BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. James I. Cash, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Harvard Business School

Dr. Cash is an Emeritus James E. Robison Professor and Senior Associate Dean of the Harvard Business School, where he first joined the faculty in 1976 and retired in 2003. He taught in all the major HBS programs, and served as Chairman of Baker Library, Chairman of the MBA program and Chairman of the Harvard Business School Publishing Company at different times during his time at the school.

In 1965 he became the first African-American to sign an athletic letter-of-intent in the Southwest Conference at Texas Christian University to play basketball. He received Conference and Academic All-American honors before graduating with a BS in Mathematics. Later he received a Master of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University's Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Information Systems (MIS) and Accounting from Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of Management.

Dr. Cash participates on a number of public, private and not-for-profit boards, including General Electric, Wal-Mart, Chubb, The Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation, and is an LP in Banner 17 – the LLC that owns the Boston Celtics.

Steve Gaffney, VP of Media and Sponsorship Marketing, Sprint

Steve Gaffney is Sprint’s Vice President, Corporate Marketing. He is responsible for managing all aspects of Sprint’s media investment. Additionally Steve manages sports and entertainment sponsorships; Executive Briefing Centers, tradeshows and corporate events.

Gaffney leads Sprint’s multichannel media brand experiences including breakthrough multi-media integrations through Fringe and Survivor where Sprint has become an integral aspect to the content and has enhanced the viewer/fan experience.

Prior to the merger between Sprint and Nextel in 2005, Gaffney served as the director of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series marketing for Nextel Communications. Before joining Nextel, he was a group director at Octagon Marketing.

Gaffney serves on the Boards of the Sprint Foundation, NASCAR Foundation, National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation and the Executive Board of the Kansas City Sports Commission. He resides in Kansas City, Mo., with his wife and twin daughters.

Bob Green, Partner, Blackwell, Sanders, Peper, Martin, LLP

As a former Fortune 100 CEO in the energy, telecom and utility industry, Bob has extensive experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, as well as energy regulatory and legislative strategies. He is a Partner in the firm’s Commercial Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy, Securities/Capital Markets, and International Departments.

Bob has broad experience in general corporate representation, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions; as well as; regulatory and legislative strategies. He has served on the Boards of Directors of seven publicly traded companies, was elected Chairman of the Board of two NYSE companies and three other publicly listed companies with combined valuation of over $4 billion. Bob guided these companies in capital markets strategies involving initial public offerings and more than 30 merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions from over $1 billion to smaller middle market transactions. Bob is a past Board member of the Edison Electric Institute, American Gas Association, and Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

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Bill Hall, President, Hall Family Foundation

Bill Hall, assistant to the chairman and a corporate officer at Hallmark Cards, Inc., is also president of the Hall Family Foundation. Assets of the foundation derive primarily from the estate of the late Joyce C. Hall, Hallmark’s founder. (Bill Hall and Joyce Hall are not related.)

Hall joined Hallmark in 1968 and performed various financial duties before being named manager of investment properties in 1973. In 1976, he was named assistant to the president, as well as treasurer of The Hallmark Educational Foundations, the forerunner of today’s Hall Family Foundation. He became president of the Hall Family Foundation in 1982.

Hall serves on the boards of the Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City, Citizens for Higher Education, University of Kansas Cancer Advisory Board, National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation, and Midwest Research Institute.

Denny Holman, President, Folsom Properties, Inc.

Denny Holman is the Chairman of the Board and a Partner of Folsom Properties, Inc., a commercial real estate firm located in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Holman has been involved with the company for 42 years. Folsom Properties, Inc. owns and manages shopping centers, office buildings and apartment communities throughout the Metroplex. The company also developed Bent Tree Country Club and Gleneagles Country Club. Mr. Holman attended Hillcrest High School in Dallas and graduated from Southern Methodist University. While at S.M.U. he played on three Southwest Conference championship teams and was named All Conference two years and Most Valuable Player in the Conference his senior year. After college, he played one year of professional basketball with the Dallas Chaparrals. Recent awards have been 2006 SMU Silver Mustang Award, 2008 Texas Commercial Association of Realtors Hall of Fame and 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Cox School of Business Award Winner. He and his wife, B.R., have two married daughters, Bren and her husband, Greg Jone, and Brooke and her husband, John West. The Holmans also have four grandchildren, Jordan Jones and Luke, Thomas and Andrew West.

