Norman H. Brown, Jr. Senior Managing Director Investment banker; expert in metals, mining, infrastructure and mergers & acquisitions. Headed restructuring and metal & mining, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc, Credit Suisse First Boston; SVP, Head of M&A Department, E.F. Hutton; Director, Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust; Trustee and member, Investment Committee of the University of Oregon Endowment Foundation. 

The Honorable Mary K. Bush Advisor International Finance Executive, Senior Banker, Former Presidential Appointee and Senior Government Official, Director of public and private companies and mutual funds, designated “Financial Expert”. President, Bush International, LLC; Director of Discover Financial Services, ManTech International Corporation; Marriott International, UAL (United Airlines), and The Pioneer Family of Mutual Funds; he CounMember,

Ennius E. Bergsma Senior Managing Director Senior consultant, advisor in global corporate finance; corporate and business unit strategy, M&A and marketing in consumer goods, telecomm and e-commerce. Investor, Director and Chief Strategy Officer, Passlogix; Chairman, the Netherland-America Foundation; Trustee, the Hewitt School; Honorary Board Member, Chair and President, Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York;

Alain Lebec Senior Managing Director Investment banker, head of Mergers and Acquisitions and private equity. Chairman of the Investment Committee, Brock Opportunity Fund; Co-founder, Reading Excellence and Discovery Foundation; Director, United Way. Former Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch Investment Banking and Chairman/Co-CIO, Merrill Lynch Ventures. l’École Polytechnique (Paris, France); Northwestern U. Kellogg School M.B.A

Pamela J. Newman Executive Advisor Pamela J. Newman is the Founder, President, and CEO of PJN Strategies LLC, a boutique strategic consulting firm in New York City. Dr. Newman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, and The Cosmos Club. She is on the Board of Directors

James F. Munsell Senior Managing Director Senior counsel, experienced in corporate finance Senior counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; member, American, New York State, New York City Bar Associations; overseas member, Commercial Bar Association of London; United States Marine Corps. Cornell University B.E.; Harvard Law School LL.B.; Columbia University Master of International Affairs.

Karen N. Horn Senior Managing Director Former CEO, diversified financial services; professional director; economist; Former Federal Reserve Bank president. Director and/or lead director, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Eli Lilly, Simon Property Group, Fannie Mae, T. Rowe Price Funds, U.S. Russia Investment Fund.  Former Managing Director, Marsh & McLennan Companies; Managing Director, Bankers Trust; Chairman & CEO, Bank

Adam Launer Associate Energy investment banking group; Project Manager, Analyst, Bakken Energy, developer of clean hydrogen production, transportation and storage applications.  Previously, Analyst, S2K Financial and Associate, AXA Financial.  BBA, Finance with honors, The Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University.  

B. Hunt Whitbeck, Jr. Senior Managing Director Senior executive, specializing in corporate banking and institutional investment management  Executive Director, American Foundation for Affordable Housing, Inc. Former Managing Director, Chancellor Capital Management, INVESCO and M.D. Sass Investor Services; former VP, Citicorp Investment Management, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. Harvard College A.B.; Harvard Business School M.B.A.

Ellen R. Marram Senior Managing Director Former CEO, consumer products companies; branding/marketing expert; former private equity partner and chair of portfolio companies; director of public, private and non-profit institutions. President, Barnegat Group LLC; Managing Director and Operating Advisor, North Castle Partners, LLC; Director and Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee, Eli Lilly & Co., Ford Motor Company;