Mr. Louie joined Platinum Advisors in 2008. Mr. Louie is a Managing Director at the firm and is responsible for the structuring and execution of acquisition and divestiture transactions. Prior to joining Platinum Advisors in 2008, Mr. Louie was an investment professional at American Capital Strategies, a middle-market focused private equity firm. Prior to American Capital, Mr. Louie worked in venture capital and growth equity at both Canaan Partners and Agilent Technologies, and in investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Louie holds undergraduate degrees in both Economics and Political Science from Stanford University. He also holds a Master s degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Louie serves as a manager of a number of Platinum s portfolio companies. Mr. Louie was selected to serve on our Board due to his experience related to private equity, capital markets, transactional matters, and post-acquisition monitoring and oversight of operational performance at portfolio companies.