董事介绍
注：董事持股数取自最新公司公告
| 姓名 | 性别 | 职位 | 年龄 | 薪酬 | 持股数(万股) | 截止日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward X. Tune | 男 | Director | 51 | 9.50万美元 | 未持股 | 2021-04-30 |
| Edward H. Ross | 男 | Director,Chief Executive Officer | 55 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2021-04-30 |
| Thomas C. Lauer | 男 | Director | 53 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2021-04-30 |
| Charles D. Hyman | 男 | Director | 62 | 10.00万美元 | 未持股 | 2021-04-30 |
| Raymond L. Anstiss, Jr. | 男 | Director | 54 | 10.50万美元 | 未持股 | 2021-04-30 |
高管介绍
注：高管持股数取自最新公司公告
| 姓名 | 性别 | 职位 | 年龄 | 薪酬 | 持股数(万股) | 截止日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby E. Sherard | 女 | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | 50 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2021-04-30 |
| Edward H. Ross | 男 | Director,Chief Executive Officer | 55 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2021-04-30 |
董事简历
中英对照 | 中文 | 英文- Edward X. Tune
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Edward X.Tune自2019年3月起担任我们的董事会成员，是我们的审计委员会和提名委员会的成员。Tune先生是Brown Advisory的合伙人，这是一家投资管理公司，在北美、欧洲和亚洲设有办事处。加入Brown Advisory公司之前，他曾担任Brown Brothers Harriman BBH公司的董事总经理14年，在那里他曾担任Charlotte公司和芝加哥公司的多种客户服务和领导职务，包括BBH公司的财富管理单元的首席运营官和首席财务官。在此之前，Tune先生在芝加哥的Stein Roe&Farnham担任了8年的副总裁和投资顾问。Tune先生为董事会带来了丰富的投资管理经验。
Edward X. Tune has served on our Board of Directors since March 2019 and is a member of our Audit Committee and our Nominating Committee. Mr. Tune is a Partner of Brown Advisory, an investment management firm with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining Brown Advisory, Mr. Tune was a Managing Director at Brown Brothers Harriman BBH where for 14 years he served in a variety of client-facing and leadership roles in Charlotte and Chicago including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for BBH's wealth management unit. Prior to that, Mr. Tune served as a Vice President and investment advisor with Stein Roe & Farnham in Chicago for 8 years. - Edward X.Tune自2019年3月起担任我们的董事会成员，是我们的审计委员会和提名委员会的成员。Tune先生是Brown Advisory的合伙人，这是一家投资管理公司，在北美、欧洲和亚洲设有办事处。加入Brown Advisory公司之前，他曾担任Brown Brothers Harriman BBH公司的董事总经理14年，在那里他曾担任Charlotte公司和芝加哥公司的多种客户服务和领导职务，包括BBH公司的财富管理单元的首席运营官和首席财务官。在此之前，Tune先生在芝加哥的Stein Roe&Farnham担任了8年的副总裁和投资顾问。Tune先生为董事会带来了丰富的投资管理经验。
- Edward X. Tune has served on our Board of Directors since March 2019 and is a member of our Audit Committee and our Nominating Committee. Mr. Tune is a Partner of Brown Advisory, an investment management firm with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining Brown Advisory, Mr. Tune was a Managing Director at Brown Brothers Harriman BBH where for 14 years he served in a variety of client-facing and leadership roles in Charlotte and Chicago including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for BBH's wealth management unit. Prior to that, Mr. Tune served as a Vice President and investment advisor with Stein Roe & Farnham in Chicago for 8 years.
- Edward H. Ross
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Edward H. Ross先生自2011年6月首次公开募股以来担任董事会主席、首席执行官以及投资咨询师公司的投资委员会主席。另外，Ross先生还是投资咨询师公司首席执行官以及经理。Ross先生是一位利害关系董事，这是由于他在公司和投资咨询时公司所担任的职务所导致的。Ross先生在中低端市场公司有超过20年的债务和实体投资经验。Ross先生在2005年联合创建了Fidus资本公司，该公司是投资咨询师公司的前身。从2007年2月到2011年6月，Ross先生担任Fidus Mezzanine资本公司投资委员会成员，曾经还是一般合伙人。从2002年到2005年，Ross先生担任联盟资本公司芝加哥办公室的常务董事以及主管，该公司是一家上市业务开发公司，他在该公司关注于在中间市场公司进行债务和实体投资业务。在加入联盟资本公司前，Ross先生联合创建了中间市场资本公司，该公司是美联证券及其前身第一联合证券股份有限公司的商业银行集团，该公司是一家零售经纪人以及机构资本市场和投资银行公司。Ross先生从南卫理公会大学获得学士学位，从圣母大学门多萨商学院获得工商管理学硕士学位。
Edward H. Ross has served as chairman of our Board of Directors and our chief executive officer, and as chairman of our Investment Advisor’s investment committees, since our initial public offering in June 2011. Additionally, Mr. Ross is the chief executive officer and a manager of our Investment Advisor. Mr. Ross is an interested director due to his positions with the Company and our Investment Advisor. Mr. Ross has more than 30 years of debt and equity capital investing experience with lower middle-market companies. Mr. Ross co-founded Fidus Capital, LLC, the predecessor firm to our Investment Advisor, in 2005. From February 2007 to June 2011 Mr. Ross served as a member of the investment committee of Fidus Mezzanine Capital GP, LLC, Fund I’s former general partner. From 2002 to 2005 Mr. Ross was a managing director and the head of the Chicago office for Allied Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded business development company, where he focused on making debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. Prior to joining Allied Capital Corporation, Mr. Ross co-founded Middle Market Capital, a merchant banking group of Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc., a retail brokerage and institutional capital markets and investment banking firm. Mr. Ross earned a bachelor of arts from Southern Methodist University and a master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Mr. Ross is the brother of John J. Ross, II, a manager of our Investment Advisor and a member of its investment committee. - Edward H. Ross先生自2011年6月首次公开募股以来担任董事会主席、首席执行官以及投资咨询师公司的投资委员会主席。另外，Ross先生还是投资咨询师公司首席执行官以及经理。Ross先生是一位利害关系董事，这是由于他在公司和投资咨询时公司所担任的职务所导致的。Ross先生在中低端市场公司有超过20年的债务和实体投资经验。Ross先生在2005年联合创建了Fidus资本公司，该公司是投资咨询师公司的前身。从2007年2月到2011年6月，Ross先生担任Fidus Mezzanine资本公司投资委员会成员，曾经还是一般合伙人。从2002年到2005年，Ross先生担任联盟资本公司芝加哥办公室的常务董事以及主管，该公司是一家上市业务开发公司，他在该公司关注于在中间市场公司进行债务和实体投资业务。在加入联盟资本公司前，Ross先生联合创建了中间市场资本公司，该公司是美联证券及其前身第一联合证券股份有限公司的商业银行集团，该公司是一家零售经纪人以及机构资本市场和投资银行公司。Ross先生从南卫理公会大学获得学士学位，从圣母大学门多萨商学院获得工商管理学硕士学位。
- Edward H. Ross has served as chairman of our Board of Directors and our chief executive officer, and as chairman of our Investment Advisor’s investment committees, since our initial public offering in June 2011. Additionally, Mr. Ross is the chief executive officer and a manager of our Investment Advisor. Mr. Ross is an interested director due to his positions with the Company and our Investment Advisor. Mr. Ross has more than 30 years of debt and equity capital investing experience with lower middle-market companies. Mr. Ross co-founded Fidus Capital, LLC, the predecessor firm to our Investment Advisor, in 2005. From February 2007 to June 2011 Mr. Ross served as a member of the investment committee of Fidus Mezzanine Capital GP, LLC, Fund I’s former general partner. From 2002 to 2005 Mr. Ross was a managing director and the head of the Chicago office for Allied Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded business development company, where he focused on making debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. Prior to joining Allied Capital Corporation, Mr. Ross co-founded Middle Market Capital, a merchant banking group of Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc., a retail brokerage and institutional capital markets and investment banking firm. Mr. Ross earned a bachelor of arts from Southern Methodist University and a master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Mr. Ross is the brother of John J. Ross, II, a manager of our Investment Advisor and a member of its investment committee.
- Thomas C. Lauer
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Thomas C. Lauer自2011年6月首次公开募股后担任董事以及投资咨询公司的投资委员会成员。另外，Lauer先生是投资咨询师公司的经理。Lauer先生是一位利害关系董事，这是因为他在投资咨询师公司所担任的职务所导致的。Lauer先生在低中端市场公司的债务和实体资本投资业务有超过15年的经验。Lauer先生从2008年到2011年6月是Fidus公司的任事股东，该公司是一家投资银行公司。从2004年到2008年，Lauer先生是联盟资本公司的常务董事，该公司是一级上市交易的发展公司，从2006年到2008年他还是管理委员会成员；从2005年到2008年是私人金融投资委员会成员；从2007年到2008年是高级债务基金投资委员会成员。在加入联盟资本公司前，Lauer先生任职于以下公司，包括通用电器资本公司的全球资助人金融集团（通用电气金融服务部门）；美联证券及其前身自已联合证券股份有限公司所属的杠杆资本集团（零售经纪人和机构资本市场以及投资银行公司）；英特尔公司平台原件部门。Lauer先生从圣母大学获得工商管理学学士学位，从圣母大学门多萨商学院获得工商管理学硕士学位。
Thomas C. Lauer has served as our director and as a member of our Investment Advisor’s investment committees since our initial public offering in June 2011 and as our President since September 2016. Additionally, Mr. Lauer is a manager of our Investment Advisor. Mr. Lauer is an interested director due to his position with the Investment Advisor. Mr. Lauer has more than 25 years of experience investing debt and equity capital in lower middle-market companies. Mr. Lauer was a managing partner of Fidus Partners, LLC, an investment banking firm, from 2008 to June 2011. From 2004 to 2008 Mr. Lauer was a managing director of Allied Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded business development company, and member of that firm’s Management Committee from 2006 to 2008 Private Finance Investment Committee from 2005 to 2008 and Senior Debt Fund Investment Committee from 2007 to 2008. Prior to joining Allied Capital Corporation, Mr. Lauer worked with the Global Sponsor Finance Group of GE Capital, the financial services unit of General Electric, the Leveraged Capital Group at Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc., a retail brokerage and institutional capital markets and investment banking firm, and the Platform Components Division of Intel Corporation. Mr. Lauer earned a bachelor of business administration from the University of Notre Dame and master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. - Thomas C. Lauer自2011年6月首次公开募股后担任董事以及投资咨询公司的投资委员会成员。另外，Lauer先生是投资咨询师公司的经理。Lauer先生是一位利害关系董事，这是因为他在投资咨询师公司所担任的职务所导致的。Lauer先生在低中端市场公司的债务和实体资本投资业务有超过15年的经验。Lauer先生从2008年到2011年6月是Fidus公司的任事股东，该公司是一家投资银行公司。从2004年到2008年，Lauer先生是联盟资本公司的常务董事，该公司是一级上市交易的发展公司，从2006年到2008年他还是管理委员会成员；从2005年到2008年是私人金融投资委员会成员；从2007年到2008年是高级债务基金投资委员会成员。在加入联盟资本公司前，Lauer先生任职于以下公司，包括通用电器资本公司的全球资助人金融集团（通用电气金融服务部门）；美联证券及其前身自已联合证券股份有限公司所属的杠杆资本集团（零售经纪人和机构资本市场以及投资银行公司）；英特尔公司平台原件部门。Lauer先生从圣母大学获得工商管理学学士学位，从圣母大学门多萨商学院获得工商管理学硕士学位。
- Thomas C. Lauer has served as our director and as a member of our Investment Advisor’s investment committees since our initial public offering in June 2011 and as our President since September 2016. Additionally, Mr. Lauer is a manager of our Investment Advisor. Mr. Lauer is an interested director due to his position with the Investment Advisor. Mr. Lauer has more than 25 years of experience investing debt and equity capital in lower middle-market companies. Mr. Lauer was a managing partner of Fidus Partners, LLC, an investment banking firm, from 2008 to June 2011. From 2004 to 2008 Mr. Lauer was a managing director of Allied Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded business development company, and member of that firm’s Management Committee from 2006 to 2008 Private Finance Investment Committee from 2005 to 2008 and Senior Debt Fund Investment Committee from 2007 to 2008. Prior to joining Allied Capital Corporation, Mr. Lauer worked with the Global Sponsor Finance Group of GE Capital, the financial services unit of General Electric, the Leveraged Capital Group at Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc., a retail brokerage and institutional capital markets and investment banking firm, and the Platform Components Division of Intel Corporation. Mr. Lauer earned a bachelor of business administration from the University of Notre Dame and master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.
- Charles D. Hyman
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Charles D. Hyman先生自2011年6月公司首席公开募股后任职于董事会，同时是提名和公司管理委员会主席以及审计委员会成员。Hyman先生是Charles D. Hyman公司的创始人以及首席执行官，该公司是一家位于佛罗里达州蓬特韦德拉海滩私有注册的投资管理公司。在1994年加入Charles D. Hyman公司前，Hyman先生在圣约翰投资管理公司担任高级副总裁。Hyman先生在过去5年中还任职于一些非盈利公司的董事会。
Charles D. Hyman was elected as a director of the Company on July 27, 2016. Mr. Hyman is the president of Charles D. Hyman & Company, a portfolio management company, and has also served as a director and member of the audit, compensation and governance committees for Fidus Corporation since June 2011. - Charles D. Hyman先生自2011年6月公司首席公开募股后任职于董事会，同时是提名和公司管理委员会主席以及审计委员会成员。Hyman先生是Charles D. Hyman公司的创始人以及首席执行官，该公司是一家位于佛罗里达州蓬特韦德拉海滩私有注册的投资管理公司。在1994年加入Charles D. Hyman公司前，Hyman先生在圣约翰投资管理公司担任高级副总裁。Hyman先生在过去5年中还任职于一些非盈利公司的董事会。
- Charles D. Hyman was elected as a director of the Company on July 27, 2016. Mr. Hyman is the president of Charles D. Hyman & Company, a portfolio management company, and has also served as a director and member of the audit, compensation and governance committees for Fidus Corporation since June 2011.
- Raymond L. Anstiss, Jr.
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Raymond L. Anstiss, Jr.自2011年9月任职于董事会，同时是审计委员会和提名与公司管理委员会成员。Anstiss先生是Anstiss公司总裁，该公司是一家会计、审计、税务以及金融咨询公司，总部位于马赛诸塞州的洛厄尔。在1993年加入Anstiss公司前，Anstiss先生自1988年到1992年任职于毕马威会计师事务所并任职于审计委员会。Anstiss先生在过去5年中还任职于两家非营利公司董事会。
Raymond L. Anstiss, Jr. has served on our Board of Directors since September 2011 and is the chairman of our Audit Committee and a member of our Nominating Committee. Mr. Anstiss is the President of Anstiss & Co., an accounting, audit, tax and financial consulting firm headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts. Prior to joining Anstiss & Co. in 1993 Mr. Anstiss served on the audit staff of KPMG Peat Marwick from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Anstiss has served on the Board of Directors for several not-for-profit companies. - Raymond L. Anstiss, Jr.自2011年9月任职于董事会，同时是审计委员会和提名与公司管理委员会成员。Anstiss先生是Anstiss公司总裁，该公司是一家会计、审计、税务以及金融咨询公司，总部位于马赛诸塞州的洛厄尔。在1993年加入Anstiss公司前，Anstiss先生自1988年到1992年任职于毕马威会计师事务所并任职于审计委员会。Anstiss先生在过去5年中还任职于两家非营利公司董事会。
- Raymond L. Anstiss, Jr. has served on our Board of Directors since September 2011 and is the chairman of our Audit Committee and a member of our Nominating Committee. Mr. Anstiss is the President of Anstiss & Co., an accounting, audit, tax and financial consulting firm headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts. Prior to joining Anstiss & Co. in 1993 Mr. Anstiss served on the audit staff of KPMG Peat Marwick from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Anstiss has served on the Board of Directors for several not-for-profit companies.
高管简历
中英对照 | 中文 | 英文- Shelby E. Sherard
Shelby E. Sherard，她曾担任我们首席财务官兼秘书（2014年6月2日加入公司以来），以及首席合规官（2014年8月11日以来）。她拥有20年以上的财务经验，最近担任Prologis公司（工业地产所有者、经营者和开发商）的财务官，最初担任美洲首席财务官，负责监管美国税务部门。此前，她曾担任Chicago Union Station Development Company（房地产开发公司）的财务主管。从2005年到2006年，她担任Grubb & Ellis Company（上市的房地产服务公司）的执行副总裁兼首席财务官。2002年至2005年，她曾担任SiteStuff公司（商业地产行业的采购解决方案供应商）的首席财务官兼高级副总裁。她是注册会计师，并持有Northwestern University的学士学位、the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School的工商管理硕士学位、the University of Illinois的税务硕士学位。
Shelby E. Sherard has served as our chief financial officer and secretary since joining the Company on June 2 2014 and chief compliance officer since August 11 2014. Ms. Sherard has more than 25 years of finance experience most recently as a financial officer at Prologis, Inc., a leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, first serving as Chief Financial Officer, Americas, and then overseeing the U.S. tax department. Previously, she served as the Finance Director for Chicago Union Station Development Company, LLC, a real estate development company. From 2005 through 2006 Ms. Sherard served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Grubb & Ellis Company, a publicly-traded real estate services company. From 2002 through 2005 Ms. Sherard was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of SiteStuff, Inc., a procurement solutions provider for the commercial real estate industry. Ms. Sherard is a CPA and earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, a master of business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a master’s degree in tax from the University of Illinois.- Shelby E. Sherard，她曾担任我们首席财务官兼秘书（2014年6月2日加入公司以来），以及首席合规官（2014年8月11日以来）。她拥有20年以上的财务经验，最近担任Prologis公司（工业地产所有者、经营者和开发商）的财务官，最初担任美洲首席财务官，负责监管美国税务部门。此前，她曾担任Chicago Union Station Development Company（房地产开发公司）的财务主管。从2005年到2006年，她担任Grubb & Ellis Company（上市的房地产服务公司）的执行副总裁兼首席财务官。2002年至2005年，她曾担任SiteStuff公司（商业地产行业的采购解决方案供应商）的首席财务官兼高级副总裁。她是注册会计师，并持有Northwestern University的学士学位、the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School的工商管理硕士学位、the University of Illinois的税务硕士学位。
- Shelby E. Sherard has served as our chief financial officer and secretary since joining the Company on June 2 2014 and chief compliance officer since August 11 2014. Ms. Sherard has more than 25 years of finance experience most recently as a financial officer at Prologis, Inc., a leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, first serving as Chief Financial Officer, Americas, and then overseeing the U.S. tax department. Previously, she served as the Finance Director for Chicago Union Station Development Company, LLC, a real estate development company. From 2005 through 2006 Ms. Sherard served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Grubb & Ellis Company, a publicly-traded real estate services company. From 2002 through 2005 Ms. Sherard was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of SiteStuff, Inc., a procurement solutions provider for the commercial real estate industry. Ms. Sherard is a CPA and earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, a master of business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a master’s degree in tax from the University of Illinois.