Michael Jackson, General Manager of China Basketball and Global Business Development, Nike

Michael Jackson is General Manager of China Basketball and Global Business Development. He is primarily responsible for driving market leadership and growth for all aspects of NIKE Basketball in the Greater China market, as well as increasing business opportunities globally.

Prior to his current role, Jackson served as General Manager of US Basketball where he led the category's resurgence through the launch of the “Hyperdunk” shoe and instrumental work with the gold-medal winning USA Basketball team. He was named the 2007 Bill Bowerman Man of the Year for his exemplary work and accomplishments. Prior to that, he was the Associate Director of NIKE’s US Sports Marketing where his responsibilities included areas of Basketball and Olympics, among others.

Before joining NIKE, Jackson acquired vast experience in the worlds of sports and entertainment working in key leadership roles for YankeeNets Media where he helped develop the multi-regional sports network, now known as Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network. He also worked with Turner Broadcasting and assembled its award-winning broadcast team – Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson. Jackson also worked with the US Olympic Committee for several years managing in areas of sponsorships, international relations and government affairs. From 1987 to 1990, Jackson played in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings. A Washington, D.C. native, Jackson spent his NBA off-seasons working for D.C.-based Alexander & Associates, Inc., a corporate consulting firm focusing on affirmative action plans for various organizations, such as Major League Baseball, the United States Tennis Association and IBM.

Jackson honed his professional and athletic skills at Georgetown University where he was on the Dean’s List in both 1985 and 1986. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Patrick A. Duffy Memorial Award, recognizing his achievements as the top scholar-athlete at the institution. He earned All-American honors twice at Georgetown, and helped lead the Hoyas to a national basketball championship in 1984.

Among his many honors, Jackson was inducted into the National Association of Minorities in Communications Hall of Fame in March 1997. In 2002, The SportsBusiness Journal named him one of the top “Forty Under 40” sports executives. Also, he has been named as a NAACP Young Adult Male of the Year Award of Greater Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area in 1987 and was accepted into Harvard University's Kennedy Institute for Post-Graduate Studies in Government in 1986.

Jim McDonald, Executive Advisor, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Jim served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific-Atlanta Inc., which was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc., from July 1993 to November 2000. Mr. McDonald served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Barconet NV. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Prime Computer Distributors Inc. He served as General Partner of J. H. Whitney & Co.'s venture capital firm from 1991 to 1993. From 1989 to 1991, he led the restructuring of Prime Computer as the President and Chief Executive Officer. From 1984 to 1989, Mr. McDonald also served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Gould, Inc. where he led successful restructuring of both organizations.

During his 21 years with IBM, he was instrumental in the development of copiers, laser printers, and other office systems and computer systems. At IBM, he was responsible for research laboratories in Colorado and Florida, and at the time he left IBM in 1984, he served as General Manager of the Manufacturing Systems Products Business.

Mr. McDonald served as Chairman of Scientific-Atlanta Inc. since November 2000 (for 12 years). He has been Director of Burlington Resources Inc., since October 1988. He has been a Director of Global Crossing North America Inc. (formerly Frontier Corp.) since 1998. He has been a Director of Churchill Downs Inc. since August 2008. He has been Director of Scientific-Atlanta Inc. since 1993. He serves as Director/Trustee of National Data Corporation, and Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center Inc. He served as Director of Mirant Corp. since 2001. He serves as a Director and Member of Advisory Board of Prime Computer. He serves as Member of the Advisory Board for Emory University-Goizueta Business School, Development Council of the University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky's Business School Advisory Council, University of Kentucky's College of Engineering Dean's Council and Board of Councilors of the Carter Center. He served as Director of American Business Product (Formerly American Business Products Inc.) since December 11, 1997, BarcoNet NV, WCI Communities Inc. since February 14, 2007 and NDCHealth Corp. since June 2000. In 1999,

Mr. McDonald received the National Cable Television Association’s Vanguard Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements by leaders of the cable industry. He holds patents in image processing and communications. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering.

John W. Rogers, Jr., CEO & Founder, Ariel Investments

John W. Rogers, Jr. is founder, chairman and chief investment officer of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves institutional clients through separately managed accounts as well as individual investors and 401(k) plans through its no-load, publicly-traded mutual funds.

After working for 2½ years as a stockbroker at William Blair and Company, LLC—a regional investment banking firm—John founded Ariel Investments in 1983 to focus on undervalued small and medium-sized companies showing strong growth potential. Patience served as the cornerstone of a disciplined approach that still drives the firm today.

