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Chad Abraham serves as the chief executive officer of Piper Jaffray and is a member of the firm's board of directors. Abraham joined the firm in 1991 as an investment banking analyst. He spent the next 13 years on the West Coast as a banker in the company's technology investment banking group. He was promoted to managing director and head of technology investment banking in 1999. In 2005, Abraham was promoted to head of capital markets and in 2010, he became the global co-head of investment banking and capital markets. Under the leadership of Abraham and co-head Scott LaRue, the firm's investment banking division grew revenues from approximately $150 million to more than $500 million. They established coverage in energy and financial services, expanded debt capital markets capabilities and added key offices and personnel. Abraham serves on the board of trustees of the Nature Conservancy’s Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota chapter and the board of trustees of The Blake School. He graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science.

Noor Menai is an experienced financial services leader with over 20 years of banking experience. Mr. Menai is currently the President & CEO of CTBC Bank USA, where he oversees U.S. operations including the bank’s Commercial and Industrial, and Commercial Real Estate lending groups. Additionally, he serves as the Deputy Head of International Business. With 14 branches coast to coast in California, New Jersey, and New York, CTBC Bank is one of the first Asian American Banks to operate both in the Eastern and Western United States. A sought-after and frequent speaker on topics that include consumer banking, corporate banking, small business financing and fintech, Mr. Menai has spoken at Financial Times’ Global Banking Summit and the LAEDC Economic Forecast. In 2020, Mr. Menai was honored to be included in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s list of 500 most influential people in LA. Mr. Menai regularly provides industry and market analysis to major media and conferences including Bloomberg TV, The Economist, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times and The New York Times. As a strong advocate for undeserved students, Mr. Menai is a Board Member for the USC Rossier School of Education. Under the leadership of Mr. Menai, CTBC helped USC CAC expand to include 41 advisers in 36 schools in the Greater Los Angeles area.

Chief Executive Officer at Mesirow Financial. -Joined Mesirow Financial in June 2004 as senior managing director of Private Equity -Head of Mesirow Financial's Private Equity division -Member of the Mesirow Financial Private Equity Investment Committee -More than 20 years of experience and a multitude of top-tier private equity relationships in the U.S. and Europe -Previously a partner with Adams Street Partners, where, for more than 11 years, he was active in all aspects of the firm's private equity partnership investment activities -Prior to Adams Street, served as program manager of private investments for the IBM Pension Fund, working on U.S. and European private equity investments

Mark Anson is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Investment Officer for the Commonfund with $30 billion of AUM. He is also a Board member of the Commonfund and, as such, has full Fiduciary, Executive, and Investment authority. Previously, he was the CIO for the Bass Family Office of Ft. Worth, Texas which was recognized as Family Office of the Year for 2014-2015. He was the President and Executive Director of Investment Services at Nuveen Investments, a full service asset management firm with over $900 billion in assets under management. Prior to Nuveen, Mark served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer for both Hermes Pension Management, a £55 billion asset management company, and for the British Telecom Pension Scheme, the largest fund in the UK with assets of £45 billion and the sole owner of Hermes. Prior to joining BTPS, he served as the Chief Investment Officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest pension fund in the United States with over $300 billion in assets. Mark is the only person to serve on the CFA and CAIA Board of Governors. Currently, he is the Chair of the Investment Committee for the UAW Medical Benefits Trust, and is a board member for the Toigo Foundation, and the Northwestern University School of Law. Mark has published over 100 journal articles and 5 financial textbooks and has won three Best Paper Awards. He is the author of the Handbook of Alternative Assets, the textbook used for the CAIA certification program. Mark earned a B.A. in Economics and Chemistry from St. Olaf College, a J.D. from Northwestern Univ. School of Law, and a Masters and a Ph.D. in Finance from Columbia Univ. Graduate School of Business, all with honors. He is a member of the NY and IL Bar. In addition, Mark has won several awards for leadership in institutional asset management. Last, he has earned the CFA, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and Certified Internal Auditor professional designations.