X Close Ms. Barker is the chair of the board of trustees of Bowdoin College, a trustee of The Pingry School and a trustee emerita of Student/Partner Alliance. For ten years she served as a college counselor at the Chad Science Academy. She has been active in numerous charitable causes in New Jersey. Until 1995, Ms. Barker was a Managing Director of Prudential Securities Inc. Ms. Barker received a B.A. cum laude from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

X Close Mrs. Beckmen has been actively involved with New Jersey SEEDS since 2008 with her participation in the Educational Policy and Student Affairs Committee and Friends of SEEDS — a committee of volunteers whose activities support and enhance the social, cultural and academic experiences that SEEDS makes available to its students. This fall, she will also join the Board of Trustees of The Pingry School, where she has been active in the parents’ association and volunteered for The Pingry Fund. Mrs. Beckmen recently completed a two-year term as Co-Chair of the Board for BRIDGES Outreach, Inc., which helps the homeless in Lower Manhattan, Newark, and Irvington. She worked in leveraged finance and private equity at Chase Capital from 1992 to 1996 and in the same capacity at The CIT Group from 1996 to 2000. Mrs. Beckmen earned a B.A. in mathematics and chemistry at Duke University and completed her M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

X Close Joel Benenson is the President of the Benenson Strategy Group, which he co-founded in 2000. He has served as a strategic analyst and adviser to heads of state, senior members of Congress and other national political leaders, business leaders, and major advocacy and charitable institutions. Benenson offers clients a unique combination of communication expertise and an aggressive analytical approach to produce messaging strategies that work in the most difficult situations. His extensive experience, prior to his becoming a pollster in 1995, includes working as a political journalist for the Daily News in New York and serving as communications director for Gov. Mario Cuomo’s 1994 campaign. He was previously a vice president at the New York ad agency FCB. Benenson was the lead pollster and a senior strategist for President Barack Obama during the 2008 election, and he continues in that role today. He has also been a pollster and strategist for U.S. senators, governors and mayors from around the country. He played an integral role as a pollster for the DCCC in 2006, when the Democrats won back the majority in the House of Representatives. The team Benenson was on won eight of 10 races, including three in which incumbents were defeated. During his career, Benenson has worked directly on research projects for some of America’s most prominent CEOs, including Procter & Gamble’s A.G. Lafley, General Electric’s Jack Welch and AOL’s Bob Pittman. He has also helped guide corporate clients through some of the most notable communication challenges in the past decade. He was the lead strategic researcher for Procter & Gamble’s launch of Olestra, the fat substitute; he was instrumental in helping AOL manage its capacity crisis in the late ’90s; and he helped a New York City coalition block Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plans for an Olympic stadium in Manhattan. Benenson is also the co-founder of iModerate Research Technologies, an innovative research company that uses highly trained moderators to conduct real-time surveys among online respondents. These one-on-one sessions provide deep analysis within quantitative surveys.

X Close Mr. Bonarti serves as Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for ADP. He joined ADP in May 1997 as a Corporate/M&A attorney. In June 2010, ADP’s Board of Directors appointed Mr. Bonarti to the role of Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Previously, he was a corporate associate with Debevoise & Plimpton for three years and then with Shearman & Sterling for four years. He earned a juris doctorate degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a B.A., magna cum laude in economics with distinction in all subjects from Cornell University.

X Close Victor Boyajian serves as Global Head of SNR Denton's Technology, Media and Telecom sector. A recognized leader in his field, Victor focuses on representing emerging growth technology companies and Fortune 500 companies in a broad array of venture capital, securities and strategic transactions from Silicon Valley to New York and London and beyond. He counsels senior executives, Boards of Directors and venture firm principals on a wide range of issues including business strategy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, board governance, intellectual property and litigation strategy, and has been recognized for his deep network among venture firms and investment banks. His clientele reflects a cross-section of industries, including information technology, telecommunications, medical devices and life sciences. He also devotes a significant amount of time advising universities, federal labs and corporations seeking to commercialize technology and protect their IP rights. Victor has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of the leading practitioners in the sector. Under his leadership, SNR Denton has been ranked among the top 10 nationally in venture capital deals, as reported in Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst.