John’s passion for investing started when he was 12 years old when his father bought him stocks every birthday and every Christmas instead of toys. His interest grew while majoring in Economics at Princeton University.

In addition to following stocks as a college student, John also played basketball and was even tapped by Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril to captain Princeton’s Varsity Basketball Team his senior year. There, Carril’s courtside lessons on teamwork, discipline and hard work profoundly shaped his views of entrepreneurship and investing.

Beyond Ariel, John currently serves as a board member of Aon Corporation, Exelon Corporation and McDonald’s Corporation. He is also a director of the Chicago Urban League, a trustee of the University of Chicago, chairman of the board for the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools as well as a member of the board of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, where he chairs the investment committee. He is chairman of the Economic Club of Chicago and a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. He is also a past president of the Board of the Chicago Park District.

In 2008, John was awarded Princeton University’s highest honor, the Woodrow Wilson Award, presented each year to the alumni whose career embodies a commitment to national service. Following the election of President Barack Obama, John served as co-chair for the Presidential Inaugural Committee 2009.

John’s investment expertise has brought him to the forefront of media attention, including being selected as Mutual Fund Manager of the Year by Sylvia Porter’s Personal Finance magazine as well as an All-Star Mutual Fund Manager by USA TODAY. Additionally, he is regularly featured and quoted in a wide variety of broadcast and print publications and is a contributing columnist to Forbes.

Temple Sloan III, President & CEO, General Parts Internationbal/CARQUEST

Mr. Sloan is President/CEO of CARQUEST/General Parts International, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, NC. Mr. Sloan has held a variety of management positions with General Parts International, Inc. during his career.

Mr. Sloan is a former board member of WakeMed Foundation, member of Wachovia/Wells Fargo’s Regional Board, Board of Directors for General Parts International, Inc., Board of Directors for Trail Creek Investments, Inc., Deacon at First Presbyterian Church, Board of Directors of the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association, Board of Directors of the YMCA, Board of Trustees of Northwood University, Board of Directors at Ravenscroft and Board member of Car Care Council. Mr. Sloan graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Political Science.

Tom Stemberg, Managing General Partner, Highland Consumer Fund

Tom Stemberg pioneered the office superstore industry when he opened the first Staples store in 1986. Under Tom’s tenure as CEO, Staples grew to more than 1,700 stores and numerous delivery businesses throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, becoming one of just seven (7) companies in U.S. history to reach $3 billion in sales within 10 years. It is now a $23 billion Fortune 200 company.

Eager to share his entrepreneurial experiences Tom joined Highland Capital Partners in 2005 as a Venture Partner. In 2007, Tom launched the $300 million Highland Consumer Fund to focus exclusively on consumer products, services and retail investment opportunities. Tom currently represents Highland on the boards of City Sports, Guitar Center, lululemon athletica (Nasdaq: LULU), Pharmaca and StriVectin.

Dedicated to providing advice and guidance to entrepreneurs, Tom is a member of the Board of Directors at CarMax (NYSE: KMX) and PetSmart (Nasdaq: PETM). Additionally, he has helped start Olly shoes, an innovative children’s shoe retailer that uses a patented custom fitting process.

Tom has twice been recognized by Worth magazine as one of the most accomplished CEOs and by Boston magazine as the city’s best CEO. Additionally, he has been named to Babson College’s Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award.

Tom is a trustee of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and maintains close ties to his alma mater, Harvard University, where he serves on the Overseers Committee to Visit Harvard College, Harvard Business School Board of Dean’s Advisors and is a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Financial Aid Task Force.

William D. Wagner, Private Investments and General Partner, Wagner Investments, LP

Don Wagner is a private investor and General Partner of Wagner Investments, L.P. He worked for Trico Industries, a New York Stock Exchange company, in various positions from 1970, including President from 1984 – 1990. He acquired CST Industries from Trico Industries in 1990 and sold the company in 2006.

Formerly Chairman of the Boys and Girls Club Board of Greater Kansas City and Friends of the Kansas City Zoo. Currently serves as a Board Member of United Missouri Bank, CST Industries, Inc., First Boston Pharma, B12 Capital Partners, TGP Investments, LLC, the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation, the University of Missouri at Kansas City, the University of Kansas Medical Center Advancement Board, the Police Foundation of Kansas City, and is a Trustee of Pembroke Hill School.

Don Wagner is a graduate of the University of Tulsa in 1967 and the Stanford Executive Program in 1989.