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Lawrence M. Raffone has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since January 2015, and previously served as our President from November 2012 through December 2014. Prior to November 2012, Mr. Raffone held the position of Executive Vice President, Distribution and Institutional Services from January 2001 until November 2012. Prior to joining us, Mr. Raffone served as the Executive Vice President of Fidelity Investments Institutional Brokerage Group, a division of Fidelity Investments. Mr. Raffone received an MBA from Babson College and a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Bryant University.

I lead a $133 billion cooperative bank and member of the Farm Credit System that serves vital agricultural and infrastructure industries across all fifty states of rural America. I have over 20 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry and have extensive experience working with customers all around the world including the solicitation, review, structuring and approval of loan, and bond transactions in multiple industries around the world. My background also includes significant enterprise-wide risk management experience, having served in leadership roles responsible for financial risk disciplines including credit, market, operational, reputational and liquidity. I bring a broad global perspective to my work based on experiences derived from living and working 16 years in Europe and Asia, and advising customers in over 50 countries in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. I hale from a rural family of farmers and infrastructure providers and I am proud to support the rural economy every day and believe deeply in serving rural communities across the country.

Tom Faust is chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Eaton Vance Corp. Tom joined Eaton Vance in 1985 as an equity research analyst and also served as a portfolio manager, director of equity research and management, and chief equity investment officer during his 16 years in the firm’s equity group. In November 2001, Tom assumed leadership of all investment functions at Eaton Vance with his appointment as chief investment officer. He was elected a vice president of Eaton Vance in 1987, executive vice president in 2000 and president in 2006. He became chairman and CEO on November 1, 2007. Prior to joining Eaton Vance, Tom was a research engineer with International Paper Company. Tom earned B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the board of governors of the Investment Company Institute. He is a native of Helena, Arkansas.

Dave Gilbert is the Founder and CEO of National Funding, one of the country’s leading financial technology companies for small- and medium-sized businesses. For more than 20 years, Dave has been a champion of American small business owners. He’s impacted the financial success of National Funding, as well as contributed to Southern California and the city of San Diego through his volunteerism and philanthropy.Headquartered in San Diego, National Funding and its subsidiary Quick Bridge Funding have provided more than $3.5 billion in capital for over 60,000 businesses since its founding. The firm provides working capital loans and equipment financing to small business owners. As CEO, Dave is National Funding’s visionary, providing strategic direction. Under his leadership, National Funding has been recognized eight consecutive years (2013-2020) on the Inc. 500/5000 and seven consecutive years on the the San Diego Business Journal Top 100 list of Fastest Growing Privately-Held Companies. Based on the percentage of revenue growth, the lists recognize entrepreneurs who excel in innovation, financial performance and personal commitment. Through Dave’s innate ability to identify opportunities in the marketplace and create new delivery channels, he is recognized as a thought leader in the alternative lending marketplace and is a sought-after presenter for industry conferences and an expert source for news media.Gilbert received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship from the University of Southern California. He is an Executive Level member of the USC Marshall Partners, the business school's premier giving society. In 2019 Gilbert was a finalist in the San Diego Business Journal Top CEO of the Year. In 2017 Gilbert received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in the Finance category in San Diego. In 2007, he was named the USC Marshall School of Business “Entrepreneur of the Year” and was also recognized as a San Diego “40 Under Forty” honoree. Gilbert resides in San Diego, California with his wife and two children.