Craig
P. Mueller
Senior Vice President
(763) 923-2205
cmueller@oakridgefinancial.com
Craig joined Oak Ridge in 2007. He was one of the co-founders
of North American Capital Markets in 2000. He currently advises
clients regarding fixed income investments, loan sales, and investment
banking.
Craig spent the first 13 years of his career at the American
National Bank of St. Paul as a commercial lender and then transitioned
to its Investment Department. During his tenure, Craig was a
top producer advising primarily Midwest banks. In 1992, Craig
joined Dain Rauscher, Inc. and started the Financial Institutions
Unit in the Fixed Income Department. Craig was also a member
of the elite “Chairman’s Council” which was
awarded annually to the company’s top producers. Accomplishments
include assisting in the pioneering of Dain’s private debt
investment banking group, Portpro bond accounting for banks and
mortgage backed securities and a faculty member of Dain’s “Bond
Boot Camp”. Client educational experience includes numerous
investment seminars sponsored by various banking associations,
faculty member of The Dakota School of Banking and Dain Rauscher’s
Bond Boot Camp.
Craig holds a B.S.B.A. degree in Finance from Creighton University. Craig is also a bank holding company owner and director.
David
Stieber
Managing Director
(763) 923-2291
dstieber@oakridgefinancial.com
David joined Oak Ridge Financial in March 2009 as a Managing Director in
its Financial Institutions Group. He brings to Oak Ridge over 10-years
experience advising banks and thrifts on capital raising, mergers and acquisitions,
stock valuation and other general financial advisory assignments.
Prior to joining Oak Ridge, David spent nearly 10-years at RBC Capital Markets
focused on the bank and thrift industry, working on over 60 completed transactions
for financial institutions. Most recently, he acted as a consultant to a major
Midwestern financial institution working directly with senior management on
M&A strategies, target identification and analysis.
David holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Iowa and is a Certified Public Accountant. He also sits on the Board of Directors and is Board Treasurer of Juxtaposition Arts Organization a non-profit youth arts organization based in North Minneapolis.
Ben
Crabtree
Senior Advisor
(763) 923-2275
bcrabtree@oakridgefinancial.com
Ben joined Oak Ridge in October 2009 as Senior Advisor in its Financial Institutions Group. He brings to Oak Ridge over 30 years experience providing in-depth equity research on public financial institutions and on the banking industry.
Ben’s professional experience includes senior sale-side research positions with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Piper Jaffray & Co and Dain Rauscher Corporation and Senior Equity Analyst with Advantus Capital Management. Ben joined Oak Ridge’s Financial Institutions Group to impart his vast experience and knowledge of the financial institution industry by publishing an independent newsletter, the Community Banking Monitor, which focuses on providing timely and relevant analysis of current issues and opportunities effecting community banks.
Ben is a graduate of the University of North Dakota and a Chartered Financial Analyst.