Mr. Ernst has served as the Managing Partner of Bellevue Capital LLC, a private investment firm, since May 2018. Prior to joining Bellevue, Mr. Ernst served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Fiserv, Inc., a financial services technology company, from January 2011 to April 2018, where he had oversight responsibility for the major operating businesses and support organizations of the enterprise, with a focus on enterprise-wide quality improvement and product management efforts. Mr. Ernst previously served as Deputy Commissioner at the Internal Revenue Service from January 2009 to November 2010. Mr. Ernst served in various executive roles at H&R Block, Inc., including as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2007 and as Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining H&R Block, Mr. Ernst served in various executive roles at American Express Company. Mr. Ernst previously served as the Chairman of the board of directors of the Financial Health Network, a consumer-focused financial services advocacy organization and is a director and officer of the Ernst Family Foundation. Mr. Ernst previously served on the boards of Avantax, Inc. (formerly known as Blucora, Inc. and formerly NASDAQ: AVTA) , Fidelity National Information Systems, Inc. (NYSE: FIS), Great Plains Energy Incorporated (now Evergy NASDAQ: EVRG), Knight-Ridder Inc. (formerly NYSE: KRI) and SAIA, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA). Mr. Ernst received Bachelors degrees in finance and accounting from Drake University, where he is a member of the Board of Trustees, and an M.B.A.from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he has served on its Advisory Board.