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Prior to joining Willis Stein & Partners, Mr. Pool was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Group of Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation ("CSFB") in New York, where he worked from November 2000 to May 2001 following CSFB's acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation ("DLJ"). Mr. Pool joined DLJ in 1994, where he co-founded and headed the Private Fund Group. From 1985 to 1994, he was an investment banker with Merrill Lynch & Co., and from 1980 to 1985, he worked in the Corporate Finance Group of Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated. Before attending business school, he was a commercial lending officer with The Bank of New York. Mr. Pool received an M.B.A. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and he holds a B.S. degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia.
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