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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Co-Chairmen

James O’Connor, Jr.* Managing Director MVC Capital, Inc.
Michael Ferro, Jr.* Chairman & CEO Merrick Ventures, LLC

Board Members

Catherine Adduci VP & General Manager for the North Region Unisys Corporation
David Ariola President chicago REALTY company
Jeffrey Aronin President & CEO Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Adarsh Arora* President & CEO Lisle Technology Partners
David Baker VP for External Affairs Illinois Institute of Technology
Robert Blackwell, Jr. President Electronic Knowledge Interchange
Matt Brown Partner Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Ed Cheney* Executive VP, Corporate Banking Division Head, Illinois Middle Market National City Bank
Lon Chow Partner Apex Venture Partners
Tom Churchwell Managing Partner ARCH Development Partners
Michael Cole Managing Director Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Linda Darragh Director of Entrepreneurship Programs University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Dean DeBiase Chairman & CEO Start-Up-Partners / Fathom Online
Waverly Deutsch, Ph.D. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Jim Dugan CEO & Managing Partner OCA Ventures / O’Connor Partners
Bob Graham Regional Managing Director, Illinois Wisconsin Region Merrill Lynch
James Gray Chairman of the Board optionsXpress
Rob Grossinger Senior Vice President Bank of America
Troy Henikoff Professor of Entrepreneurship Northwestern University
Warren Holtsberg Co-Head of Portfolio Management MVC Capital
Bryant Keil Chairman & CEO Potbelly Sandwich Works
Anil Kumar President & Co-Chairman Quinnox
Kristi Lafleur* Strategic Advisor University of Chicago Medical Center
Alain LeCoque Executive Vice President Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler
John Livingston Director & Chicago Office Managing Partner McKinsey & Co.
Bret Maxwell Managing General Partner MK Capital
Matt McCall Managing Director DFJ Portage Venture Partners
Joseph McInerney President & CEO Cardinal Growth
Andrew McKenna, Jr.* President Schwarz Supply Services
Barry Merkin Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship Kellogg School of Management
Catherine Nelson Senior Counsel Foley & Larder, LLP
Maura O’Hara Executive Director Illinois Venture Capital Association
Sarah Pang Senior VP, Corporate Communications CNA
Karen Perlman Senior VP, Director of Marketing MB Financial
J.B. Pritzker* Managing Partner The Pritzker Group
Jonathan Rohde Senior Vice President Harris N.A.
Jerry Roper* President & CEO Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Patrick Ryan, Jr. Founder & CEO INCISENT Technologies
Orlando Saez Vice President Airport Marketing Concourse Communications Group, LLC
Michael Soenen President & CEO FTD
Juergen Stark Corporate VP Productivity Devices Motorola
John Sydnor* CEO Merrick Healthcare Solutions, LLC
David Tolmie* Partner Edgewater Funds
Jaime Viteri Managing Director, Illinois Entrepreneurship Network Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Al Wasserberger Managing Partner MakingRain, LLC
Jeannie Weaver VP GM — Small Business Midwest AT&T
Seth Weinberger Senior Counsel Mayer Brown LLP
David Weinstein* President Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
Gregory White VP, Strategy & Operations Chicago Community Trust
David Wilhelm Founder and President Woodland Venture Management

* Member of the CEC Executive Committee

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