Lehman Brothers Organization

Board of Directors


Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Michael L. Ainslie
John F. Akers
Roger S. Berlind
Thomas H. Cruikshank
Marsha Johnson Evans
Sir Christopher Gent
Roland A. Hernandez
Henry Kaufman
John D. Macomber

Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Director
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Richard S. Fuld, Jr. has been chairman of the Board of Directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. since 1994 and chief executive officer of the Company since 1993. He is chairman of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Mr. Fuld was president and chief operating officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1993 to 1994. He was president and co-chief executive officer of the Lehman Brothers Division of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1990 to 1993. Mr. Fuld was a vice chairman of Shearson Lehman Brothers from 1984 until 1990 and has been a director of Lehman Brothers Inc. since 1984. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1969.

Mr. Fuld serves on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of The Partnership for New York City. He is a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum and The Business Council. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees of Middlebury College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, as well as on the Board of Directors of the Robin Hood Foundation.

Mr. Fuld received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business.

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Michael L. Ainslie
Director
Private Investor and Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Sotheby's Holdings
Mr. Ainslie, a private investor, is the former president, chief executive officer and a director of Sotheby's Holdings. He was chief executive officer of Sotheby's from 1984 to 1994. From 1980 to 1984, he was president and chief executive officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. From 1975 to 1980, he was chief operating officer of N-Ren Corp., a Cincinnati-based chemical manufacturer. From 1971 to 1975, he was president of Palmas Del Mar, a real estate development company. He began his career as an associate with McKinsey & Company. Mr. Ainslie is a director of the St. Joe Company and Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB. He is a trustee of Vanderbilt University and chairman of The Posse Foundation, Inc. Mr. Ainslie has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 1996, and serves as a member of the Audit Committee.

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John F. Akers
Director
Retired Chairman of International Business Machines Corporation
Mr. Akers, a private investor, is the retired chairman of the Board of Directors of International Business Machines Corporation. Mr. Akers served as chairman of the Board of Directors and chief executive officer of IBM from 1985 until his retirement in 1993, completing a 33-year career with IBM. Mr. Akers is a director of W.R. Grace & Co. and PepsiCo, Inc. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as the former chairman of the Board of Governors of United Way of America. Mr. Akers was also a member of former President George Bush's Education Policy Advisory Committee. Mr. Akers has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 1996. He serves as the chairman of the Compensation and Benefits Committee and as a member of the Finance and Risk Committee.

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Roger S. Berlind
Director
Theatrical Producer
Mr. Berlind, who is also a private investor, has been a theatrical producer and principal of Berlind Productions since 1981. Mr. Berlind is also a governor of the League of American Theaters and Producers and has served as a trustee of Princeton University, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Mr. Berlind has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 1985. He serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Finance and Risk Committee.

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Thomas H. Cruikshank
Director
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton Company
Mr. Cruikshank was the chairman and chief executive officer of Halliburton Company, a major petroleum industry service company, from 1989 to 1995, was president and chief executive officer of Halliburton from 1983 to 1989, and served as a director of Halliburton from 1977 to 1996. He joined Halliburton in 1969, and served in various senior accounting and finance positions before being named chief executive officer. Mr. Cruikshank is a director of Lehman Brothers Inc. Mr. Cruikshank has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 1996 and serves as the chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

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Marsha Johnson Evans
Director
Rear Admiral, United States Navy (Retired)
Ms. Evans served as president and chief executive officer of the American Red Cross from August 2002 to December 2005. She previously served as the national executive director of Girl Scouts of the USA from January 1998 until July 2002. Ms. Evans was a career officer in the United States Navy, retiring as a rear admiral in January 1998. She served as superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California from 1995 to 1998 and headed the Navy's worldwide recruiting organization from 1993 to 1995. She is a director of Weight Watchers International, Inc., Huntsman Corporation and Office Depot, Inc. She also serves on the advisory boards for the Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, a project of the Pew Charitable Trusts, and is a director of the Naval Academy Foundation and America's Development Foundation. Ms. Evans has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 2004. She serves as the chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Compensation and Benefits Committee and the Finance and Risk Committee.

