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Bruce B. Dunnan       Bruce B. Dunnan

Bruce brings a successful career as a portfolio manager and investment advisor to Grosvenor. Prior to co-founding the Grosvenor Funds, Mr. Dunnan was President of Dunnan Securities Advisors, Inc., an investment advisory firm based in Washington, D.C. He began his career at the First National Bank of Atlanta before moving to Washington where he worked ten years at Alex Brown & Sons. Immediately prior to founding Dunnan Securities, he was a Senior Vice President of Investments with Dean Witter Reynolds. Over the past 13 years Bruce and his partners have made over 60 venture capital investments.

Bruce is involved in numerous civic activities, including prior service as Chairman of St. Albans School and Board Member for the Episcopal Children's Center and the Columbia Hospital for Women. Currently he is on the Board of the Washington Home and Hospice where he chairs the Investment Committee. Bruce graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1976 and the University of North Carolina School of Business (Chapel Hill) in 1978.

Mr. Dunnan sits on the Board of GetWellNetwork.

     
Douglas M. Dunnan  

    Douglas M. Dunnan

Doug is a Managing Partner of The Grosvenor Funds, which he co-founded in 1994. Grosvenor is currently investing its fourth fund targeting early-stage, IP protected technologies addressing large market opportunities, with an East Coast geographic focus. Over the past 13 years Doug and his partners have made over 60 venture capital investments.

Prior to co-founding Grosvenor, Doug spent 10 years at Salomon Brothers. After six years in corporate finance covering technology and media companies, Doug spent two years on the Chairman's strategic planning staff. Then during his final two years at Salomon, Doug headed the private placement of equity, where he developed a network of participants in the private capital markets and oversaw numerous private equity financings.

Doug graduated from Cornell University, Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago Business School. Doug also practiced law with the Kirkland & Ellis venture group in Chicago from 1980 to 1982.

Mr. Dunnan sits on the Board of Portero, Inc.

     
C. Bowdoin Train       C. Bowdoin Train

Mr. Train is a Managing Partner of The Grosvenor Funds, having joined the firm in December, 1995. Grosvenor is currently investing its fourth fund targeting early-stage, IP protected technologies addressing large market opportunities, with an East Coast geographic focus. Over the past 13 years, Mr. Train and his partners have made over 60 venture capital investments.

Prior to joining Grosvenor, Mr. Train spent most of his career advising, financing, managing and funding private companies across several industries, including health care, telecommunications and environmental services. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Mr. Train practiced law with Shaw, Pittman, LLP, in Washington, DC. His practice focused on corporate finance, including venture capital transactions and mergers and acquisitions. In 1991, Mr. Train joined the administration of President George Bush as a senior official at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Among his charitable activities, Mr. Train serves on the boards of The Nature Conservancy (Maryland/DC Chapter), the African Wildlife Foundation, the Ocean Foundation and he previously completed three years of service on the Board of Hospice Care of the District of Columbia.

Mr. Train sits on the Boards of ARPU, Inc., BDMetrics, H3 Inc., iMove, Inc., Inside Higher Ed, and Qmobile.

     
Oak Strawbridge   Oak Strawbridge

Oak joined The Grosvenor Funds in early 2000 and has worked on investments in telecommunications, software and life sciences. In addition to evaluating new investment opportunities, he assists and monitors a number of existing portfolio companies including AppForge, Enamics, Mobile 365, Omeros and Yotta Yotta. Oak also oversees finance, accounting and regulatory compliance activities for the firm.

Oak joined The Grosvenor Funds after completing his MBA at Georgetown University. While at Georgetown, he worked in the New Product Development Group at Concert Communications and was a regional champion and a national finalist in the 2000 National Venture Capital Investment Competition. Prior to attending Georgetown, Oak served as a marketing consultant with IGOR Communications where he lead IGOR's technology marketing consultancy. Oak began his career at Subsystems Technologies, Inc. as a systems analyst developing logistics software for the Federal Aviation Association. Oak graduated from George Washington University in 1994.

Oak serves on the Board of Catalyst IT Services, and doublePOSITIVE.

     
Heather Nicholas  

Heather L. Humphrey, Office Administrator

Heather has been with the Grosvenor Funds since 1996.  She manages all administrative operations of the funds, including investor relations and cash management. She also assists in accounting and internal and external reporting.  Heather attended DePauw University and is a graduate of Wayne State University.