X Close Dr. Brown has been the Director of Admissions and Enrollment at Dwight-Englewood since 2002. Before that she was Director of Admissions for the College of Arts and Sciences at New York University. She holds an Ed.U in Education Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters in Public Administration from the Wagner School at NYU and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. She is a member of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools.

X Close Born and raised in New England, Mr. Conard grew up in Vermont and attended The Mountain School, which was founded by his parents. After earning an MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth, Mr. Conard worked as a strategic management consultant with Bain & Company. Since then he has served as Director of External Affairs, Chair of the Math Department and Director of Development at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School. More recently, he has taught math and served as the Assistant Head for Academics at the Emma Willard School.

X Close Jose Correa is an Analyst at Fintech Advisory responsible for monitoring existing investments and evaluating special situations, high yield credit and restructuring opportunities. Prior to joining Fintech, Mr. Correa was a Senior Associate at Regent Private Capital focused on middle market private equity investments in the US, Canada and Latin America. Prior, Mr. Correa worked in the Latin America Investment Banking Group at J.P. Morgan, involved in numerous M&A transactions as well as equity and debt offerings. Mr. Correa holds a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University.

X Close Robert G. Cox retired in 2000 as President of Summit Bancorp, at the time, a $40 billion New Jersey bank holding company. Mr. Cox was appointed President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Summit Bank in 1980. He became its Chief Executive Officer as well as President of The Summit Bancorporation in 1987. In January 1994, he became Chief Executive Officer of The Summit Bancorporation. Upon the merger of UJB Financial Corp. and The Summit Bancorporation in March 1996, he became President of the newly formed Summit Bancorp and a member of its Board of Directors. Prior to joining Summit Bank in 1973 as Vice President in the Mortgage Department, Mr. Cox was a Vice President and Mortgage Officer at the Watertown Savings Bank in Watertown, New York, and previously served as a Mortgage Officer and Assistant Secretary at the Colonial Bank and Trust Company in Waterbury, Connecticut. Mr. Cox attended Mohawk Valley College in Utica, New York graduating in 1960 with a degree in banking, insurance and real estate. Active in numerous business and community service organizations, Mr. Cox is a former Chairman of the New Jersey Bankers Association, served on its Board of Directors and was active in the industry for many years through membership in the Financial Services Roundtable and the American Bankers Association. He was a Director of the New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, a Director of the New Jersey Reinsurance Company, and a Trustee of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of Bay View Capital Corporation and Bay View Bank, San Mateo, California from May 2001 until October 2002. He is a former Director of Ryan Beck & Co. He is a former director of Federal Trust Corporation and Federal Trust Bank, Sanford, Florida. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of First Southern Bancorp and First Southern Bank. He is past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of New Jersey SEEDS. Mr. Cox and his wife, Christine, are residents of Sarasota, Fl. and spend portions of the year in Martha’s Vineyard, MA and Far Hills, N.J. Mr. Cox is the father of four daughters and has eight grandchildren.

X Close Ronni Denes is President of New Jersey SEEDS, a nonprofit organization that enables high-achieving, low-income students to excel in rigorous academic environments. Serving students and families in central and northern New Jersey, SEEDS provides enriched education, cultural opportunities and life skills training, in preparation for placement, with substantial financial aid, in some of the nation’s leading schools and colleges. Ms. Denes is a lifelong champion of access to education. Before joining SEEDS, she served at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, an all honors college in New York City that provides a full tuition scholarship to every admitted student. As vice president and then senior vice president for External Affairs and Strategic Planning, she played a critical role during a period of exceptional institutional growth, leading the college’s highly successful capital campaign and a public relations effort that leveraged significant New York City support for Cooper Union’s master redevelopment plan. A contributor to research and practice in education, she was chief operating officer of NACME, Inc. (National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering) before moving to Cooper Union. NACME is a not-for-profit organization that creates entrée to careers in science- and mathematics-based fields. Responsible for NACME’s research effort – the nation’s leading source of data and analysis on factors that influence education for the technical workforce -- Denes is co-editor of Access Denied; Race, Ethnicity and the Scientific Enterprise published by Oxford University Press. She began her career as a teacher and curriculum development specialist in the New York City Public Schools, and became a consultant to the Chancellor of the New York City Board of Education. Active in civic and social nonprofits throughout her career, Ms. Denes currently serves on the Board of Directors of Art & Remembrance and as president of the Board of Westbeth Center for the Arts. She holds a master's degree in Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College.