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Sir Christopher Gent
Director
Non-Executive Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline plc
Sir Christopher Gent has been non-executive chairman of GlaxoSmithKline plc since January 2005. He was non-executive deputy chairman of GlaxoSmithKline plc from June 2004 to January 2005. Prior to his retirement in July 2003, he had been a member of the Board of Directors of Vodafone Group Plc since August 1985 and its chief executive officer since January 1997. Sir Christopher joined Vodafone as managing director of Vodafone Limited in January 1985 when the mobile phone service was first launched and held that position until December 1996. Prior to joining Vodafone, Sir Christopher was director of Network Services for ICL. In this role, he was managing director of Baric, a computer services company owned jointly by Barclays and ICL, and was responsible for ICL's computer bureau services worldwide. Sir Christopher was Knighted for his services to the mobile telecommunications industry in 2001. He is a director of Ferrari SpA, a member of the Financial Reporting Council, a senior advisor to Bain & Company, Inc. and a member of the advisory board of Reform. He served as the national chairman of the Young Conservatives from 1977 to 1979, and was vice president of the Computer Services Association Council at the time he left ICL. Sir Christopher has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 2003. He serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Benefits Committee.

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Roland A. Hernandez
Director
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Telemundo Group, Inc.
Mr. Hernandez is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of Telemundo Group, Inc., a Spanish-language television station company, where he served from August 1998 to December 2000. From March 1995 to August 1998, he served as president and chief executive officer of Telemundo Group, Inc. Prior to that position, Mr. Hernandez was founder and president of Interspan Communications, a company engaged in a variety of services related to Spanish-language media. Mr. Hernandez is also a director of MGM Mirage, The Ryland Group, Inc., Vail Resorts, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. In addition, Mr. Hernandez serves on advisory boards for Harvard University's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and Harvard Law School, as well as the board of Yale University's President's Council on International Activities. He is also a dean's advisory board member for the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication. Mr. Hernandez has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 2005. He serves as a member of the Finance and Risk Committee.

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Henry Kaufman
Director
President of Henry Kaufman & Company, Inc.
Dr. Kaufman has been president of Henry Kaufman & Company, Inc., an investment management and economic and financial consulting firm, since 1988. For the previous 26 years, he was with Salomon Brothers Inc., where he was a managing director, member of the Executive Committee, and in charge of Salomon's four research departments. He was also a vice chairman of the parent company, Salomon Inc. Before joining Salomon Brothers, Dr. Kaufman was in commercial banking and served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He is a member (and the chairman emeritus) of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of International Education, a member of the Board of Trustees of New York University, a member (and the chairman emeritus) of the Board of Overseers of the Stern School of Business of New York University and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Animal Medical Center. Dr. Kaufman is a member of the International Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a member of the Advisory Committee to the Investment Committee of the International Monetary Fund Staff Retirement Plan, a member of the Board of Governors of Tel-Aviv University and treasurer (and former trustee) of The Economic Club of New York. Dr. Kaufman has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 1995. Dr. Kaufman serves as the chairman of the Finance and Risk Committee.

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John D. Macomber
Director
Principal of JDM Investment Group
Mr. Macomber has been a principal of JDM Investment Group, a private investment firm, since 1992. He was chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States from 1989 to 1992, chairman and chief executive officer of Celanese Corporation from 1973 to 1986 and a senior partner at McKinsey & Company from 1954 to 1973. Mr. Macomber is a director of Collexis Holdings, Inc., Stem Cell Innovations, Inc. and Stewart & Stevenson LLC. He is chairman of the Council for Excellence in Government and vice chairman of the Atlantic Council. He is a trustee of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the Folger Library. Mr. Macomber has been a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 1994. He serves as a member of the Compensation and Benefits Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

















Senior Management

Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Jasjit S. Bhattal
Scott J. Freidheim
David Goldfarb
Joseph M. Gregory
Jeremy M. Isaacs
Theodore P. Janulis
Stephen M. Lessing
Ian T. Lowitt
Herbert H. McDade III
Hugh E. McGee III
Roger B. Nagioff
Christopher O'Meara
Thomas A. Russo
George H. Walker



Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Richard S. Fuld, Jr. has been chairman of the Board of Directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. since 1994 and chief executive officer of the Company since 1993. He is chairman of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Mr. Fuld was president and chief operating officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1993 to 1994. He was president and co-chief executive officer of the Lehman Brothers Division of Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. from 1990 to 1993. Mr. Fuld was a vice chairman of Shearson Lehman Brothers from 1984 until 1990 and has been a director of Lehman Brothers Inc. since 1984. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1969.

