Mr. DiSanto has served as Chief Executive Officer of Ancora Advisors since January 1, 2006. Mr. DiSanto was the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Maxus Investment Group from 1998 until December of 2000. He was responsible for the marketing, sales, financial and general operations. Prior to that he was Managing Partner at Gelfand Partners Asset Management from 1991 until its merger with Maxus Investment Group in 1997. Mr. DiSanto began his investment career in 1985 with McDonald Investments in Institutional Equity Sales.

After Maxus was sold to Fifth Third Bank in January of 2001, Mr. DiSanto took on the role as Executive Vice President and Manger of the Fifth Third Bank’s Investment Advisors Division overseeing Investment Management, Private Banking, Trust and Banking Services.

Mr. DiSanto currently sits on the Boards of and is a shareholder of PAI, a MRO distributor, W. F. Hahn Sons, a HVAC Company, and Thin Solutions, an IT Service Company. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Regents at St. Ignatius High School, serves on the Executive Committee and Board of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, and Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeast Ohio.

Mr. DiSanto is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University with a degree in Management Science. He then received his MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management.