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Dean Reggie Gilyard

Gilyard is the Dean of the Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University. Dean Gilyard was formerly a Partner and Managing Director in the Los Angeles office of The Boston Consulting Group – a $4B+ global management consulting company which advises the world’s largest companies and public institutions. Dean Gilyard led BCG’s Education practice in the US, focused on not-for-profit institutions.

Dean Tom Campbell

Dr. Tom Campbell was appointed Dean of the Fowler School of Law in February, 2011. He came to Chapman in January 2009 as a visiting Presidential Fellow and Fletcher Jones Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law. He has a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago, and a JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he also served as a member of the board of editors of the Harvard Law Review.

8:30-9:30 a.m. - Registration/Breakfast

9:30-10 a.m. - Introduction

10-10:45 a.m. - Phase 1: Formation

10:45-noon - Phase 2: Initial Capitalization

Noon-1 p.m. - Lunch (Keynote Speaker)

1-2 p.m. - Phase 3: Survival

2-3:15 p.m. - Phase 4: Growth/Expansion

3:15-3:30 p.m. - Break

3:30-5 p.m. - Phase 5: Exit Strategy/Sale

5-8 p.m. -  En Banc Cocktail Reception

Mr. David A. Janes is Chairman of Janes Capital Partners (JCP), an investment banking firm specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions in Aerospace & Defense. Prior to forming JCP in 1997, Mr. Janes was the CEO of California Manufacturing Enterprises (CME), an aircraft parts manufacturing company he co-founded in 1977. During his business career, Mr. Janes maintained an active participant in the Naval Reserve and, in 1994, retired as a two-star admiral. Over his 36 years of service, he has held numerous commands, including his most recent assignment as Commander Military Sealift Pacific and Far East. He also served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Naval Reserve for Nationwide Automation of Reserve Personnel Management.

Mr. Janes has held various positions in industry associations, has been active in numerous civic organizations in Orange County, and is the chairman of Chapman University’s Board of Trustees. Prior to serving as a trustee, Janes was a member of Chapman’s Board of Governors, and he continues to serve on the Board of Counselors of Chapman’s Argyros School of Business and Economics. He is also chairman of the Board of Regents of Brandman University.

Most notably, Mr. Janes has contributed a great deal of personal attention to bringing the school’s Janes Financial Center to fruition. The Bloomberg terminals housed in the Janes Center provide our students with access to one of the most extensive databases of global financial information available in the world. Equipped with 12 Bloomberg terminals, the Janes Financial Center at Chapman University has the distinction of having the most terminals of any business school in Southern California.

James Carreon - Principal at KPMG

Martin Florman - Attorney at Buchalter Nemer

Rudy Shepard - Attorney at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Thomas Crane - Attorney & Law Professor at Rutan & Tucker (Retired)

Daniel Lubeck - Private Equity at Solis Capital

Grant Van Cleve - Venture Capitalist at Tech Coast Angels

Jessica Frandson - Entrepreneur at Twist Band Inc.

Jerry Palmer - Investment Banker at Ascent Partners

Jeff Kabot - Lender at MezzCap Partners