Mr. Fuld serves on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of The Partnership for New York City. He is a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum and The Business Council. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees of Middlebury College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, as well as on the Board of Directors of the Robin Hood Foundation.

Mr. Fuld received his B.A. from the University of Colorado and his M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business.

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Jasjit S. Bhattal
Chief Executive Officer, Asia-Pacific
Jasjit S. Bhattal is chief executive officer of Lehman Brothers Asia-Pacific. Based in Tokyo, he is responsible for the strategic development and continued expansion of the Firm's investment banking and capital markets businesses in the Asia-Pacific region. He is a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Mr. Bhattal joined the Firm in 1993. He served as deputy head of Asia Investment Banking from 1995 to 1997, and head of Asia Investment Banking from 1998 to 2000. In 1999, he was made chairman of the Asia-Pacific region, and was appointed to his current position as chief executive officer of Asia-Pacific in July 2000.

Mr. Bhattal received an honors and master's degree in economics from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

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Scott J. Freidheim
Co-Chief Administrative Officer
Scott J. Freidheim is co-chief administrative officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and a member of the Firm's Management Committee. He is responsible for global oversight of Corporate Services; Corporate Communications, Marketing and Brand Management; Legal, Compliance and Audit; Corporate Security; Corporate Strategy; Diversity; Human Resources; Recruiting; and Talent Management. Additionally, he is chief of staff to the chairman and chief executive officer.

Mr. Freidheim is actively involved with the Institute of International Education (IIE, which administers programs including the Fulbright Scholarships), where he is a member of the Board of Trustees, a member of IIE's Scholar Rescue Fund Board of Directors and Selection Committee, and co-founder and chairman of IIE's New Leaders Group. Additionally, he is a member of The Forum of Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum, a member of the Executive Advisory Board of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, a member of Young Presidents' Organization and a member of The Economic Club of New York.

Mr. Freidheim received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his M.B.A. from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.



David Goldfarb
Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, Principal Investing and Risk
David Goldfarb is global head of Strategic Partnerships, Principal Investing and Risk for Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and is a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee. He was named global head of Strategic Partnerships, Principal Investing and Risk in October 2006.

As global head of Strategic Partnerships, Principal Investing and Risk, Mr. Goldfarb is responsible for leveraging the Firm's global relationships and overseeing all of the Firm's principal investments, mergers and acquisitions and strategic joint ventures, risk management, and capital deployment. He also oversees the Firm's two internal investment businesses: Global Trading Strategies and Global Principal Strategies.

Mr. Goldfarb was chief administrative officer of Lehman Brothers for two years and, prior to that, served as chief financial officer from 2000 to 2004. Additionally, he served as global controller from 1995 to 2000. Mr. Goldfarb joined Lehman Brothers in 1993. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Goldfarb was a senior partner in Ernst & Young's Financial Services practice, where he worked from 1979 to 1993.

Mr. Goldfarb is chairman of the Firm's Pension Trustee Committee. He is a member of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation Board of Trustees and also serves on the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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Joseph M. Gregory
President and Chief Operating Officer
Joseph M. Gregory has been president and chief operating officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. since 2004 and is a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

From 2002 until 2004, Mr. Gregory was the Firm's co-chief operating officer. From 2000 until 2002, he was the Firm's chief administrative officer, and from 1996 to 2000, he was head of the Firm's Global Equities Division, in charge of the overall equities business. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Gregory was co-head of the Firm's Fixed Income Division. From 1980 to 1991, he held various management positions in the Fixed Income Division, including head of the Firm's Mortgage business. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1974.

Mr. Gregory is chairman of The Lehman Brothers Foundation and oversees the Firm's Diversity and Inclusion initiatives as well as its Leadership programs. He is a member of the National Advisory Board of The Posse Foundation, Inc. and the Board of Trustees of Harlem Children's Zone. He is a trustee of Hofstra University, where he serves on the Finance, Endowment and Investment Committees of the University. Mr. Gregory received his B.A. from Hofstra University.

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Jeremy M. Isaacs
Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific
Jeremy M. Isaacs is chief executive officer for Lehman Brothers Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific and a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Mr. Isaacs joined the Firm in 1996 as co-chief operating officer of European Equities and later that year became head of Global Equity Derivatives. In 1997, he was appointed head of European Equities and retained responsibility for the global equity derivatives business. In March 1999, he became chief operating officer, Europe, and, in December 1999, Mr. Isaacs was appointed chief executive officer, Europe. In April 2000, he was additionally named head of the Firm's Asian operations, and has held the role of chief executive officer, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific since then.

Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. Isaacs was an executive director at Goldman Sachs, a firm he joined in 1989.

In December 2003, Mr. Isaacs was appointed a non-executive director of St Mary's NHS Trust, an internationally recognized center of excellence for medical research, teaching and treatment, and served on the board until its merger with Hammersmith NHS Trust in September 2007. In October 2007 he was appointed a non-executive director of the newly formed Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, the first Academic Health Science Centre in the U.K. He is also a member of the board and chairman of The Lehman Brothers Foundation Europe and a member of the British Olympic Association Advisory Board.

Mr. Isaacs is an honorary fellow of the London Business School.

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Theodore P. Janulis
Global Head of Mortgage Capital
Ted Janulis, a managing director, is global head of the Firm's Mortgage Capital business, a position he has held since April 2006. Mr. Janulis is also a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Mr. Janulis joined Lehman Brothers in 1985 in the Fixed Income Division. Between 1985 and 1996 he held a variety of positions in the division. He was appointed co-head of the mortgage- and asset-backed securities business in 1996, and in 1997, became the sole head of that business. In 2000, Mr. Janulis became co-head of the Firm's Fixed Income Division. In 2002, he was named global head of the Investment Management Division, which includes Private Investment Management, Asset Management and Private Equity.

Mr. Janulis serves on the boards of The Lehman Brothers Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the International Center of Photography.

Mr. Janulis earned his M.B.A. from Columbia University, and holds an A.B. from Harvard College.

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Stephen M. Lessing
Head of Client Relationship Management
Stephen M. Lessing is head of Client Relationship Management at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., a position he has held since 2002. He is a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Mr. Lessing joined the Firm in 1980 as an associate in the Fixed Income Division. In his 27 years with Lehman Brothers, he has held a number of senior management positions, including head of Global Fixed Income Sales and Research, head of Global Equity Sales and Research, co-head of Global Capital Markets, and head of Private Client Services. In his current role, Mr. Lessing is responsible for senior client relationship management across all of the Firm's businesses.

Mr. Lessing is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fairfield University, a member of the Board of Trustees and Investment Committee of the University of Richmond, a member of the President's Leadership Council of Dartmouth College, a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, a member of the National Advisory Board of Youth, I.N.C., a member of the Board of Trustees and Investment Committee of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of The Lehman Brothers Foundation. He is also a member of the Investment Committee and Finance Council of the Archdiocese of New York and a member of the Board of Directors of Lessing's Inc.

Mr. Lessing received his B.A. from Fairfield University, and his M.B.A. from Fordham University.

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Ian T. Lowitt
Co-Chief Administrative Officer
Ian T. Lowitt is an executive vice president of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and has been co-chief administrative officer since October 2006. In this role, he is responsible for the global oversight of Corporate Real Estate, Finance, Investor Relations, Operations, Productivity and Process Improvement, and Technology.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Lowitt was the chief administrative officer of Lehman Brothers Europe. He has also served as global treasurer and global head of Tax, and chairman of Lehman Brothers Bank FSB, the Firm's Delaware-based savings bank. Before becoming global treasurer, he was the Firm's head of Strategy and Corporate Development.

Mr. Lowitt joined Lehman Brothers in 1994 from McKinsey and Company, where he served as an engagement manager advising clients in a number of industries, including financial services, electronics and information technology.

Mr. Lowitt has a B.Sc. in electrical engineering and an M.Sc. in digital electronics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He also has a B.A. in philosophy, politics and economics and an M.Sc. in economics from the University of Oxford. At Oxford, Mr. Lowitt was a Rhodes Scholar.

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Herbert H. McDade III
Global Head of Equities
Herbert (Bart) H. McDade III is global head of the Equities Division at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., a position he has held since June 2005. Prior to his current position, he served as global head of the Fixed Income Division from 2002 to 2005 and as co-head of the Fixed Income Division from 2000 to 2002. He is a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Mr. McDade joined the Firm in 1983 in Corporate Bond Trading. He was named head of the Firm's Corporate Bond Department in 1991. In 1998, he was named global head of Debt Capital Markets and a member of the Investment Banking Division's Group Head Committee. In 2000, in addition to being appointed co-head of the Firm's Global Fixed Income Division, Mr. McDade was named to the Firm's Operating Committee.

