Jackson, Chris Email & Phone Number

· CIO for the family office responsible for asset planning and global strategy. Additional responsibilities include legal, accounting, tax and estate planning and human resources. · Responsible for communicating to the patriarch the investment strategy and following up on a periodic basis as to the plans execution and changes to the strategy occurring during the year. · Responsible for setting and reviewing expectations for each person in the firm regarding compensation, responsibilities and executables, smoothing relationships between patriarch and team. · Portfolio manager for the Fund of Hedge Funds program. Responsible for manager research both quantitative and qualitative. Developed a discipline for staying on top of managers and systematically putting updates into a organized structure. · Identify risks to portfolio and strategy and develop ways to measure those risks · Developed a unique structure that combines a Fund of Funds program with a direct investment team that allows both sides to benefit and excel.

Partner and COO: · Headed all non-investment operations including marketing, legal, accounting and human resources (negotiating contracts and conducting reviews). · Created & executed a marketing plan, raising money from individuals, fund of funds & family offices. · Developed client communication and retention plan. Explained poor performance and articulated investment strategy, helping to correctly set their expectations and keep them as clients.

Co-Founded Company: · Created and executed both the firms business plan and marketing plan. · Initiated, developed and closed prospects; including individuals, endowments, banks and other institutions raising almost $100 million in new client assets. · Developed client communications and marketing materials (worked with lawyers for proper disclosure.) · Managed the firms compliance, legal and operational issues during the rapidly changing start-up of the firm. · Conducted clients reviews and quarterly communication. Responsible for explaining to and retaining clients during the very difficult small cap environment in the summer of 1998.

Built and ran marketing programs and helped with client service.

· Created and executed both annual marketing plans raising $270 million in new assets from institutional (U.S. and Offshore) and retail clients. Created marketing material, including proper legal disclosures. · Conducted client reviews, explained performance results (or lack thereof); nuances of the investment process/philosophy; current fund management strategy and portfolio characteristics; impact of client imposed restrictions; developments within the firm. · For the first nine months of 1995, Nelsons Directory ranked Emerging Growth's marketing effort and one of the top 10 most successful in attracting new tax exempt clients.