Mr. Appel joined Aisling Capital in March 2008 and serves as Chief Financial Officer. He recently served as the CFO of LaGrange Capital, a hedge fund, and was CFO of Artemis Advisors prior to that. Previously, he was the Controller of ING Furman Selz Asset Management, a firm with approximately $20 billion under management. He has also served as Controller of MJM Partners and Assistant Controller of Millennium Partners. Mr. Appel spent nearly eight years at BDO Seidman, LLP, a large national public accounting firm, where he attained the role of Audit Manager.
Mr. Appel received his B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Queens College, awarded magna cum laude. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of New York and a Certified Financial Analyst.