Rudi Scheidt serves as Chairman of Bridge Capital and plays a key role in the company’s effort to raise investor capital as well as seek greater bank funding capacity. As a founding partner at Bridge Capital, Rudi has over 30 years of experience in the banking and debt capital markets industry. Prior to joining Bridge Capital, Rudi enjoyed a similar role as Chairman of Commusaumn Capital, an asset management firm specializing in the banking industry. Prior to Commusaumn Capital, Rudi was President of National Bank of Commerce Capital Markets Group, which later merged into SunTrust Bank, NA, where he became Managing Director for SunTrust Debt Capital Markets.