X Close Paul R. DeRosa began his career teaching Economics at Rutgers University, after which he joined the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He served in a variety of positions at Citicorp (Vice President, Division Head) and E.F. Hutton (Senior Vice President – Capital Markets Division), before becoming Managing Director and then CEO of Eastbridge Holdings, Inc. In 1998, Dr. DeRosa assumed the responsibility for managing fixed income investments for Mt. Lucas’ Peak Partners Hedge Fund. He holds a B.A. from Hobart College and a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University.

X Close Mark A. Dorfman is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of DRS Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. In this position, Mr. Dorfman regularly provides advice and counsel to the Company’s Board of Directors and executive management on a wide array of legal, operational and strategic matters. He chairs the DRS Oversight Committee and is responsible for the Company's legal affairs, ethics and compliance programs and corporate governance activities. Prior to joining DRS, Mr. Dorfman was a corporate attorney at Lowenstein Sandler PC in Roseland, NJ and Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York City, where his practice included representation of corporate clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, public and private securities offerings, joint ventures and other complex transactions. Mr. Dorfman also regularly prepared filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and advised clients on disclosure obligations and corporate governance matters. Mr. Dorfman holds a BA in Political Science from Emory University and a JD from New York University School of Law. He lives in Upper Saddle River, NJ with his wife Annie and daughters, Isabel and Layla.

X Close Janene Edlin is delighted to be on the Board of Trustees as a member of the Academic and Student Affairs and a CPP mentor. Janene has been an active member of her community for 20 years, as Director of the After School Enrichment Program in the Alpine Public School, President of the Alpine Parents Association, elected member and Vice President of the Alpine Board of Education for 6 years, Chair of the Education and Membership Committees of Temple SInai of Bergen County and President of that congregation for three years. Before her three sons were born, she worked at MTV Networks on the original team that launched VH1 and CBS NEWS. Janene is a magna cum laude graduate with a B.A. in English from Tufts University and lives in Tenafly.

X Close An attorney specializing in trust and estates, real estate and private foundations, Mr. Engel was a driving force behind the founding of SEEDS. A graduate of The Pingry School, Mr. Engel was a Pingry Trustee for many years and served as the School’s Board Chair from 1995-2002, during which he helped to build the strong relationships SEEDS currently enjoys with the Pingry community. Mr. Engel has served on many non-profit Boards, including Kent Place School, NJN Foundation, and Rensselaerville Institute. In addition, Mr. Engel is a Trustee of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, The Hyde & Watson Foundation and Charles E. & Joy C. Pettinos Foundation. He is Executive Director of the E. J. Grassmann Trust, Vice President of the N. R. Leavitt Foundation, and President of the Standish and Union Foundations. A graduate of Princeton University and University of Virginia Law School, Mr. Engel lives in Basking Ridge.

X Close Mr. Farber is a partner with The RVH Group at Merrill Lynch, a team of financial advisors serving high net worth clients with investment management, as well as retirement, tax and estate planning solutions. Prior to joining RVH, Mr. Farber spent 20 years building and managing entrepreneurial companies in various industries, including investment banking, office equipment, movie theaters and cosmetics. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of CFO Magazine and the Board of Directors of Atlantic Business Products.

X Close Dr. Frankfort earned her Ph.D. in history and the history and philosophy of education from New York University while teaching at Brooklyn College’s School of Education. In 1978, she founded Sandbox Industries, for premier infant accessories. She served as President of the Tenafly Board of Education, is a Board member of NJ Teach for America and New York City Center. She is the former Chair of the New Jersey SEEDS Board. Dr. Frankfort lives in New York City with her husband, Lew.

X Close As the Chairman of David Jeffrey Associates, Mr. Jeffrey provides quality training programs for a wide variety of financial institutions as well as in-depth financial analyses for corporations. He founded David Jeffrey Associates in 1979, after leaving Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, where he had worked since 1968. Mr. Jeffrey is a Director of The Jeffrey Company of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Jeffrey is a former Chair of the New Jersey SEEDS Board of Trustees. He holds a B.A. from Williams College, M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary, and an MBA from Columbia University.

