John F. Levy is Chief Executive Officer and principal consultant for Board Advisory, a consulting firm established to assist public companies. Mr. Levy is a recognized corporate governance and financial reporting expert with over 30 years of progressive financial, accounting and business experience. Mr. Levy is a frequent speaker on the roles and responsibilities of Board members and audit committee members. He has authored THE 21ST CENTURY DIRECTOR: Ethical and Legal Responsibilities of Board Members, ACQUISITIONS TO GROW THE BUSINESS: Structure, Due Diligence, Financing, CREATING THE BEST PROJECTIONS YOU CAN: Insights and Techniques and ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY: A 4-way Path to Success. He has presented all four courses to various state accounting societies.Mr. Levy is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow. Mr. Levy serves on the Board of Directors of three public companies. Mr. Levy currently serves as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Applied Minerals Inc. He is also s member of the Board of Directors of Applied Energetics, Inc. and China Commercial Credit, Inc.From September 2010 to October 2012, Mr. Levy was a Board Member and Audit Committee Member of Fortune 500 company, Brightpoint, Inc.. The Company was sold to Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) on October 15, 2012. From March 2006 to April 2010, Mr. Levy served as a Board Member and Audit Committee Chairperson of Take Two Interactive Software, Inc.From October 2006 to October 2103, Mr. Levy served on the Board of Directors and as Lead Director for Gilman Ciocia, Inc., which was sold to National Holdings Corporations (NHLD.OB) on October 15, 2013.Mr. Levy is a CPA with nine years experience with the national accounting firms of Ernst & Young, Laventhol & Horwath and Grant Thornton. Mr. Levy is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and received his MBA from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia.