James Notarnicola Senior Managing Director Expert in retail and restaurant marketing and franchise operations. Partner, J&B Restaurants, Inc. (Red Mango); Founder and CEO, Nicely Bros. Ice Cream Distribution, Inc.; Experience Engineer and Senior Consultant, Experience Engineering, LLC. Former EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, Blockbuster, Inc. and 7-Eleven, Inc. University of Maryland B.S.; University of Texas

Charles O. Svenson Senior Managing Director Investment banker, expertise in energy, alternative energy, project finance and transportation. Co-Chairman, Investment Committee of Hamilton College; Trustee, Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks; Chairman, the Adirondack Nature Conservancy and Adirondack Land Trust; President, Harvard Law School Association of New York City Former Managing Director, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (now

Tahnoon A. Murtza Member Entrepreneur specializing in the technology and entertainment sectors; Entrepreneurial Advisor Co Founder of ReComune and Murtza Records Tahnoon Murtza is a serial entrepreneur with successful ventures since the age of 13. Tahnoon has built several businesses in the music industry, developing millions of listeners worldwide. Tahnoon is the Founder and

Charles L. Brock Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Director, designated “financial expert” and audit chair of public companies; investment banker; corporate lawyer with operating experience. Director, B+H Ocean Carriers. Managed numerous businesses including the twelve subsidiaries of Compton Communications (now Saatchi & Saatchi); Former Publisher and President, Scholastic International, also CFO and COO. Carter, Ledyard & Milburn; Sullivan

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;

Peter Rockefeller Senior Managing Director Peter has an extensive background in finance and investing, with experience in private investments, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, private equity and investment strategy. Previously, Peter was at G2 Investment Group, an early-stage private investing firm developing innovative structures in the private equity sector. Peter also worked with

Carl H. Pforzheimer III Senior Managing Director Investment banker, philanthropist, and private investor. Manager, Carl H. Pforzheimer & Co.; Board member and chair of numerous charities and educational institutions including the New York Public Library, Lincoln Center, Pace University, Visiting Nurse Service of New York and Horace Mann School; Director of boards including U.S. Trust and Ampco-Pittsburg

Curt Launer Managing Director Co-head, Energy investment banking group; Founder, Bakken Energy, developer of clean hydrogen production, transportation and storage applications. Won Institutional Investor Magazine’s first place honors for twelve of thirteen years; Inducted into Institutional Investor’s Hall of Fame in 2011 and named “one of the best analysts of all time.” Equity research

Kathi P. Seifert Senior Managing Director Former senior executive personal products company; expert in branding and product positioning; director of public, private and non-profit institutions. Chairman, Pinnacle Perspectives, LLC; board member of Supervalu Inc., Revlon Consumer, Lexmark International, Inc., Eli Lilly and Co., and Appleton Papers, Inc.  Director, US Fund for UNICEF Retired Executive Vice President,

Donald C. Walkovik Senior Managing Director Retired Partner of the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, specializing in securities law and corporate finance. International experience in Asia, Africa and North America Founder and Managing Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell’s Hong Kong office; Managing Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell’s General Practice Group; Practice Coordinator, Sullivan & Cromwell’s Corporate