X Close Vincent Lima is a Managing Director at Moelis & Company. Mr. Lima has over 18 years of experience in investment banking, most recently at Christopher Street Capital, where he was a founding partner of the US credit business and a Managing Director in charge of capital markets. Prior to Christopher Street Capital, he worked at Citigroup and Salomon Brothers for 17 years and was a Managing Director and Head of High Yield Syndicate. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing a team that structured, underwrote and distributed high yield transactions for leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and refinancings. Previously, he was the Head of North America High Yield Sales at Citgroup. Mr. Lima holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Rutgers College. He is a Board member of NJ SEEDS and previous Board member of The Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation.

X Close Mr. Lubke is the chief regulatory reform officer of the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs. He joined the company as a managing director in 2010. Prior to his engagement with the firm, he worked for 15 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he most recently led international regulatory efforts to reform the OTC derivatives markets. He was previously responsible for developing central bank policies for payment, settlement and clearing systems, and managing the New York Fed’s Fedwire operations. Before joining the New York fed in 1995, Mr. Lubke was a staff member of the National Economic Council at the White House. Earlier in his career, he was an investment banking analyst at Lehman Brothers. He earned a B.A. in History and Literature from Harvard College and a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.

X Close Blair MacInnes taught second grade in the Trenton public schools for three years, then developed a reading program at St. Columba's School in Newark where she taught for 10 years. Blair earned a Masters degree from Drew Theological School, New Jersey. She has three sons, one of whom, Alex, is on the NJ SEEDS PR and Marketing Committee. Enthusiastic about running, cooking, reading, needlepoint, nine delicious grandchildren and NJ SEEDS!

X Close Mr. Meisels is a Principal for Kildare Enterprises, LLC, and served as an investor and counselor for the Avenir Groups, Inc. Mr. Meisels is a member of Young President’s Organization and the New Jersey World President’s Organization. He holds a B.S. in marketing from New York University’s School of Commerce.

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X Close Abby O’Neill is an independent consultant to philanthropies, non-profits, and companies that seek to create economic, educational, health and cultural opportunities for all citizens. She applies her range of skills in corporate grant-making, brand management, marketing, communications, and public relations, honed over 30 years, to a wide variety of projects that can make a positive impact. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. O’Neill served as vice president of communications and programs at the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to catalyzing innovation in healthcare. Previously, from 1997 to 2007, Ms. O’Neill built and led the New Jersey corporate giving, sponsorship, and employee volunteer programs of Bank of America (BAC) and its predecessors Fleet, Summit, and NatWest. Over eleven years, she directed the awarding of nearly $40 million in investments to non-profits focused on economic development, arts and culture, and education. Prior to that, Ms. O’Neill managed corporate communications and public relations for Drexel Burnham Lambert, Christie’s Auction House, and Burson-Marsteller in New York City. Ms. O’Neill is an active social sector volunteer, serving for many years as a Trustee of the Boards of the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, NJ SEEDS, and the Union Foundation. She is a former Trustee of the Newark Museum, the Community FoodBank of NJ, and was President of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. Ms. O’Neill is a recipient of Newark Now’s 2005 Spirit of Newark Corporate Leadership Award, the 2003 Aletha Wright Volunteer Leadership Award from the Graduate Organization of Leadership New Jersey, and the Executive Women of New Jersey’s 2002 Salute to the Policy Makers Award. A fellow of the Class of 2001 of Leadership New Jersey, Ms. O’Neill holds a B.A. from Vassar College. She is a resident of Hunterdon County.

X Close Mr. Okun co-founded The Watermark Group, a fixed income relative value trading hedge fund, in 1988. Mr. Okun is also a Trustee of the Princeton Day School and a former Trustee of the McCarter Theatre and the Princeton Junior School. Mr. Okun is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

X Close Susan Present is a former Vice President/Marketing Director of Christie’s Inc., the international auction firm. After nearly a decade long career at Christie’s, she joined Bratskeir & Company, a full-service consumer marketing and public relations firm as a Vice President. Susan later worked as a freelance consultant to a diverse group of corporations and not-for-profit organizations. As a SEEDS trustee, Susan founded Friends of SEEDS, a volunteer group that helps support, enhance and enrich the experience of SEEDS’ scholars and alumni. She is currently on the Fund Development Committee of Project Morry, a year-round youth development organization, and is involved with the Visual Art Center of New Jersey in Summit. A former board member of the South Orange-Maplewood Education Foundation, Susan is active with the parents associations at both Kent Place School and the Pingry School. She is a graduate of Tufts University and participates in the Tufts Alumni Admissions Program, serving as an interviewer.

