
Colbert Narcisse, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Narcisse spent 17 years at Merrill Lynch, most recently as COO of Americas Investment Banking. He previously served as COO of the Global Wealth Management Division. Prior to that he was a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group within the Investment Banking Division. He graduated from New York University and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Savneet Singh, Founder/Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Singh was an investment analyst at Chilton Investment Company where he covered investments in the technology, alternative energy and infrastructure space. Prior to Chilton, Mr. Singh was at Morgan Stanley in the investment banking division where he worked on large financial sponsor and strategic company transactions. Mr. Singh received his B.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University and currently serves on the boards of Ecologic Solutions and Stiki Digital.

Peter Custer, Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Custer was recently Chief Technology Officer and Partner at Banksurance Services, Inc. where he developed systems for Wells Fargo Bank, Lloyds of London, and the Gates Foundation. He has over 20 years of experience leading the development of business technology solutions with clients including American Express, American Airlines, Anheuser Busch, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Fermi Proton Accelerator, Los Alamos National Labs, and Arco Oil.

Paul Michalowski, Head of Distribution
Mr. Michalowski brings over 15 years of financial services experience. He spent 11 years at Merrill Lynch where he held multiple roles in the Global Wealth Management Division, most recently as Head of Distribution for Bank of America Investments. His experience also includes Director for Investments & Wealth Management, Retirement Solutions and National Sales Manager for Merrill Lynch Insurance Group. Prior to his time at Merrill Lynch, he served in various distribution roles with Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS Mutual Funds). Mr. Michalowski is a graduate of Fordham University and holds a Charter Retirement Plan Consultant designation.

Marc C. Scher, SVP/Head of Operations & Services
Mr. Scher is responsible for managing Operations, Services and Human Resources for the firm. Before joining, he spent 18 years at Merrill Lynch most recently as First Vice President (FVP) of services responsible for service delivery for ML’s Banking and Brokerage business. Prior to that he was FVP of operations in ML’s proprietary asset management division responsible for retail operations and services of its Mutual Funds, Separate Accounts and Alternative Investments business. During this time Mr. Scher was very active on multiple industry committees with the Investment Company Institute (ICI) both domestic and international. Mr. Scher graduated from Rutgers University.

General Wesley K. Clark, Advisory Board
General Clark is a former four-star general in the United States Army and served as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, from 1997 to 2000. Currently, General Clark serves on the boards of Rodman & Renshaw, Argyle Security, Nutracea, AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group and Juhl Wind. General Clark graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1966. He received a Masters in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

Richard A. Gephardt, Advisory Board
Mr. Gephardt is the former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and served 14 terms in Congress from 1976 until January 2005. He currently serves as Strategic Advisor for the Government Affairs practice group of DLA Piper Rudnick, and as a consultant to Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Gephardt serves on the boards of Centene Corporation, Embarq Corporation, Spirit Aerosystems and United States Steel Corporation. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1962 and earned his J.D. at the University of Michigan Law School in 1965.

Mr. Levitt was the 25th Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. First appointed by President Clinton in July 1993, the President reappointed Chairman Levitt to a second five-year term in May 1998. In September 1999, he became the longest-serving Chairman of the Commission. He left the Commission in February 2001. Mr. Levitt joined The Carlyle Group in May 2001 as a Senior Advisor to the firm. He advises Carlyle management on strategic business matters.
Before joining the Commission, Mr. Levitt owned Roll Call, a newspaper that covers Capitol Hill. From 1989 to 1993, he served as the Chairman of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and from 1978 to 1989, he was the Chairman of the American Stock Exchange. Prior to joining the Amex, Mr. Levitt worked for 16 years on Wall Street.
Mr. Levitt graduated from Williams College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, in 1952 before serving for two years in the Air Force. Levitt’s bestselling book, TAKE ON THE STREET: What Wall Street and Corporate America Don’t Want You to Know/What You Can Do to Fight Back was published by Pantheon Books in October, 2002.

John Hathaway, Senior Managing Director, is a Portfolio Manager and a member of the Investment Committee at Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. He is also a Director of Tocqueville Management Corp., the General Partner of Tocqueville Asset Management.
Mr. Hathaway, who has 39 years of investment experience, manages the Tocqueville Gold Fund, Tocqueville Gold Partners and separate accounts for individual and institutional clients following a gold strategy.
Prior to joining Tocqueville in 1998, Mr. Hathaway began his career in 1970 as an Equity Analyst with Spencer Trask & Co. In 1976 he joined the investment advisory firm David J. Greene and Company, where he became a Partner. In 1986 he founded and managed Hudson Capital Advisors followed by seven years with Oak Hall Advisors as the Chief Investment Officer.
Mr. Hathaway has a B.A. degree from Harvard College, an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia and is a CFA charter holder.

Dan Tapiero, Investor/Advisory Board
Mr. Tapiero manages DTAP Capital, a global macro fund. During his career, he has worked with such notable investors as Steve Cohen (SAC Capital), Stan Druckenmiller (Duquesne Capital), and Michael Steinhardt (Steinhardt Capital). Mr. Tapiero also co-founded AGCOA, a private U.S. farmland REIT. He is on the membership committee of the Economic Club of New York and is a member of Business Executives for National Security (BENS). He is also a former member of the grain commodity exchanges KCBT, MGEX and WCE. Mr. Tapiero graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in 1990 and an MA in History in 1991 from Brown University.

Mr. MacDonald worked as Executive Director of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) where he launched a $200MM Shariah compliant asset management company for the Government of Dubai. Previously, Mr. MacDonald worked in the precious metals divisions of Commerzbank AG, Credit Suisse, and Billiton (UK).
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