Business Executives for National Security (BENS)

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Business Executives for National Security (BENS)

-1030 15th St NW, Suite 200 East; Washington, DC 20005 | www.bens.org | 2010 Form 990

Founded in 1982. “Apply best-business practices to help government leaders implement solutions to the most challenging problems in national security.”

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This is not (has never been) merely a group of civic-minded, mild-mannered businessmen concerned about “national security” ….. Hold on, I’ll tell you who and what they are.

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Leadership – http://www.bens.org/about-us/leadership.html

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Bruce E. Mosler - Interim Chairman

<Amelia Bernstein. | B. 1958, jewish. Chairman of Global Brokerage of Cushman & Wakefield Inc. Cushman & Wakefield CEO (2005-); Cushman & Wakefield President, US Operations; Galbreath Riverbank Vice Chairman (1992-?); Riverbank Realty Founder, CEO (-1992); Newmark & Company (early 1980s); Appeal of Conscience Foundation Associate; Biden for President; Bush-Cheney ’04; Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research Foundation Trustee; Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee; Friends of Hillary; Friends of Senator D’Amato 1998 Committee; Gore 2000; Hillary Clinton for President; Hillary Rodham Clinton for US Senate Committee; Lower Manhattan Development Corporation Professional Services Advisory Council; National Urban Technology Center Board of Directors; Partnership for New York City Board of Directors; Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee; Women’s Campaign Forum. Father: John E. Mosler (former Chairman of American Standard, b. 1923, d. 7-Jul-2002); Mother: Sheila Sanders Mosler; Brother: John E. Mosler, Jr.; Sister: Michele A. Mosler; Wife: Wendy B. Fass (15-Aug-1981).

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Stanley A. Weiss - Founding Chairman

…is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Harman International Industries, a member of the Advisory Board of RAND’s Center for Middle East Public Policy, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Council for Excellence in Government, the American Ditchley Foundation, the United Nations Association of the USA, the International Institute for Strategic Studies — and the Royal Institute in the UK. …Weiss is married with two children. He divides his time between his residence in London and his office in Washington DC.

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Montgomery C. Meigs - President & CEO

B. 1945. “Military analyst / pundit.” Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow; MITRE Corporation Trustee.

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Board of Directors and Advisory Council (*Executive Committee)

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Bruce E. Mosler* – Interim Chairman

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Mary M. Boies* – Executive Committee Chairman

<Harvey Weinstein.

<Martha Stewart with (attorney) David and Mary Boies. | David Boies>http://www.nndb.com/people/817/000030727/ | Boies & McInnis LLP – partner; Business Executives for National Security – director; Council on Foreign Relations – director; International Rescue Committee – director; John F. Kennedy School of Government – dean’s council member; Mary Boies Software, Inc. – founder & CEO. Past: CBS – VP; Civil Aeronautics Board – general counsel; MBNA Corporation – director; Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy – governor; Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearing – witness for Democrats. David Boies – spouse. Lives and/or works in Armonk, NY.

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Stanley A. Weiss* – Founding Chairman

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Joseph E. Robert, Jr. – Chairman Emeritus

Founder and Executive Chairman of J.E. Robert Companies.

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Vice Chairmen

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Raphael Benaroya* – Managing Director, Biltmore Capital Group, LLC

<Boys Town Jerusalem Chairman and CEO of United Retail Group, Raphael Benaroya, being presented with official Jerusalem pin by Mayor Uri Lupolianski as Mayor Wildes [Englewood, NJ] looks on.

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Mary M. Boies* – President & CEO, Boies & McInnis LLP

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Denis A. Bovin* – Stone Key Partners LLC

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Landon H. Rowland* – Director & Chairman Emeritus, Janus Capital Group

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Montgomery C. Meigs*, General, USA (RET) – President & CEO

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BENS Advisory Council

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Henry Kissinger – Former Secretary of State

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Robert Rubin – Former Secretary of the Treasury

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Thomas Pickering – Former Ambassador to the United Nations

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William H. Webster – Former FBI and CIA Director

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General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF (Ret.) – Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

<Mel & Betty Sembler. | http://www.cohengroup.net/about/teammember.cfm?id=6 | B. 1943.

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Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN (Ret.) – Former Chief of Naval Operations

<wife Connie. | B. 1944. Chief of Naval Operations (2000-05); Commander-in-Chief, US Atlantic Fleet (1999-2000); Defense Policy Board; Member of the Board of Raytheon (2005-); Rolls-Royce Board of Directors, Rolls Royce North America; Council on Foreign Relations; SRI International Board of Directors (2007-).