X Close Mr. Sandler has been involved in the investment business for almost forty years, serving as Senior Advisor to Lyster Watson since 1992. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director of Donaldson Lukfin and Jenrette and a Partner of Bear Stearns. Mr. Sandler is a founding trustee of SEEDS. He has also served as a trustee of Northfield Mount Hermon School, Amherst College, and the Community Foundation of New Jersey, where he also served as Board Chairman. Mr. Sandler also serves on a number of corporate boards. Mr. Sandler holds a BA from Amherst College and both law and business degrees from Columbia University.

X Close Claire Santaniello is Chief Administrative Officer, a Managing Director and member of the Executive and Finance Committees for Pershing, a BNY Mellon company. Ms. Santaniello also has leadership responsibility for Corporate Services, inclusive of Compliance, Customer Information Control and Surveillance, General Services and Facilities Management, Global Security, the Quality Management Office, Operational Risk and Control, People Services, Tax Reporting and Depository Balancing and administrative responsibility for Internal Audit. Ms. Santaniello participates on several committees for Pershing and the industry. She is presently a member of Pershing’s Assets and Liability Committee, Suspicious Activity Review and Oversight Committee, Credit Committee and Possession and Control/Financial Reporting Steering Committee. She is also a member of the BNY Mellon Chief Administrative Officer Roundtable. Ms. Santaniello is a member of the NASDAQ Market Regulation Committee, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Membership Committee and FINRA Market Regulation Committee. Ms. Santaniello joined Pershing in 1991 as a member of the first training program within an online trading division, where she assumed compliance responsibilities. She transferred to Pershing’s Compliance and Risk management Department in 1997, where she had responsibility for building and overseeing Pershing’s Rules Engine technology and Anti-Money Laundering and Office of Foreign Assets Control Programs. She was named chief compliance officer in May 2003, and assumed responsibility for global compliance in 2005. In this role, she served on the BNYMellon Risk and Compliance Operating Committee and the BNY Mellon Compliance, Information and Operational Risk Executive Committee. Ms. Santaniello earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Muhlenberg College. She has also completed the Securities Industry Institute® program, sponsored by SIFMA, at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

X Close Andy Schwartz is a partner at Bleakley, Schwartz, Cooney & Finney. The firm is affiliated with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and is one of Northern New Jersey’s largest and most successful private financial services firms. After earning a B.S. in Finance from Rowan University in 1984 and his Certified Financial Planners designation in 1987, Andy has become a nationally renowned speaker and writer within the insurance industry. Andy has been number one in the country for Northwestern Mutual investment product & service production over the past seven years and is the number 12 overall insurance producer in the history of Northwestern Mutual. He brings a wealth of diverse experience to help solve his clients’ financial needs, including specialties in asset management, retirement and estate planning, asset and income protection, and personal and business needs analysis. In his 15 years as a Trustee of New Jersey SEEDS, Andy has shown himself to be a passionate advocate, a dedicated mentor, and an incredibly effective supporter. His efforts have been crucial to the growth and development of the New Jersey SEEDS organization, resulting in life-changing educational experiences for SEEDS scholars at our nation’s finest independent schools, colleges and universities. In his first year with SEEDS, Mr. Schwartz became the driving force behind the Bleakley, Schwartz, Cooney & Finney Golf and Tennis Classic. Over the course of 14 outings, this event has raised more than $1.65 million for SEEDS.

X Close Mr. Shavel is Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy at NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ). Mr. Shavel is responsible for all aspects of financial management at NASDAQ OMX including accounting, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, treasury, internal reporting, corporate operations and risk management. In addition, Mr. Shavel oversees Corporate Strategy, working with the CEO and EVPs to define NASDAQ’s strategic direction, identify business and corporate opportunities and execute M&A transactions. He joined NASDAQ OMX in May 2011 after 18 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he was Americas Head of Financial Institutions Investment Banking and prior to that, Global Chief Operating Officer and Head of Finance, Securities and Technology in the Financial Institutions Group. He joined Merrill Lynch & Co. in 1993 after four years at Citicorp in Financial Institutions. Mr. Shavel graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance and a B.A. in English.

