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Daniel 'Dan' Barclay is a CEO & Head:Capital Markets at Bank of Montreal (BMO) and CEO/Group Head at BMO Capital Markets and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has worked as Chief Executive Officer at BMO Capital Markets, Co-Head:Global Investments & Corporate Banking at BMO Capital Markets, and Mng Dir:Mergers & Acquisitions at BMO Capital Markets. Daniel works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada. He attended University of Alberta between 1984 and 1988, Haskayne School of Business between 1989 and 1991, and UCalgary.

Jacques Ripoll entered Société Générale in 1991 within the Inspection générale, and joined the Equity Derivatives department in 1998. He became Head of European Equity Sales and Trading in 2003, then Head of Société Générale’s group strategy between 2006 and 2009. At that date, he entered the Executive Committee, supervising four of the group’s businesses: Asset Management, Private Banking, Investors Services and Newedge. In 2013, Jacques Ripoll joined Banco Santander as Head of Global Corporate Banking for the United Kingdom. In 2015, he was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of Santander Group in charge of Global Corporate Banking worldwide. Jacques Ripoll graduated from Ecole Polytechnique.

Kara Raiguel is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Gen Re and VP at National Indemnity Company and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. She has worked as Assistant Vice President at ACE and actuary at CIGNA CORP. Kara attended Ursinus College between 1990 and 1994.

Debra A. Cafaro, born December 15, 1957 is an American business executive, who is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ventas, Inc.(NYSE:VTR), an S&P 500 healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) with enterprise value of $37 billion that owns approximately 1200 healthcare properties located through the U.S., Canada and the UK. Cafaro joined Ventas in 1999 as CEO and President when the company’s market cap was about $200 million and was in dire financial shape. She has been widely credited with the Company’s turnaround and its subsequent success.

Avner Mendelson has been with the Leumi Group since 2007 and was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Leumi - US in September 2013. During his tenure, he served as Head of Group Strategy and International Operations, as well as Chief of Staff. He has also served on Leumi’s US Board of Directors since 2012. Prior to joining the Leumi Group, Mendelson was a Senior Consultant with McKinsey & Company in London. Before that, he served in the Israeli Defense Forces for three years. Mendelson earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and international relations from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and his MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on both the Northeast Regional Board and the Board of Regents for the American Friends of The Hebrew University.

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.

Tom Finke is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Babson Capital Management, a position he has held since 2008. Mr. Finke has guided the growth of Babson into a global investment management firm with over $200 billion in assets under management and locations in U.S., Europe, Australia and Asia. In addition to his Babson duties, Mr. Finke is Chairman of Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, LLC and Director of Wood Creek Capital Management, LLC; both are wholly owned subsidiaries of Babson Capital Management LLC. Between December 2008 and May 2011, Mr. Finke also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, relinquishing these duties to focus on the expanding Babson enterprise. Mr. Finke’s 28-year financial career has included roles in both the banking and investment industries. He joined Babson in June 2002 when the firm acquired First Union Institutional Debt Management, a $3.6 billion high yield loan manager he co-founded in 1998, from Wachovia Corporation. Mr. Finke’s career prior to IDM included positions in High Yield and Loan Syndications at First Union Capital Markets, Bear Stearns and Company and Mellon Bank. Mr. Finke has been an active advocate for the leveraged loan and securitized markets. He was a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Loan Syndication & Trading Association (“LSTA”), and also for the Structured Finance Industry Group (“SFIG”). Mr. Finke received an M.B.A. from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce.