Advisory Council Directors

    The CEB Advisory Council is a select group of highly respected business experts in several areas of professional business services and counsel. Many of these Advisory Council Directors are noted nationally for their expertise in their professions. Several of them have written definitive books and articles regarding important facets of business and commerce. And they often speak at national conferences and conduct workshops for business executives.

The CEB selectively adds new Directors to the Advisory Council to provide expertise and business acumen in areas not fully represented by current council Directors.

The CEB Advisory Council Directors include:

•  Dennis J. Roberts , Chairman, The McLean Group (investment banking firm). The McLean Group provides counsel on mergers, acquisitions, recapitalizations, sale and purchases of companies in the middle market (companies with annual revenues of $5-$300+ million/yr). The McLean Group is one of the top investment banking firms in the Washington, DC capital region. www.mcleanllc.com

•  Douglas Fisher , Chairman, Virginia Commerce Bank. Virginia Commerce Bank is one of the largest and fastest growing community banks in the DC capital region. Founded in 1988, it has more than $1.1 billion in assets and trades on the NASDAQ as VCBI . It focuses on business banking in the metro DC area with 17 branch offices in Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties. www.vcbonline.com

•  Mike Manfredi, 1 st Vice President-Investments, Smith Barney/Citigroup. Smith Barney has one of the largest private wealth management practices of any financial services firm. Mr. Manfredi's wealth management program provides highly sophisticated investment opportunities for high net worth individuals and families. www.fc.smithbarney.com/manfredi .

•  Tom Parrott , Partner, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. WCSR is one of the largest regional corporate law firms in the mid and south Atlantic regions. The northern Virginia and DC offices provide a full range of corporate legal representation from commercial law to litigation. www.wcsr.com

•  Deborah Cochran , Partner, Cochran & Owen. This firm, located in Tysons Corner, prides itself on its personal service and provides legal solutions in the areas of estate planning and administration, asset protection, business planning, employment law including consulting/non-compete/employment agreements and commercial litigation. www.cochranowen.com

•  Chip Grange, President, Gammon and Grange P.C. This law firm serves 600 businesses, communication firms, nonprofit organizations, and individuals around the country. Clients seek G&G's legal and risk management experience in organizational and transactional strategies for growing their businesses or nonprofit entities, managing broadcast companies, litigating business or personal injury claims. Many clients also seek G&G's principled commitment to pursuing right relationships along with transactional success and fair adjudication of claims. www.gandglaw.com

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