Ed Draves serves as Senior Managing Director of Business Development for Oakleaf. In his role, Ed is responsible for expanding Oakleaf’s Talent Solutions service offering and client base within the GSEs, financial institutions and their regulators, and other mortgage institutions. Ed brings 30 years of experience leading companies and business verticals, as well as developing market segments within the human capital ecosystem.

Prior to joining Oakleaf, Ed served as Market Director and Client Services Executive for The Goal, a consultancy firm based in Reston, Virginia. Past experiences include executive roles in sales and talent acquisition with on and offshore based IT Services companies supporting Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FINRA, PNC and Zions Bank.

Ed graduated from University of Central Florida with a BSBA concentration in Marketing. He also studied International Finance for a year at Uppsala University in Sweden.