Daniel R. Stella

Principal, Riverwinds Capital Partners

Mr. Stella is a Principal with Riverwinds Capital Partners, an emerging debt capital advisory firm focused on creative solutions for small and medium size enterprises.

Mr. Stella spent close to 40 years in Asset Based Lending, having retired from Bank of America Business Capital at the end of 2024. He spent over 23 years with BABC and its predecessors in a variety of Business Development roles including Market Manager. He was also with PNC Business Credit for 11 years and WFC predecessors for 6. He is currently with Riverwinds Capital Partners, an emerging debt capital advisory firm focused on creative solutions for small and medium size enterprises. He originated and closed over 111 transactions during his 40 year career totaling over $4.3 billion in commitments.

Mr Stella has been an Instructor for SFNet since 2019. He had been a member of SFNet for 35 years as well as President of the Philadelphia Chapter. He also was a  member of the Philadelphia/Wilmington Chapter of the TMA for 25 years and a Board member from 2009-2019 and the Philadelphia ACG where he was a member for 20 years. He has spoken extensively and presented on on Asset Based Lending over the years including Panels and Conferences for a variety of associations over the years. 

He has also served on a variety of non-profit boards in Philadelphia where he was also co-founder of Project Magis, a fundraising effort for Philadelphia Catholic Charities. Mr. Stella holds his FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.

Mr. Stella lives in Medford NJ with his wife Donna, he has 2 grown children.

Education
Drexel University- MBA, Financial Management
Ursinus College-BA, Economics

Mr. Stella holds his Series 7 and 63 licenses.