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Jim Anderson is president of SVB Analytics, a wholly owned subsidiary of SVB Financial Group. SVB Analytics provides solutions to analytical problems that are specific to emerging growth technology, life science and venture capital companies. In that regard, SVB Analytics is rendering valuation opinions for clients to help them comply with IRC 409A and delivering capitalization management solutions through the firms controlling stake in eProsper, Inc. Anderson joined Silicon Valley Bank in 1999 and has served in a variety of capacities, most recently as a founder, president and chief investment officer of SVB Asset Management, a non-bank affiliate of Silicon Valley Bank. He was also a founder and managing director of SVB Securities, Silicon Valley Bank's broker dealer subsidiary. These groups today hold total client assets in excess of $16 billion. Anderson is a member of the Asset Liability Committee, which has responsibility for strategy and management of Silicon Valley Bank's $2 billion investment portfolio. He is the editor of the weekly Investment Strategy Outlook, published by SVB Asset Management and Anderson speaks frequently on the economy and financial matters for emerging growth companies. Anderson has more than 25 years experience in investment banking, asset management, and commercial banking, assisting clients with corporate finance strategies, valuations, M&A and investments, including 20 years in the technology and life science sectors. Prior to joining Silicon Valley Bank in 1999, Anderson was managing director of technology investment banking for CIBC Oppenheimer where he was responsible for initiating the firm's entry into the technology sector in 1991. He has worked with a wide range of firms, including small development stage companies and multi-billion dollar investment grade corporations. In his early banking career, Anderson held several positions with Chase Manhattan Bank, including managing the West Africa Region for three years based in Dakar, Senegal. He also worked as a software engineer at Electronic Data Systems and served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Zaire. Anderson earned an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the State University of New York. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Anderson resides in San Francisco with his two children. | 