- Edward H. Ross
Edward H. Ross先生自2011年6月首次公开募股以来担任董事会主席、首席执行官以及投资咨询师公司的投资委员会主席。另外，Ross先生还是投资咨询师公司首席执行官以及经理。Ross先生是一位利害关系董事，这是由于他在公司和投资咨询时公司所担任的职务所导致的。Ross先生在中低端市场公司有超过20年的债务和实体投资经验。Ross先生在2005年联合创建了Fidus资本公司，该公司是投资咨询师公司的前身。从2007年2月到2011年6月，Ross先生担任Fidus Mezzanine资本公司投资委员会成员，曾经还是一般合伙人。从2002年到2005年，Ross先生担任联盟资本公司芝加哥办公室的常务董事以及主管，该公司是一家上市业务开发公司，他在该公司关注于在中间市场公司进行债务和实体投资业务。在加入联盟资本公司前，Ross先生联合创建了中间市场资本公司，该公司是美联证券及其前身第一联合证券股份有限公司的商业银行集团，该公司是一家零售经纪人以及机构资本市场和投资银行公司。Ross先生从南卫理公会大学获得学士学位，从圣母大学门多萨商学院获得工商管理学硕士学位。
Edward H. Ross has served as chairman of our Board of Directors and our chief executive officer, and as chairman of our Investment Advisor’s investment committees, since our initial public offering in June 2011. Additionally, Mr. Ross is the chief executive officer and a manager of our Investment Advisor. Mr. Ross is an interested director due to his positions with the Company and our Investment Advisor. Mr. Ross has more than 30 years of debt and equity capital investing experience with lower middle-market companies. Mr. Ross co-founded Fidus Capital, LLC, the predecessor firm to our Investment Advisor, in 2005. From February 2007 to June 2011 Mr. Ross served as a member of the investment committee of Fidus Mezzanine Capital GP, LLC, Fund I’s former general partner. From 2002 to 2005 Mr. Ross was a managing director and the head of the Chicago office for Allied Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded business development company, where he focused on making debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. Prior to joining Allied Capital Corporation, Mr. Ross co-founded Middle Market Capital, a merchant banking group of Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc., a retail brokerage and institutional capital markets and investment banking firm. Mr. Ross earned a bachelor of arts from Southern Methodist University and a master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Mr. Ross is the brother of John J. Ross, II, a manager of our Investment Advisor and a member of its investment committee.- Edward H. Ross先生自2011年6月首次公开募股以来担任董事会主席、首席执行官以及投资咨询师公司的投资委员会主席。另外，Ross先生还是投资咨询师公司首席执行官以及经理。Ross先生是一位利害关系董事，这是由于他在公司和投资咨询时公司所担任的职务所导致的。Ross先生在中低端市场公司有超过20年的债务和实体投资经验。Ross先生在2005年联合创建了Fidus资本公司，该公司是投资咨询师公司的前身。从2007年2月到2011年6月，Ross先生担任Fidus Mezzanine资本公司投资委员会成员，曾经还是一般合伙人。从2002年到2005年，Ross先生担任联盟资本公司芝加哥办公室的常务董事以及主管，该公司是一家上市业务开发公司，他在该公司关注于在中间市场公司进行债务和实体投资业务。在加入联盟资本公司前，Ross先生联合创建了中间市场资本公司，该公司是美联证券及其前身第一联合证券股份有限公司的商业银行集团，该公司是一家零售经纪人以及机构资本市场和投资银行公司。Ross先生从南卫理公会大学获得学士学位，从圣母大学门多萨商学院获得工商管理学硕士学位。
- Edward H. Ross has served as chairman of our Board of Directors and our chief executive officer, and as chairman of our Investment Advisor’s investment committees, since our initial public offering in June 2011. Additionally, Mr. Ross is the chief executive officer and a manager of our Investment Advisor. Mr. Ross is an interested director due to his positions with the Company and our Investment Advisor. Mr. Ross has more than 30 years of debt and equity capital investing experience with lower middle-market companies. Mr. Ross co-founded Fidus Capital, LLC, the predecessor firm to our Investment Advisor, in 2005. From February 2007 to June 2011 Mr. Ross served as a member of the investment committee of Fidus Mezzanine Capital GP, LLC, Fund I’s former general partner. From 2002 to 2005 Mr. Ross was a managing director and the head of the Chicago office for Allied Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded business development company, where he focused on making debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. Prior to joining Allied Capital Corporation, Mr. Ross co-founded Middle Market Capital, a merchant banking group of Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc., a retail brokerage and institutional capital markets and investment banking firm. Mr. Ross earned a bachelor of arts from Southern Methodist University and a master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. Mr. Ross is the brother of John J. Ross, II, a manager of our Investment Advisor and a member of its investment committee.