

Diana J. Collins
Diana joined Long Pond Advisors in 2015 as Director in charge of all business administration and operations after a long and distinguished career at Merrill Lynch & Co. Among her many accomplishments, Diana was Merrill’s 2013 recipient of the prestigious David Brady Award given to an employee for their exemplification of the firm’s values of client focus, respect for the individual, teamwork, responsible citizenship, and integrity.
During her tenure at Merrill she was Director and Senior Trader on the Equity Trading desk, servicing top Financial Advisors throughout the country, focusing on a top Venture Service team in San Francisco. Prior to her role in trading, Diana was a marketing specialist providing advice to Financial Advisors at Merrill.
Diana started her business career at one of the largest book chains in the country, Waldenbooks. She worked her way up in the company becoming District Manager for the Long Island/NYC territory. She also led the rollout and expansion of their software division, a $35 million, 64-store chain across 27 states.