James Freund is a principal and shareholder of ENGS Commercial Finance Co., responsible for the company’s Sales, Originations and Marketing. Prior to ENGS, Freund co-founded MeriCap Credit in 2005, where he served as Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing and Asset Management responsibilities of this private equity backed commercial equipment finance company. Freund led the originations for this company into a market leader in Truck, Trailer and Construction equipment finance. Prior to MeriCap, Freund served as Senior Vice President/Director for American Express Business Finance, where he led the growth of the Commercial Vehicle and the Commercial and Industrial Equipment segments into market leaders. Freund started his commercial finance career with Transamerica Commercial Finance Corp., where he was Senior Legal Counsel responsible for the legal affairs of the company’s largest business segment. Freund became principal and co-founder of Capital Alliance Financial Services, LLC, a commercial equipment finance company which was ultimately acquired by American Express.

Freund earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Marquette University School of Business, a Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School and a Masters in Business Administration from Loyola University Quinlan School of Business (Chicago).