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John Moran, noted investor and philanthropist, is the retired Chairman of
the Board of The Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, a private holding company generally acknowledged as one of the
country’s leading investment organizations. DKM’s historical portfolio of companies includes
more than 100 businesses engaged in technology, manufacturing, distribution, financial services, media,
retail, and real estate development. John has served either as Chairman and/or President of more than 30
of these companies over a career that has spanned more than 50 years.
John currently serves as a Director of Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) and the National Advisory
Council of the University of Utah, where he is both an alumnus and the primary benefactor of the world-renowned
John A. Moran Eye Center. He is a member and former Director of the World Presidents’ Organization and the
Chief Executives’ Organization.
Jeffrey F. Rayport is founder and chairman of Marketspace, a division of global management consulting
and merchant banking firm Monitor Group that advises leading information industry companies on creating sustainable
competitive advantage in the networked economy. A faculty member at Harvard Business School for nearly a decade,
Jeffrey’s expertise lies in increasing the impact new information technologies have on companies' service and
marketing strategies. At Harvard, he developed and taught the first e-commerce course in the United States; authored
more than 100 case studies; and was voted Outstanding Professor in 1997, 1998, and 1999 by the Harvard Business School
Students’ Association. His writing has appeared in a variety of publications including Fortune, Harvard
Business Review, The Los Angeles Times, and McKinsey Quarterly, among many others, and he frequently
appears as a business commentator on television and radio.
Jeffrey serves as a director of several public and private companies including Andrews McMeel Universal
(parent of Universal Press Syndicate), GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC), International Data Group, and ValueClick
(NASDAQ: VCLK). He also is a Trustee of several educational organizations including the Hult International School of
Business and From the Top. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College; an M.Phil. in International
Relations from the University of Cambridge (U.K.); and received a Master of Arts in the History of American Civilization
and a Ph.D. in Business History, both from Harvard University.
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