X Close Mr. Strickland heads the insurance and investment practice at City National Investment Services. CNIS is a division of City National Bank of New Jersey, a progressive and community-focused financial institution committed to fostering economic stability and financial equity within urban communities. He has over 20 years of experience in the asset management arena. He previously oversaw investment sales and distribution for ImpactAssets. Earlier in his career, he served in senior marketing/consultant roles for firms including Principal Global Investors, BNY Mellon Asset Management, American Century Investment Management and RCM Capital Management. Mr. Strickland’s background also includes earlier affiliations with Schroders, Commonfund and TIAA-CREF. Mr. Strickland serves on the boards of New Jersey SEEDS, Seton Hall Preparatory School and the Montclair (NJ) Public Library Foundation. He is also active in the Cornell Alumni Association, Cornell Black Alumni Association, the Griffin-Bridges Scholarship Program at Seton Hall Prep, and the Global Leadership and Achievement Foundation of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Jersey City Alumni Chapter. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and a Master of Arts from New York University.

X Close Andy is a founding partner of Notch Partners, LLC, a specialized human capital consulting firm serving private equity buyout clients. Prior to founding Notch Partners, Andy was Managing Director of Primedia Ventures, where he co-managed two private equity investment funds. Through investments in 17 private companies, the firm generated top-quartile returns. In that capacity, he served on several boards of directors, providing strategic oversight and helping to build top-caliber management teams for the portfolio companies. Previously, he was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Andy has been a co-founder or early employee of three successful startup businesses. Andy is a frequent speaker to senior executive audiences, addressing the topics of career transition and executive relationships with private equity buyout investors. He is on the board of trustees for New Jersey SEEDS, an academic and leadership program for high-achieving, low-income youth. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Dartmouth College.

X Close Born in Pasadena, California, Mr. Vignolo attended Yale University, graduating in 1965. He worked in the textile industry for several companies, with more than 20 years in senior management positions with a focus on marketing. He attended Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program in 1980. He owned William Blake Associates, a distributor of promotional products from 1994 until 2004, when he sold the company to Drew & Rogers, where he was a consultant until 2006. Mr. Vignolo is now a resident of Williamsburg, VA

X Close Mr. Weinbach has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of CA Technologies since May 2010 and has served as a director since 2008. From 2007 to June 2010, Mr. Weinbach was Executive Chairman and from July 2010 to November 2011 non-executive Chairman of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. He is the past Chairman and CEO of Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a $7.8 billion computerized services firm that provides payroll processing, human resource management systems, benefits administration services, securities transaction processing, investor communications, automotive dealer systems management and insurance claim processing services to approximately 550,000 clients worldwide. He joined ADP in 1980, after serving as partner at Touche Ross, where he was employed from 1966-1979. Mr. Weinbach received a B.S. in Economics and a Master of Science in Accounting from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He served on the Board of Directors of Schering-Plough Corporation and First Data Corporation, as well as New Jersey Institute of Technology. Mr. Weinbach co-chaired SEEDS’ capital campaign, and is currently chair of the Committee on Trustees and co-chair of the Advisory Board.

X Close Larry Wieseneck is Chief Strategy Officer for Corporate and Investment Banking at Barclays. Previously, he was Head of Global Finance and Risk Solutions, a position he held since September 2008 when Barclays Capital acquired the U.S. assets of Lehman Brothers. Prior to the acquisition, Larry co-created and co-led the Global Finance business at Lehman Brothers from 2003 to 2006 and became sole Head of Global Finance in late 2006. He is a member of the Barclays Capital Investment Banking Executive Committee. During his tenure at Lehman Brothers, Mr. Wieseneck held various senior roles within the organization including Head of Global Convertible Origination, Head of U.S. Equity Capital Markets and Co-Head of Global Finance. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers in 1997, Mr. Wieseneck worked at Salomon Brothers from 1992 to 1997, The Alcar Group from 1988 to 1992 and Peterson & Company from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Wieseneck earned his M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.