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John R. Ettelson became president of William Blair in 2003 and has been CEO since 2004. Under his leadership, the investment banking and asset management business has grown to more than 20 offices globally and annual revenues have tripled to over $1 billion. During his three decades at William Blair, Mr. Ettelson has held various leadership positions within the firm, including; head of mergers and acquisitions, chief financial officer, and chief operating officer. Mr. Ettelson has a deep commitment to his community and is a respected civic leader. He is the past chairman of the board of trustees for Lincoln Park Zoo and of the Economic Club of Chicago. He currently sits on the boards of the Northwestern Medical Group, Francis Parker School, the Executives’ Club of Chicago, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He is a member of Commercial Club of Chicago, and is a member of its Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago. Additionally, he is also involved in industry trade organizations where he is on the board and executive committee of SIFMA and on the board of the American Securities Association. Mr. Ettelson received his Sc.B. from Brown University and his JD/M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Patrick Healy is a Chief Executive Officer at Hellman & Friedman Europe Ltd, Board Member at Verisure Holding AB, and Board Member at GARTMORE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED. He has worked as Board Member at Digitas, Managing Director at Hellman & Friedman Europe Ltd, and Board Member at Nasdaq. Patrick works or has worked at James D. Wolfensohn Inc and Consolidated Press Holdings and works or has worked as Board Member at MONDRIAN INVESTMENT PARTNERS LIMITED, Board Member at Mondrian Holdings LLC, and Board Member at Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT). He attended Harvard Business School and Harvard University.

Aliya Sharif is a Sole proprietor at Siriusuns, Nutritional Advisor at Siriusuns, and Homeostatic Health Advocate at Siriusuns. She studied at SUNY State University and Fashion Institute of Technology.

Rich Lawson is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of HGGC. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, HGGC is a leading private equity firm with over $5.6 billion in cumulative capital commitments and manages portfolio companies that employ more than 70,000 employees globally. Mr. Lawson has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development since its formation and directs the firm’s strategy and investment decisions, governance and investor relations. Since HGGC’s inception, Mr. Lawson has overseen over 300 completed transactions representing more than $40 billion in aggregate transaction value. Mr. Lawson is Chairman of Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition vehicle backed by affiliates of HGGC and Industry Ventures and also serves as a director, chairman emeritus or trustee of several philanthropic and cultural institutions including the Capital Impact Foundation, San Francisco Zoo, Wasatch Adaptive Sports and the Forever Young Foundation, the organization that is a primary benefactor of HGGC's carried interest proceeds used to support extensive philanthropic work in children's causes around the world. Prior to leading HGGC, Mr. Lawson established predecessor private equity funds Huntsman Gay Capital Partners in 2007 with industrialist Jon M. Huntsman and Robert C. Gay, as well as Sorenson Capital in 2002 with medical products pioneer James LeVoy Sorenson. Mr. Lawson also worked at Morgan Stanley in its mergers and acquisitions department and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of enterprise software company Found, Inc. Mr. Lawson received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and B.A. from Amherst College.

Chip Kaye joined Warburg Pincus in 1986 and is the firm’s Chief Executive Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Kaye oversees the firm’s investment decisions and leads Warburg Pincus’ Executive Management Group. Mr. Kaye lived in Hong Kong from 1994 to 1999, where he was instrumental in the launch and development of Warburg Pincus’ Asia operations. Mr. Kaye is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, co-chairman of the Partnership Fund for New York City, and a member of the International Advisory Board of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). Mr. Kaye currently serves on the Board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Chris Hutson is a Chief Executive Officer at Texas Tech Federal Credit Union and is based in Lubbock Texas Area. He has worked as Chief Financial Officer at Texas Tech Federal Credit Union, Teller at State National Bank, and Loan Operations Clerk at State National Bank. Chris attended Texas Tech University between 2005 and 2007 and Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business between 2000 and 2004.