JOHN S. CHALSTY Chairman Experience   Chairman of the Board, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. ("DLJ") from 1996 to 2000   President and CEO of DLJ from 1985 to 1996   Chairman of the Columbia University Investment Corporation and Trustee of Columbia University from 1997 to 2006   Headed DLJ Research Operation from 1973 to 1980 and DLJ Investment Banking from 1980 to 1985   Began career at the Exxon Corporation, heading the European natural gas operations Market Leadership   Over 40 years experience in the financial services industry   Active hedge funds investor for over 25 years   Chairman of the New York City Economic Development Corporation   Vice Chairman and Director of the New York Stock Exchange from 1990 to 1994   Board memberships have included: AXA Financial, Inc., Occidental Petroleum, Sappi Ltd., Metromedia International Group, Inc. and Creditex Education   M.B.A. (High Distinction), Baker Scholar, Harvard Business School, 1957   University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

GEOFFREY STERN President and Chief Investment Officer Experience   Investment banker at DLJ for 19 years   Founding member of DLJ's Merger and Acquisitions Group   Served on the firm's Valuation and Fairness Opinion Committee   Investment banking experience in a broad range of industries and significant international exposure Market Leadership   Over 25 years experience in financial services   Active hedge funds investor for over 15 years   Managed investment banking transactions in excess of $10 billion Education   M.B.A., UCLA, 1981   B.A. Haverford College, 1977

VINCE DEGIAIMO Chief Operating and Compliance Officer Experience   Chief Financial and Chief Administrative Officer of DLJ's Investment Banking Division, from 1979 to 2001   Co-headed the Realty Services Group at CSFB from 2001 to 2002   Senior financial positions at CBS, Inc., American Express Company and CreditCorp International   Trained as an accountant at KPMG Market Leadership   Over 30 years experience in financial services   Active hedge funds investor for over 10 years   Oversight of all operations including compliance, financial controls, accounting, budgeting, IT and human resources Education   B.S. in Accounting, St. Francis College, 1972   Certified Public Accountant

CRAIG BROWNELL Principal Experience   Director, GAM, responsible for the institutional business and a member of the product development committee   Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager within Franklin Templeton, managing global equity portfolios   Prior positions at Sanford C. Bernstein and Victory Capital Management Market Leadership   Over 20 years experience as an investment professional with major asset management companies Education   M.B.A. in Finance, The State University of New York at Albany   B.S. in Finance, Siena College

FRANCIS CHU, CFA Director of Research and Co-Portfolio Manager Non-Directional Strategies Experience   Nine year tenure with Ivy Asset Management holding senior positions including:   Head of Relative Value Strategies   Portfolio Manager for several funds including the Rosewood Funds, Ivy’s flagship market neutral offering   Goldman Sachs & Co. from 1996 to 1998   Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1994 to 1996   CFA Charter holder   CPA - New York State   Fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin Education   B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) in Accounting and Finance, New York University

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