Ed worked in investment banking for 39 years raising money for State and local projects.  He specialized in utility financing and worked for a number of city, county and irrigation district issuers on a variety of clean water, wastewater, water storage and water conveyance projects.  He retired as a Managing Director from Bank of America.  He has been a Russian River watershed landowner since 1989 and moved up permanently in 2010. He is now focusing on making wine and olive oil.  A former triathlete and marathoner, Ed now stays active biking and rowing.