during the acquisition of a mortgage platform.

From 2008 to 2015, Ken served as In-House counsel and Attorney Manager with Peachtree Financial Solutions where he directed the underwriting and legal research for the pre-settlement finance division and advised the C-Suite on unique legal investment opportunities.

Previously, Ken was a medical malpractice and personal injury defense attorney with the firm Sonnenborn, Rutter, Cooney and Klingensmith. Mr. Bonenberger earned a JD from the University of Florida School of Law in 1998 and a BA in economics from Haverford College in 1991.

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Maria Davidson

Vice President of Operations

Biography & Achievements

Maria Davidson currently serves as Vice President of Business Development and Operations, and was previously Director of Operations for CBC Settlement Funding, LLC. CBC is a leading specialty finance company focused on providing liquidity to holders of high-quality deferred payment obligations.

Prior to her role at CBC, she was employed by JG Wentworth, a diversified specialty finance firm where she was a Director of Business Development and was responsible for starting and developing the company’s partner origination and independent broker channel.

Ms. Davidson graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2001 with a degree in business and communications.