Jim Kirsner

From 1993 until 2001, Mr. Kirsner was the Chief Financial Officer and head of Barra Ventures at Barra, Inc., an investment risk management services company. From 1967 until 1993, Mr. Kirsner was an audit professional with Arthur Andersen LLP, an international accounting and consulting firm. Mr. Kirsner was a partner in the firm from 1977 until 1993. Mr. Kirsner has served on the boards of the following public companies: Ask Jeeves, Inc., Bank of Marin Bancorp, and Advent Software, Inc. and is currently on the Board of Fair Isaac Corporation. In addition Mr. Kirsner served on the board of Cool Systems, Inc., a private company. Mr. Kirsner received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and was a General Course Student at the London School of Economics. Mr. Kirsner brings extensive financial and accounting expertise to the Board of Directors. On the public company boards he has served as chair of audit and compensation committees and is qualified as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under SEC guidelines.