Richard L. Grubman founded Highfields Capital Management in July 1998. Prior to the establishment of Highfields Capital, Mr. Grubman was a general partner of Corporate Value Partners, LP, a strategic block investment firm in New York City. Previously, he held various positions in a number of private investment partnerships, and prior thereto at The First Boston Corporation. Mr. Grubman served as a Director of CapitalSource, a NYSE specialty finance company, and Odwalla, Inc., a publicly held specialty beverage company that was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company. Mr. Grubman is a Trustee of the Boston Arts Academy, WGBH Boston and the American Academy in Rome, and a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. He serves on the visiting committee of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the advisory council of the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. Mr. Grubman graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University.