New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has named Jason T. Serrano as President of the company, effective January 7, 2019. Mr. Serrano will report to Steven R. Mumma, the company’s CEO. Mr. Serrano was a Partner at Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. from January 2014 to December 2018 and a Managing Director at OHA from April 2008 to December 2013. While at OHA, Mr. Serrano ran the mortgage investment business. Prior to joining OHA, Mr. Serrano served as a Principal at The Blackstone Group, where he led the structured finance investment team. Prior to Blackstone, Mr. Serrano spent five years at Fortress Investment Group as Vice President, assisting in the management of $2 billion of distressed structured products and whole-loan portfolios.