BACKGROUND

President of Sprague Associates Inc., a management-consulting firm, which helps client companies deal with strategic and financial issues related to growth. He was an investment banker for eighteen years and advised middle market clients on a variety of transactions, including: acquisitions, sales, divestitures, management buyouts, and leveraged recapitalization. He is on the Board of Directors of the South Florida Business Forum and serves on the Board of Directors of 4Kids of South Florida, an organization committed to providing help to foster children and kids in crisis. B.A. from the College of William and Mary.