Darren Finestone graduated from Columbia University in 1991 with a BA in Political Science and a minor in film. While at Columbia, Darren was an active scholar and a member of the Varsity football team. After graduating, Darren moved to San Francisco where he acted as a tutor for Scholarship athletes at UC Berkeley. He also donated his time as a Physical Education teacher for children in kindergarten through eighth grade, as well as becoming a Big Brother to an 8 year old boy.

Darren furthered his education at Pepperdine Law School where he spent a semester abroad in London, focusing his studies on International Law. Upon graduation, Darren was admitted to the California bar in 1995. After practicing law for a short time, Darren went in to the Equipment Finance industry. The top salesman at two different lease companies from 1998 to 2003, Darren used his diverse background to excel in the industry.

In 2003, Darren founded Lion Capital where after two years, he expanded the company to 10 employees funding over $30 million in equipment cost and started a number of major vendor accounts. Currently, Darren is a managing director for Global Finance Group.  He is married to a wonderful woman, Tammy, and has two beautiful children, Jade and Tai.