Mr. McDade presently serves on the Board of Directors as well as the Executive Committee of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Waterside School and Board of Governors of Winged Foot Golf Club.

Mr. McDade received a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.


Hugh E. McGee III
Global Head of Investment Banking
Hugh (Skip) McGee III is global head of the Investment Banking Division at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. He is a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Prior to being named to his current position in 2002, Mr. McGee was head of Lehman Brothers' Global Natural Resources and Power Investment Banking Groups and a member of the Operating Committee of Investment Banking.

Mr. McGee joined Lehman Brothers in 1993 and remains active in energy/power investment banking where he has been focused for more than 15 years. His clients represent all sectors of the energy/power business in both a strategic advisory and financing capacity.

Mr. McGee graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a B.S. in systems engineering and received a J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law.

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Roger B. Nagioff
Global Head of Fixed Income
Roger B. Nagioff is global head of the Fixed Income Division at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., a position he has held since May 2007. He is a member of Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee.

Mr. Nagioff joined Lehman Brothers in 1997 as head of European Equity Trading, and two years later, was named head of European Equities. From 2000 to 2004, he served as co-head of Global Equities and from 2004 to 2007, he was chief operating officer, Europe.

Mr. Nagioff's career began in 1985 at Wedd Durlacher Mordaunt & Co. (later BZW) in the London traded options market. He later spent time trading at Smith New Court and in 1989, he joined NatWest Markets running all of their European Equity Trading, Equity Derivatives, Convertibles and Proprietary Trading operations.

Mr. Nagioff is a lawyer and graduated from what is now The City University in London.

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Christopher O'Meara
Chief Financial Officer
Christopher O'Meara is the chief financial officer and an executive vice president of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Mr. O'Meara was named chief financial officer in December 2004.

As chief financial officer, Mr. O'Meara oversees Financial Control, Planning and Analysis, Investor Relations, Product Control, Tax, and Treasury on a global basis.

Mr. O'Meara joined Lehman Brothers in 1994. During his tenure at the Firm, Mr. O'Meara has served in various prominent roles across the Finance Division including financial controller, head of Expense Management, chief financial officer of Investment Banking, and head of Financial Management Information. Mr. O'Meara has served as the Firm's global controller since April 2002.

Mr. O'Meara has extensive experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. O'Meara was a managing director and controller of several business units at Bankers Trust Company, and prior to that, was a senior manager in Ernst & Young's Financial Services practice.

Mr. O'Meara graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in business administration, and is a certified public accountant.

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Thomas A. Russo
Vice Chairman/Chief Legal Officer
Thomas A. Russo is an executive vice president and the chief legal officer of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Mr. Russo is a vice chairman of Lehman Brothers Inc. He is a member of and serves as counsel to Lehman Brothers' Executive Committee. He is responsible for the Firm's Legal, Compliance and Audit group.

Prior to joining the Firm in January 1993, Mr. Russo was a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft and a member of its Management Committee. On multiple occasions, Mr. Russo was listed in the National Law Journal as one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America."

From 1975 to 1977, Mr. Russo was the deputy general counsel of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and then became the first director of its Division of Trading and Markets. From 1971 to 1975, he was an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Mr. Russo also worked as an attorney in the Division of Market Regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1969 until 1971.

He has written articles on topics in the securities, derivatives, commodities and banking fields as well as textbooks on securities law and commodities law.

Mr. Russo is a member of the Executive Committee of the National Board of Trustees of the March of Dimes, vice chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Institute for Financial Markets, and chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of International Education, as well as a founder of the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund and a member of its Board. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. He is also a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's International Advisory Committee and a member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation.

A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Fordham University with a B.A., Mr. Russo earned his J.D. at Cornell Law School and his M.B.A. at Cornell's Johnson School of Management.

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George H. Walker
Global Head of Investment Management
George H. Walker is global head of the Investment Management Division at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. In this role, Mr. Walker oversees Asset Management, including Neuberger Berman, Private Investment Management and Private Equity businesses. He is a member of the Firm's Executive Committee.

Previously, Mr. Walker was head of Alternative Investment Strategies for Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a partner of the firm. He served on the firm's Partnership Committee.

Mr. Walker serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Local Initiatives Support Cooperation, a vice chair of the Board of Trustees of The New School and a member of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Science.

Mr. Walker earned his B.A./B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School.