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General Michael V. Hayden, USAF (Ret.) – Former Director of Central Intelligence

B. 1945. CIA Director (30-May-2006 to 13-Feb-2009); US Official Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence (2005-06); NSA Director (1999-2005); US National Security Council director for defense policy and arms control. Wife: Jeanine Carrier (3 children); Daughter: Margaret; Son: Michael; Son: Liam.

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General Dennis Reimer, USA (Ret.) – Former Army Chief of Staff

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General Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.) – Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

B. 1945. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-07); Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001-05); US Defense Department Commander-in-Chief, US Southern Command (2000-01); US Defense Department Commander, USMC Forces, Atlantic/Europe/South (1997-2000); John Carroll Society Honorary Member. Wife: Lynne (one son, one daughter); Son: Peter Pace, Jr.; Daughter: Tiffany.

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Admiral William J. Fallon, USN (Ret.) – Former Commander of United States Central Command

B. 1944. Commander-in-Chief, CENTCOM (2007-08); US Defense Department Commander, US Pacific Command (2005-07); Commander-in-Chief, US Atlantic Fleet (2003-05); Vice Chief of Naval Operations (2000-03); Campbell Soup. Wife: Mary Trapp (four children); Daughter: Christina.

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Directors

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Herbert A. Allen, III* – President and CEO, Allen & Company

B. 1940. Estimated net worth, $1.8B (Forbes, 2003). Acquired Columbia Pictures in 1973 for $1M of his own money and $500K of Allen & Company’s. He became chairman, and eventually sold to Coca Cola in a stock swap, at an 1800% profit. Coca Cola’s eventual profit was $3B when Columbia was sold to Sony. | Allen & Company President and CEO; Member of the Board of Allen & Company; Member of the Board of Coca Cola (1982-); Member of the Board of Columbia Pictures (as Chairman); Member of the Board of Convera; Bill Bradley for President; Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee; Friends of Joe Lieberman; George W. Bush for President; Gephardt for President; Joe Lieberman for President; John McCain 2008; McCain 2000; New Leadership for America PAC; Obama for America; Straight Talk America. Wife #2: Ann Reinking.

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J. Kyle Bass – Managing Member and Principal, Hayman Capital Management, L.P.

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Alfred R. Berkeley, III - Chairman, Pipeline Financial Group

B. 1944. NASDAQ President (1996-2003); Alex. Brown & Sons Managing Director; Member of the Board of NASDAQ (1986-91, as Vice Chairman, 1996-2003); National Infrastructure Advisory Council; Bush-Cheney ’04; Forward Together PAC; John McCain 2008; Leadership PAC 2006; The Nature Conservancy Trustee; Obama for America; Romney for President. Vice Chairman of Gentag, Inc.; director of ACI Worldwide, Incorporated; Director of the The World Economic Forum USA and director (was Chairman) of XBRL US; Wife: Muriel VanDusen Berkeley (three daughters).

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Charles G. Boyd – General, USAF (Ret.)

B. 1938. Business Executives for National Security President and CEO (2002-); Council on Foreign Relations Senior VP and Program Director, Washington (2001-02); US Defense Department Exec. Dir., Hart-Rudman National Security Commission (1998); Congressional Staff Strategy Consultant to Speaker Newt Gingrich (c. 1995-98); Congressional Institute Director, 21st Century International Legislators Project (c. 1995-98); US Defense Department Depy. Commander-In-Chief, US European Command (1992-95); US Defense Department Commander, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base (1990-92); US Defense Department Asst. Depy. Chief of Staff, Plans and Operations, USAF; US Defense Department Vice Commander, 8th Air Force, Strategic Air Command (1986-88); US Defense Department Director of Plans, USAF (1988-89); Member of the Board of DRS Technologies, Inc. (2006-); Member of the Board of Forterra Systems; Member of the Board of In-Q-Tel; Bilderberg Group 1999; Center for Strategic & International Studies Commission on Smart Power; The Century Foundation Coordinating Committee, Homeland Security Project; Nixon Center Board of Directors; Taken Prisoner of War Vietnam (22-Apr-1966 to 12-Feb-1973); Tortured. Wife: Jessica Tuchman Mathews (one daughter, one son).

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Norman Chambers – Chairman, President and CEO, NCI Building Systems

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Raymond G. Chambers – Chairman, Amelior Foundation

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William T. Coleman, III – Partner, Alsop Louie Partners, LLC

B. 1948. Cassatt Corporation Founder, CEO; BEA Systems Co-Founder and CEO (1995-2001); BEA Systems Chief Strategy Officer (2001-02); BEA Systems Chief Customer Advocate (2002-03); Sun Microsystems VP and GM, Sun Professional Services; Sun Microsystems VP System Software; VisiCorp Director of Product Development; GTE Manager, High Frequency Systems Group; US Defense Department Chief of Satellite Operations, Office of the Air Force Secy.; Member of the Board of BEA Systems (as Chairman, 1995-2002); Member of the Board of Cassatt Corporation (as Chairman); Member of the Board of Palm (2006-); Member of the Board of SkillSoft Corporation (1999-2004); Member of the Board of Symantec (2003-); Warburg Pincus Information Technology Advisory Board; American Electronics Association Board of Directors; Council on Foreign Relations; Silicon Valley Leadership Group Chairman; Trilateral Commission. Wife: Claudia.

