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Russ Fradin is the operating partner of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and the former President and Chief Executive Officer of SunGard Data Systems, a leading software and technology service company. He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aon Hewitt, where he led the successful merger of the two companies in 2010. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors for Best Buy and Hamilton Insurance Group. Earlier in his career, Fradin was chief executive officer of BISYS, a national distributor of commercial property/casualty insurance, long-term care, disability, and annuity products, and he held various executive positions at Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP). In addition, he worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he was a senior partner. He holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Michael Gross is Co-head of the Investment Team at Sightway Capital, focused on investment activities in the financial services and transportation sectors. He is a director of The Instar Group, Capital Automotive Financial, and Wings Capital Partners. He was previously a director of Charter School Capital. He was also active in Two Sigma’s investment in Hamilton Insurance Group. Prior to joining Sightway Capital, Mike was in the Private Equity group at Vestar Capital Partners, L.P. where he focused on Vestar’s financial and business services industries. Prior to Vestar Capital Partners, Mike was a member of the Financial Institutions Investment Banking Group at Credit Suisse. He holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting and a BS in Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business.

John Hahn, Executive Chairman, Galway Holdings. Hahn is also the co-founder of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants.

Wally Smith is a serial entrepreneur who has led six technology companies from start-up to exit. After pioneering chip companies in the 80’s and 90’s, Smith founded Enwisen, the first HR Benefits communications SasS company. After a successful sale to Lawson, he stayed on as GM until Infor acquired the company in 2011. Most recently he founded Safetychain Software, a food safety SasS company, Meridio, a voluntary benefits technology platform and HR Soft, a talent management platform-as-a-service company. He is also a founding member of Decisely. Smith is a graduate of San Jose State with a BS in Accounting, and of the Growing Companies Executives program at the Stanford School of Business.