| Chad R. Abraham |
Mr. Chad R. Abraham is a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Piper Jaffray & Co. and a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Piper Jaffray Cos. He is on the Board of Directors at The Blake School and The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota.
Mr. Abraham joined the firm in 1991 as an investment banking analyst. He spent the next 13 years on the West Coast as a banker in the company's technology investment banking group. He was promoted to managing director and head of technology investment banking in 1999. In 2005, he was promoted to head of capital markets and in 2010, he became the global co-head of investment banking and capital markets.
Mr. Abraham graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in economics and political science. |
| Christine N. Esckilsen |
Christine N. Esckilsen occupies the position of Chief Human Capital Officer & Managing Director at Piper Jaffray Cos. Ms. Esckilsen is also on the board of Catholic Charities of The Archdiocese of St. Paul & MPLS and Chairman of Management Assistance Program For Nonprofits, Member of Minnesota State Bar Association and Member of The State Bar of California.
In the past Christine N. Esckilsen occupied the position of Principal at Littler Mendelson PC and Managing Director & Assistant General Counsel at Piper Jaffray & Co.
She received an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan. |
| Timothy L. Carter |
Timothy L. Carter holds the position of Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director at Piper Jaffray Cos.
Mr. Carter received an undergraduate degree from Gustavus Adolphus College. |
| Debbra L. Schoneman |
Presently, Debbra L. Schoneman holds the position of Chairman of BestPrep and President & Director at Piper Jaffray Cos. She is also on the board of Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc. and Allina Health System, Inc.
In the past Debbra L. Schoneman occupied the position of Chief Financial Officer of Piper Jaffray & Co. (Broker).
She received an undergraduate degree from Minnesota State University-Mankato and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). |
| Thomas Gregory Smith |
Thomas Gregory Smith is Chief Strategy Officer & Head-Investor Relations at Piper Jaffray Cos.
In his past career Mr. Smith held the position of Vice President-Business Development for Waste Management International Plc.
Mr. Smith received an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and an undergraduate degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management. |
| Shawn Quant |
Currently, Shawn Quant occupies the position of Chief Information Officer & Managing Director at Piper Jaffray Cos.
He received an undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College. |
| Richard J. Shinder |
Mr. Richard J. Shinder is a Principal at Perella Weinberg Partners LP. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Shinder was Director and Co-Head of Distressed Principal Investing in Goldman Sachs’ Americas Special Situations Group from April 2008 to May 2009. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President of Distressed Private and Structured Investments at Avenue Capital Group, an alternative investment firm with more than $20 billion of assets under management. Mr. Shinder served as a Managing Director and Group Head of Merrill Lynch’s Global Special Situations Group in 2006-2007 where he worked to develop a multidisciplinary application of restructuring advisory expertise in the principal investment, restructuring finance and advisory market spaces. From 2000-2006, he was a Managing Director of Blackstone’s Restructuring and Reorganization Advisory Group where he was responsible for the execution of complex financial restructuring assignments, including representing Enron Corp., the most complex chapter 11 filing in U.S. history, and new business development. Mr. Shinder began his career at Lehman Brothers in 1993 and departed in 2000 as a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance Group.
Mr. Shinder has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Gonzaga University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. |
| Philip E. Soran |
Founder of Compellent Technologies, Inc., Axellio Inc. and Flipgird, Inc., Philip E. Soran is on the board of Spineology, Inc. and 5 other companies. In his past career Mr. Soran was President & Chief Executive Officer at Axellio Inc., Venture Partner at Rally Ventures Management LLC, Executive Chairman of Flipgird, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer for Compellent Technologies, Inc. and Executive Vice President of Prodea Software Corp.
Mr. Soran received an undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Colorado. |
| Thomas Stephen Schreier |
Thomas Stephen Schreier is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 10 different companies is on the board of Investment Company Institute and 5 other companies. In the past he occupied the position of Chairman at Saint Thomas Academy, Head-Asset Management at Piper Jaffray Cos., Co-Chairman of Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Chief Executive Officer & Investment Officer at US Bancorp Asset Management, Inc., President for American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. III, President of American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc., President of Minnesota Municipal Income Portfolio, Inc., President at American Select Portfolio, Inc., President of American Municipal Income Portfolio, Inc., President at First American Funds, Inc., President for American Strategic Income Portfolio, Inc. II, Vice President-Finance at Northwest Airlines, Inc., Co-President of Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC, Vice Chairman-Wealth Management at Nuveen Investments, Inc. and Director-Equity Research Department at Credit Suisse First Boston LLC.
Mr. Schreier received an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Harvard University. |
| Addison L. Piper |
Addison L. Piper is on the board of Leuthold Funds, Inc. and 6 other companies. In the past Mr. Piper held the position of Chairman of Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Director at St. Olaf College.
Mr. Piper received an undergraduate degree from Williams College and an MBA from Stanford University. |
| William R. Fitzgerald |
William R. Fitzgerald is on the board of Liberty Satellite & Technology, Inc. and Piper Jaffray Cos.
In the past Mr. Fitzgerald was Chairman of Monitronics International, Inc. Chairman at Ascent Media Group LLC and Chairman for Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of Monitronics International, Inc.), Senior Vice President of Liberty Media Corp., Senior Vice President of Qurate Retail, Inc., Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Tele-Communications, Inc., Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President for TCI Communications, Inc., Partner at Daniels & Associates LP and Senior Vice President at Starz.
He received an undergraduate degree from Kelley School of Business and a graduate degree from Kellogg School of Management. |
| B. Kristine Johnson |
Currently, B. Kristine Johnson occupies the position of President of Affinity Capital Management, Secretary for Lions Club International and Chairman for University of Minnesota Foundation Investment Advisors, Inc. Ms. Johnson is also on the board of 9 other companies.
In the past she occupied the position of Chairman at The Spectranetics Corp. and Chief Administrative Officer & Senior VP at Medtronic, Inc.
B. Kristine Johnson received an undergraduate degree from St. Olaf College. |
| Sherry M. Smith |
Sherry M. Smith is Manager for Realogy Group LLC and on the board of 6 other companies.
In her past career she occupied the position of Auditor at RSM US LLP and Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President for SuperValu, Inc.
She received an undergraduate degree from St. Cloud State University. |
| Scott C. Taylor |
Currently, Scott C. Taylor occupies the position of Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel of NortonLifeLock, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of VERITAS Software Corp. and President & Director at LifeLock, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of NortonLifeLock, Inc.), President & Director at Blue Coat Systems, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Elastica, Inc. He is also on the board of 5 other companies.
Mr. Taylor previously was Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel at Phoenix Technologies Ltd., Principal at ICF Consulting Group, Inc., Financial Economist at US Securities & Exchange Commission and Vice President & General Counsel at Narus, Inc.
Scott C. Taylor received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a graduate degree from George Washington University. |