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Cristobal I. Conde – Former President and CEO, SunGard

B. 1959. SunGard CEO (2002-); SunGard President (2000-); SunGard COO (1999-2002); SunGard EVP (1998-99); SunGard CEO, SunGard Trading Systems Group (1991-98); Devon Systems International, Inc. Co-Founder; Member of the Board of Massachusetts Mutual Life (2011-); Member of the Board of SunGard (1999-).

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Howard E. Cox, Jr. – Advisory Partner, Greylock

B. 1944. Greylock Partners Partner (1971-); US Defense Department Systems Analysis, Office of the Secretary (1968-71); National Venture Capital Association Past Chairman; Member of the Board of ADP Totalsource; Member of the Board of American Medical Systems; Member of the Board of Amisys Synertech, Inc.; Member of the Board of APPEX; Member of the Board of Arbor Health Care Co.; Member of the Board of BMR Financial Group; Member of the Board of Cogito Data Systems; Member of the Board of Compdent; Member of the Board of Execucom Systems Corporation; Member of the Board of Globe Newspaper Company (parent of Boston Globe, -1993); Member of the Board of In-Q-Tel; Member of the Board of ISSCO; Member of the Board of Lunar Corporation; Member of the Board of MessageVine; Member of the Board of Rehab Systems; Member of the Board of Share Development; Member of the Board of Stryker (1974-); Member of the Board of Thomas, Thomas & Walsh; Member of the Board of United Publishers; Member of the Board of Vincam; HLM Venture Partners Advisor; Bill Bradley for President; Bush-Cheney ’04; The Commonwealth PAC; Council on Foreign Relations; Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee; George W. Bush for President; John McCain 2008; McCain-Palin Compliance Fund.

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Joseph M. DePinto – President and CEO, 7-Eleven, Inc

B. 1963. 7-Eleven President and CEO (2005-); GameStop President (2005); 7-Eleven VP Operations (2002-05); Thornton Quick Cafe & Market Senior VP and COO; Member of the Board of 7-Eleven; Member of the Board of Jo-Ann Stores (2008-); Member of the Board of OfficeMax (2006-); John McCain 2008.

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Michael P. Galvin – President, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC

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Mark J. Gerencser* – Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

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Ronald J. Gidwitz – Partner, GCG Partners

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G. S. Beckwith Gilbert – President and CEO, Field Point Capital Management Company

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Maurice R. Greenberg – Chairman & CEO, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.

B. 1925. American International Group President & CEO (1967-2005); C. V. Starr and Company President & CEO (1968-); C. V. Starr and Company VP (1960-67); Member of the Board of American International Group (as Chairman, 1989-2005); Member of the Board of C. V. Starr and Company (1965-, as Chairman, 2005-); Alfalfa Club 1990; Asia Society Chairman (past); Bush-Cheney ’04; Bush-Quayle ’92; Council on Foreign Relations; Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Dreier for Congress Committee; Ensign for Senate; Foreign Policy Association Board of Directors; Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee; International Rescue Committee Overseer; Japan Society Board of Directors; John McCain 2008; Friends of Mark Foley; McCain Victory Committee; National Committee on US-China Relations Vice Chairman, Board of Directors; National Republican Senatorial Committee; Nixon Center Chairman; Rely on Your Beliefs Fund; Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee; Securing America’s Future Energy Energy Security Leadership Council; Trilateral Commission; World Technology Network; World Trade Center Memorial Foundation Board of Directors; Bush Pioneer 2000; Bush Pioneer 2004 Ranger; Took the Fifth (12-Apr-2005). Wife: Corinne P. Zuckerman (four children); Son: Jeffrey W. Greenberg (executive, b. 1951); Son: Evan G. Greenberg (executive)

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Thomas H. Holcom, Jr. – President, Military Banking Division, MidCountry Bank

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James L. Jones – General, USMC, (Ret.), Chairman and CEO, Jones Group International

B. 1943. USMC (1967-2007, Gen.). te House National Security Advisor (2009-10); US Chamber of Commerce President, Institute for 21st Century Energy (2008-09); Atlantic Council Chairman (2007-09); US Ambassador Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security (2006-08); NATO Official Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (2003-06); US Marine Corps Commandant (1999-2003); Member of the Board of Boeing (2007-08); Member of the Board of Chevron (2008); Member of the Board of Invacare. Wife: Diane Johnson (four children).

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Earle W. Kazis – President, Earle W. Kazis Associates, Inc.

<Brandeis President Jehuda Reinharz and Earle Kazis.

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Peter N. Larson – Chairman and CEO (Ret.), Brunswick Corporation

B. 1939. Brunswick CEO (1995-2000); Johnson & Johnson Chairman Consumer and Personal Care Group (1992-95); Johnson & Johnson Chairman Sanitary Napkin Business (1990-92); Kimberly-Clark President, Infant Health Care and Adult Products; Johnson & Johnson (1967-78); Member of the Board of Brunswick (as Chairman, 1995-2000); Member of the Board of CIGNA (1997-); Member of the Board of Click Commerce, Inc. (2000-); Member of the Board of Compaq (1993-); Member of the Board of Coty, Inc.; Member of the Board of Johnson & Johnson (1991-95); Member of the Board of Kimberly-Clark; Member of the Board of New York Stock Exchange (2000-03); Advertising Educational Foundation Board of Directors.

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Ramon P. Marks* – Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP

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Christopher C. Melton, Sr.* – Managing Director, The White Oak Group, Inc.

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John P. Morgridge – Chairman of the Board (Ret.), Cisco Systems, Inc.

<wife Tashia Frankfurth. | B. 1933. Net worth $1.5B (Forbes 2006). Cisco President & CEO (1988-95); GRID Systems President & COO (-1988); Stratus Computers VP Marketing (past); Honeywell (twenty years); Member of the Board of Cisco (as Chairman, 1995-2006); American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley Board of Directors (past); American Success PAC; Bill Bradley for President; CARE Board of Directors (1999-); Council on Competitiveness Board of Directors; Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; George W. Bush for President; Gephardt for President; Gore 2000; Hillary Clinton for President; Interplast Board of Directors; John Kerry for President; Kerry Victory 2004; McCain 2000; The Nature Conservancy Board of Directors (1998-, as Chairman 2006-); Obama for America; Obama for Illinois; Searchlight Leadership Fund; Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Board of Directors. Wife: Tashia Frankwurth (m. 13-Aug-1955, three children).

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William F. Murdy* – Chairman and CEO, Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

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Mark S. Newman – Chairman and CEO, DRS Technologies, Inc.

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Frank V. Sica – Managing Partner, Tailwind Capital Partners

B. 1951. Tailwind Capital Managing Partner (2006-); Soros Private Funds Management Senior Advisor (2003-06); Soros Private Funds Management President (2000-03); Soros Private Funds Management Managing Director (1998-2000); Morgan Stanley Co-CEO, Merchant Banking Division (1997-98); Morgan Stanley Managing Director (1988-98); Member of the Board of CSG Systems International; Member of the Board of Emmis Communications; Member of the Board of JetBlue; Member of the Board of Kohl’s (1988-); Member of the Board of NorthStar Realty Finance Corporation; Member of the Board of Onvoy, Inc.; Americans for a Republican Majority; Bush-Cheney ’04; Cancer Research Institute Board of Directors; Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; Free and Strong America PAC; George W. Bush for President; John McCain 2008; Kay Bailey Hutchison for Senate; Lindsey Graham for Senate; McCain-Palin Victory 2008; National Republican Senatorial Committee; Romney for President; Solutions America PAC. Wife: Colleen McMahon (m. 16-May-1981).

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Donald V. Smith – Senior Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin

A director of CSG Systems International Inc. & director of the Princeton (NJ) Health Care Foundation. 67 years old.

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Paul G. Stern*- Chairman, Claris Capital, LLC

B. 1938 in Czechoslovakia. Thayer Capital Partners Partner (1995-); Arlington Capital Partners Founding Partner (1999-); Forstmann Little & Co. Special Partner (1993-95); Northern Telecom CEO (1989-93); Northern Telecom Vice Chairman (1989-90); Unisys President (1986-87); Burroughs President and COO (1982-86); Burroughs EVP Engineering and Manufacturing (1981-82); Rockwell Automation President of Commercial Electronics Operations; Rockwell Automation VP; Braun AG Chairman and CEO; IBM; Member of the Board of Dow Chemical (1992-); Member of the Board of ManTech International (2004-); Member of the Board of Northern Telecom (1988-93, as Chairman, 1990-93); Member of the Board of Whirlpool (1990-); US Official Trustee, Library of Congress; Business Executives for National Security Board of Directors; Council on Foreign Relations; Gore 2000; Hudson Institute Trustee Emeritus; Kennedy Center Trustee.

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John H. Streicker – Chairman, Sentinel Real Estate Corporation

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Edwin A. Wahlen, Jr.* – Managing Partner, CGW Southeast Partners