Dan Morris Email & Phone Number

Englewood, Co

CIG is a privately held investment company focused on capital markets, commercial real estate, and philanthropic initiatives in Early Care and Education and Israel. CIG seeks optimal returns through direct investments, creative partnership structures, asset repositioning, fund investments, and other innovative techniques. CIG has been actively investing since 2003 and is managing a diverse investment portfolio valued in excess of $1B. CIG’s capital markets group invests across the asset class spectrum with the primary objective of building an investment portfolio that consistently generates superior risk adjusted returns over long term time horizons. Asset classes include direct and indirect investments in: fixed income, public & private equities, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital and other alternative asset classes.

Greenwood Village, Co

- Led all aspects of prospective company analysis across the IT hardware, software, internet, adtech, and cleantech sectors, including due diligence, industry research, management calls, valuation, and the preparation and presentation of recommendations to the investment committee.- Assumed quarterly mark-to-market, investment disposal, and relationship building responsibilities with 6 existing portfolio companies.

• Awarded the Wall Street Journal Best of the Street analyst distinction for the semiconductor sector in 2010.• 2009 stock picks achieved 16% excess return, resulting in a Starmine ranking of 7 out of 64 semi analysts. Top picks MRVL and ATHR increased 215% and 144%.• Rolled out primary coverage of 13 communications semiconductor and optical components names in 4Q08/1Q09. • Assumed primary coverage of memory sector in 2/08. BARR ranking of 5th or higher on all 5 names (SNDK, MU, STEC, SIMO, and SMOD). • Spearheaded ’09 update to 400 pg. Semiconductor Primer, as well as ’05 and ’06 updates to 100 pg. white paper, the Digital Media Bible.• Wrote initiations on 14 communications, analog and digital media semi names.• No. 1 ranked associate (out of 55) in 1H08 internal rankings.• Promoted to Director in 12/06. Promoted to Senior Analyst in 2/08

Equity Research covering the Semiconductor industry.CIBC World Markets was acquired by Oppenheimer & Co. in January 2008 (see above).

Financial and economic consultant, primarily engaged in the valuation of intellectual property in complex litigation cases.• Built financial models valuing the cost savings of the proposed merger between Sprint and WorldCom (merger valued at $129 billion).• Conducted sensitivity analyses on a valuation model involving a major Japanese chemicals company in the semiconductor space (alleged damages of $200 million).• Assessed the value of copyrighted WWF/WCW personas ($25 million complaint).• Analyzed license agreements and industry royalty rate structure for CDMA wireless communications technology (led to successful cross-licensing agreement).• Valued the incremental profit contribution of the Taco Bell chihuahua ad campaign. • Managed recruiting program leading to the hire of 6 new analysts.

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Asia Business Conference High Tech Club Soccer Club PacRim Club

Ab, Political Economy

Activities and Societies: Student Volunteers Council Resident Adviser LDSSA Soccer Club