Matthew K. Behrent is 36 years old. Since June 2005 he has been the Senior Vice President and Chief Acquisitions Officer at Glenayre Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqNM:GEMS), a company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of CD's and DVD's primarily for Universal Music. Before joining Glenayre Technologies, Mr. Behrent was an investment banker, working as a Vice President at Revolution Partners, a technology focused investment bank in Boston, from March 2004 until June 2005 and as an associate in Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation's technology mergers and acquisitions group from June 2000 until January 2003. From June 1998 to May 2000, Mr. Behrent practiced law with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York, advising financial sponsors and corporate clients in connection with financings and mergers and acquisitions transactions. Mr. Behrent received his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1997, and his B.A. in Political Science and Political Theory from Hampshire College in 1992. |