QUALIFICATIONS

Over twenty years of successful business experience in senior management for the investment advisory and banking industries

EXPERIENCE

2007 – Present

Northern Trust Global Investments, Chicago, Ill
Sr. VP, Institutional Finance
•     Develop strategy for accessing institutional capital funding for leading mixed-use

2005 – 2007 :
TREASURER, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Sacramento,
CA Executive Director, California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission

•     Managed a team of 18 investment and analytical professionals with an annual budget of
      $6 million
•     Managed all aspects of CDIAC which provided policy guidance and oversight to local       governments regarding public debt and investment activities
•     Collected and disseminated information on public debt issuance and investment        practices


2003 – 2005 :
SMITH GRAHAM & CO., INVESTMENT ADVISORS L.P., Sacramento,
CA Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Marketing

•    Managed the business development and strategic marketing function for investment      advisory firm offering fixed-income and equity products
•    Merged operational sectors including portfolio management, administration, and review,      as well  as client services through the implementation of a cutting-edge software program      resulting in seamless compliance and service delivery to clients
•   Conducted product engineering reviews to streamline investment style menu
•   Restructured portfolio management team functions in collaboration with management            consulting firm to encourage more consistent performance of investment products
•   Launched creative team to support total marketing strategy over market cycles
•   Revitalized marketing development function to capitalize on new business opportunities      created  by market volatility


1997 – 2003 :
WOODFORD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, Los Altos, CA
Senior Vice President

•     Managed new business development effort for woman-owned, growth equity firm
•     Increased assets under management from $250M to $1B in 16-month period in fertile       market  environment for growth stocks offered by WBE
•     Provided high level of client retention during partnership reorganization


1996 – 1997 :
W.R. LAZARD & COMPANY, Chicago, IL
Managing Director, Asset Management

•     Coordinated product sales and client servicing for multi-strategy financial services       company
•     Set up all aspects of satellite office to support asset management marketing group as       well as municipal investment banking unit

1991 – 1995 :
P.G. CORBIN & CO., Chicago, IL
Senior Vice President

•     Acted as engagement partner for large municipal financial advisory clients
•     Implemented revamped mortgage-offering program for the State of Connecticut through       Office of  the Treasurer

1988 – 1990 :
DEAN WITTER, Chicago, IL
Vice President, Municipal Finance

•     Structured municipal debt offerings for public issuers including GO debt, revenue bond       debt, and  special facilities/general airport revenue bond (GARB) debt

1983 – 1988 :
CITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
Deputy Comptroller, Debt Management     (1985 – 1988)
•     Structured and issued the City’s direct and “on-behalf-of” debt totaling $2B annually
•     Oversaw City’s outstanding debt portfolio of $2B-4B
•     Coordinated and developed City’s relationship with three major bond-rating agencies
•     Managed finance, administrative, legal and audit matters related to bond issuances
•     Reviewed and monitored performance of City’s pension funds for ex-officio trustee (City       Comptroller)
•     Drafted City’s auditing contract
•     Served as director of revolving loan fund for small business loans through Department       of  Economic Development

Liaison, Office of the Mayor     (1983 – 1985)
•     Served as liaison to nine regulatory departments of City government
•     Appointed as Zoning Commissioner during tenure

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Champaign-Urbana, IL  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science