James Tonkel

James Rock Tonkel is currently the President & Chief Operating Officer at FBR TRS Holdings, Inc. He previously held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
from 2014 to 2023.
Prior to that, he was the President & Head-Investment Banking at FBR Capital Markets & Co. (Old) from 1997 to 2009 and President & Head-Investment Banking at FBR & Co. from 2007 to 2007.
He also worked as an Associate at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and as an Assistant at the Office of Thrift Supervision.
He served as a Director at The Washington Scholarship Fund.
Tonkel received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College.