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Divakar joined the firm, Pacesetter Capital Group in 1993 and co-founded Pacesetter Growth Fund, LP., in 1997. He is the Funds General Partner and also the Executive Vice President of Pacesetter Capital Group. Divakar has over 23 years of private equity experience, most recently with Equico Capital Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Equitable Life Insurance Corp. At Equico, he served as Executive Vice President, from 1987 to 1993, and was in charge of identifying, structuring and executing transactions. Divakar has been instrumental in the formation of many highly successful companies including Radio One (Nasdaq: ROIA), Z-Spanish Radio and City-Wide Broadcasting. He is a past Chairman of the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC). Divakar serves on the Board of Directors of Biogenex Laboratories. Divakar received a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, India, a Masters in Materials Science from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles. | 