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

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,

Jongsoo James Lee Managing Director Investment banker; business consultant; published author; expert in Asian, Eurasian and global affairs. Experienced in M&A, strategic advisory work, and capital raises in industries such as energy, technology, mining, life sciences, transportation, consumer goods, and commercial real estate; previously, Director, Brock Capital Group; Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Asia Quarterly; Center Associate, Davis

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

Martin Murrer Managing Director Co-head, Energy investment banking group. 40 years on Wall Street primarily at major Wall Street firms including Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch; Expert in strategic financial advisory and transaction execution; Headed exclusive sale and merger/acquisition groups and completed over 200 merger and acquisition transactions. Chief Investment

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.  

Christoph T. Bene Managing Director Experienced corporate finance, merger integration and change management consultant; CFO and global transformation executive;  Commercial banking executive and private equity investments; Six Sigma Black Belt.  MBA, NYU Stern School of Business and BA, Skidmore College.

Richard H. Booth Advisor Former Chairman, President and CEO diversified financial services & insurance; CPA, CLU, ChFC. Director, Northeast Utilities Inc., WorldBusiness Capital, Inc.; Advisory Board of Century Capital Management LLC; National Association of Corporate Directors – Connecticut Chapter board member. Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer HSB Group; Vice Chairman, American International

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

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