George McClelland
Vice Chairman, Board Member, Co-Founder

Vadim Fishman
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder

Richard F. Tomney
Senior Vice President, Business Development

Deborah Deskavich
Senior Vice President, Head of Operations and Chief Compliance Officer

Steve Ricci
Advisor to the Board

Howard Present - President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Member, Co-Founder

Mr. Present is Co-Founder, President and CEO of F-Squared Investments. Prior to F-Squared Investments, he was Founder and President of Helicon Partners LLC, a boutique management firm specializing in new business development within the financial services industry.

Previously, Mr. Present was Managing Director at Evergreen Investments where he was a member of the Evergreen Executive Committee. Mr. Present ran global product management and strategy for the firm, led the successful multi-billion dollar business launch into closed end funds, and was business owner of the Alternative Investments, Managed Accounts, and 529 businesses. He was also a lead participant in the firm's M&A efforts.

Prior to joining Evergreen, he was a Managing Director at Putnam Investments, where he founded the firm's Corporate Product Management department. He also was Partner and Director of Strategy for the Boston Financial Group, a leader in the real estate investment industry, and spent 6 years at Chase Manhattan Private Bank where he ran the firm's offshore fund business.

Mr. Present earned a BS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Emory University, where he was awarded the Robert W. Woodruff Fellowship for academic excellence. Mr. Present has authored or co-authored several strategy white papers and research studies covering the investment industry, including a 2006 Study in conjunction with Financial Research Corporation entitled "THE NEW GATEKEEPERS: Navigating the Investment Manager Selection Process at Distributors."

George McClelland - Vice Chairman, Board Member, Co-Founder

Mr. McClelland is a Co-Founder, Vice Chairman, and Director of Business Development for F-Squared Investments. Mr. McClelland has experience in the computer, software, telecommunications, financial services, Internet auction, nanotech and medical delivery fields. Mr. McClelland has held senior positions at Data General, Fidelity Investments, University of Massachusetts Medical Center and United Asset Management. He has founded, or co-founded The Charitable Gift Fund and eSecLending companies, where he was Chairman and CEO.

He currently serves on the board of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.; Friends of the Children, Boston; and is member of the Board of Advisors for Windward Investments and Executive Resources International. He has previously served on the Boards of Riverstone Networks, Storage Networks, The Campbell Group, OSV Partners, Acadian Asset Management, Dwight Asset Management, Clay Finlay, Rogge Partners, Palledyn, Murray Johnstone, L&B Realty Advisors, C S McKee, Advisory Committee of the Group of Thirty, and others.

Mr. McClelland has lectured at MIT, Boston College, and Bentley College. He also has the rare distinction of having Harvard Business School write a case series on entrepreneurship and leadership based on his experience. This case is taught to all first year students. His educational background includes Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with a BA in economics, cum laude, Harvard Business School with an MBA (with distinction). In 1998 he was awarded a Ph.D., Humane Letters from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Vadim Fishman - Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder

Mr. Fishman is a Co-Founder, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of F-Squared Investments. Prior to F-Squared Investments, Mr. Fishman was the Founder and CEO of IntelDM, Inc., a consulting firm providing mathematical and programming services for the financial services and biotech industries.

Previously, Mr. Fishman was Software Project Manager for Artann Laboratories, where he led software development of new medical diagnostic devices. In this capacity, he designed and developed a near real-time methods and software for 2D- and 3D-medical image analysis. He has also held analytical and development roles for such firms as Markov Processes, Inc., Minimax Ltd. in Kharkov, Ukraine, and the Kharkov Institute of Industrial Buildings.

Mr. Fishman is fluent in multiple computer and web programming languages, software and database programs. He earned an MS in Technology from the Kharkov Politechnical University in Kharkov, Ukraine.

Richard F. Tomney - Senior Vice President, Business Development

Rick Tomney joined F-Squared in January, 2009. Prior to F-Squared he was Marketing Director at Gottex Fund Management responsible for institutional sales and client service to North American clients and consultants. Prior to Gottex, Mr. Tomney served as Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Liberty Ridge Capital. In that capacity, he was responsible for facilitating projects related to the investment process including the revamping the investment models and universe screening tools. He also assisted the Chief Investment Officer in managing the daily operations of the investment management department. Additionally Rick served as Risk Officer, overseeing the implementation of risk management techniques and systems. He was also responsible for product development and product management at the firm for both institutional and retail offerings.

Prior to joining Liberty Ridge Capital, Mr. Tomney was vice president in the Corporate Product Development Group at Putnam Investments. Rick also held other senior product positions at United Asset Management Corporation and Fidelity Investments. Rick received a BS and an MBA in finance and marketing from Boston College.

Deb Deskavich - Senior Vice President, Head of Operations & Chief Compliance Officer

Ms. Deskavich joined F-Squared in June, 2009. Before joining F-Squared she was Controller at LightLife Foods, a division of ConAgra Foods where she had responsibility for all financial activities as well as overall operations of the business. Prior to LightLife Ms. Deskavich spent 14 years at Fidelity Investments where she held a series of senior positions covering the financial management, strategic planning, and operations. Her experience at Fidelity covered brokerage, investment management, retirement services, venture, and global business lines. Prior to joining Fidelity, Ms. Deskavich spent 9 years at Data General Corporation in their Finance department.

Ms. Deskavich is a Certified Financial Planner, and has received an APC in International Business degree from Northeastern University, an MBA in Finance and a BS in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Steve Ricci - Advisor to the Board

Mr. Ricci is serves as Vice Chairman and Managing Partner within the Information Technology sector for Flagship Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. He has over 30 years of experience in the venture capital industry and has been directly involved in the financing of over 125 companies. Prior to the formation of Flagship Ventures, Mr. Ricci was a General Partner at OneLiberty Ventures, a predecessor firm to Flagship. Prior to joining OneLiberty in 1994, he was a General Partner at Palmer Partners. Mr. Ricci's early career includes several years in manufacturing engineering with Dupont and Cambridge Tool. He has an engineering degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Ricci is a past president of the New England Venture Capital Association, and was a founding advisor to Gilde Ventures.

During the past two decades, Mr. Ricci has developed an extraordinarily deep and broad understanding of the businesses and business models in the information and communications technology sector. He has been involved in the financing of many highly successful companies including Astral Point Communications, Banyan Systems, CardScan, Charter Systems, Cintas, Gensym Corp., i-Logix, Indus River Networks, NetGenesis Corp., Stratus Computer, and Summa Four.

Mr. Ricci currently serves on the following Flagship company boards: Brainshark, Carbon Design and ZoomInfo. He also works closely with Converged Access, Polatis and SiCortex.