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Key Employees of Livermore Research include ...

Diogo Teixeira, Chief Executive Officer - Diogo has been involved in financial services for 20 years since starting his career at the Bank One credit card division in 1982. He was a consultant at McKinsey and Partner at Ernst & Young between 1985 and 1993. In 1993, he founded and became CEO of TowerGroup, a position he held until 2000. TowerGroup is the leading advisory research firm for technology in financial services. Mr. Teixeira founded Fiducité, a vertical portal, during 2001. He has been an active industry speaker and article writer over the years and holds degrees from MIT and Harvard Business School.

Pierre duPont, Senior Vice President, Business Development - Pierre duPont is a seasoned entrepreneur, having co-founded three technology companies over the past 15 years. He started his career at BBN in 1983 as a research scientist and software engineer in computational linguistics, parallel processing, and statistical data analysis. In 1990 he co-founded Division Group PLC (a real-time computer graphics hardware and virtual prototyping software company) in the UK, responsible for world-wide sales and marketing through its IPO in 1993. In 1997 he led a World Economic Forum subsidiary to create a video-conferencing systems integration service, which was subsequently sold to USWeb. In 1998 he co-founded Zephyr Document Exchange, sold in 2000 to IntraLinks. Pierre holds a joint BS in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton.

Raymond Ferrara, Chief Technology Officer - Ray has been involved in technology his whole career. He started at Digital Equipment Corporation in 1981, rising to Manager of Advanced Development. In 1994, he became a consultant for EDS/SHL Systemhouse, where he built very large data warehouses for banks and other financial institutions. From 1995 to 2001, he was a Senior Manager at KPMG advising banks on their use of technology. He joined Fiducité in 2001, as CEO and Chief Operating Officer and is still active with that firm. Ray has tracked data modeling and Internet software for years. He holds degrees from MIT and Harvard Business School and is an avid rugby enthusiast.

Brian O'Keeffe, Director of Research - Brian is responsible for day-to-day database monitoring, the research schedule and primary research document creation. He has authored a number of our Reports, especially the ones dealing with measurement and testing. He comes to us from Fidelity Investments where he worked in Retail Brokerage and then in the Corporate Actions Division. Brian also worked at Fiducité in 2001. He holds a BA from The University of New Hampshire and an MBA from Babson College.

John Skillings, Director of Sales and Marketing - John manages day-to-day sales and client account management responsibilities for Livermore. He brings sales and marketing and industry research experience to Livermore from his previous sales career with the Yankee Group. John holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire.

Chris Silva, Research Analyst - Chris is a research analyst, working on a variety of topics dealing with Credit Cards and the online service channel. Chris is a veteran of the research industry, having previously worked in the ECommerce Strategies Practice at IDC and as Marketing and Business Development Manager at XSP Research firm Summit Strategies. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at The University of Massachusetts.

Michael Friedman, Research Analyst - Michael is a seasoned research analyst with experience consulting to industries including apparel, consumer packaged goods, software and manufacturing. He has performed work for the Department of Justice on the US v Microsoft trial and developed a new line of functional foods for a
leading producer of snacks and confectionary products. Michael holds a BA in Economics and an MS in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Rochester.

Tanecia Cornwall-Elysee, Testing Account Manager - Tanecia handles day-to-day confidential account testing, data capture, operations and monitoring. In addition, she manages our base of real test accounts. She brings significant banking industry experience to Livermore from her previous career with the East Cambridge Savings Bank as a Marketing Manager. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations from the Northeastern University, and an MS in Management from Emmanuel College.

James Byrne, Research Analyst - Jim is a research analyst covering DDA and TDA accounts. Prior to joining Livermore, Jim spent four years on Wall Street as a Futures and Index Options Trader and member of the New York Board of Trade for one of the premiere Specialist Firms in the industry. He also worked at John Hancock Signature Services from 1998 thru 2000. Jim attended Worcester State College focusing in International Finance and Trade.

Derek Glanz, Research Analyst - Derek covers small business and consumer card accounts for Livemore. Prior to joining Livermore, Derek worked in a variety of communcations roles, including tenures with Major League Baseball in both St. Loius and the Dominican Republic. Derek holds a BA from Harvard University, and is currently pursuing his PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

For more information on Livermore Research, contact John Skillings at john.skillings@livermoreresearch.com or 781-455-1102. Livermore Research is located at 629 Highland Ave; Needham, MA 02494.