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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.

Glenn is a strategic business / real estate lawyer and founding member of Williams, Graffeo & Stern, LLC. Previously, Glenn served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel to a global technology and communications company where he was instrumental in growing the company, which went public, established strategic alliances with industry notables Yahoo, Microsoft, AT&T, AOL, LG and Cisco, and raised $2 billion in capital in a series of public and private transactions before successfully going private via a merger transaction. He was responsible for the company's legal, human resources and real estate departments. Glenn previously served as Associate General Counsel to its affiliated parent company, a multifaceted global communications and entertainment company. Glenn has also held senior positions in commercial real estate involving consulting and brokerage services and with owner/operator/developers of franchised hotels, restaurants, and large-scale shopping centers, where he contributed to the successful expansion of real estate holdings and commercial operations via business and real estate acquisitions and development. Prior to going in house, Glenn represented the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority and Warren County Community College as outside general counsel. He was involved in a number of deals involving professional sports franchises Giants, Jets, Nets and Devils and sponsors Phillip Morris, Anheuser Busch and Coca-Cola, as well as the naming of Continental Airlines Arena, one of the first naming rights deals of the time, the expansion of Giants Stadium and development of the first college campus for Warren County Community College.Prior to becoming a lawyer, Glenn led business development for a commercial contracting firm where he was responsible for projects such as the Bridgewater Commons Mall, Morristown Memorial Hospital and Federal Express.Specialties: Business & Corporate Law, Real Estate

Ronald \'Ron\' Kruszewski is a Chairman and CEO at Stifel Financial Corp and is based in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Indiana University Bloomington between 1977 and 1981 and Indiana University Bloomington between 1997 and 2001.

John Bonow is a Managing Director at Public Financial Management, Managing Director at Pfm Asset Management, and Board Member at PFM Group and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has worked as Analyst at Public Financial Management. John attended Yale University between 1987 and 1991.

Steve Booth is Baird’s Chief Operating Officer and the Director of Investment Banking overseeing Baird's global corporate finance and M&A activities. Steve also co-manages Baird's Equity Capital Markets Group and is a member of the board of directors and Executive Committee of Robert W. Baird & Co. Steve has extensive experience originating and directing M&A and equity financing transactions in a wide variety of industries. Before heading Baird's Investment Banking Group, Steve had previously led its Global M&A business and prior to that, its Industrials Group. Prior to joining Baird in 1994, Steve was at Kidder, Peabody & Co. in its Chicago Corporate Finance Office. Steve received his MM degree, with distinction, from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and holds a BBA in Finance and a BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University.

Mortimer J. "Tim" Buckley (born 1969) is an American executive at The Vanguard Group. The Vanguard Board elected him unanimously to succeed F. William McNabb III as chief executive officer upon McNabb's retirement at the end of December 2017.

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.

Joseph Joseph A. Sullivan, Joe, is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director at Legg Mason Inc. since February 13, 2013. Previously, he served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer from October 1, 2012 to February 13, 2013, Head of Global Distribution since December 2010 at the firm. Joseph Sullivan joined the firm as the Chief Administrative Officer in 2008 and was responsible for Legg Mason's all operational functions, including technology, risk management, human resources, and legal and compliance. He served as a Senior Vice President of Stifel Financial Corp. from December 1, 2005 to September 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc., a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. since December 1, 2005 and Director of its Fixed Income Capital Markets from December 1, 2005 to September 2008. He was responsible for municipal and taxable fixed income banking, research, and institutional sales and trading. He managed Legg Mason Wood Walker's fixed income capital markets operations and was responsible for the oversight of the taxable and municipal fixed income banking, trading, institutional sales, and research departments of Legg Mason Wood Walker. He served in senior roles at Dain Bosworth and Piper Jaffrey. Joseph Sullivan has been very active within the financial services industry. He has been a Director of Legg Mason Inc. since February 13, 2013. He served as a Director of Stifel Financial Corp. and Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. since December 1, 2005. Joseph Sullivan serves on the board of Associated Catholic Charities of Maryland, St. Ignatius Loyola Academy, and Loyola Blakefield High School. Joseph Sullivan is also an active Board Member within education and social services. He serves as Trustee of the Securities Industry Institute.

William Stromberg (born March 10, 1960) is President and CEO of T. Rowe Price, a Baltimore-based global asset management firm.