Special Advisors
John A. Canning, Jr.
John A. Canning, Jr. is Chairman of Madison Dearborn Partners,
LLC ("MDP"), which specializes in management buyout and special equity
investing. MDP manages over $14 billion of committed capital and
portfolio investments. Prior to founding MDP in 1993, Mr. Canning spent
24 years with First Chicago Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice
President of The First National Bank of Chicago and President of First
Chicago Venture Capital. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors
of The Economic Club of Chicago, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club,
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, TransUnion Corp., and Children's Inner
City Educational Fund. He also serves on the Boards of Trustees of the
Big Shoulders Fund, The Chicago Community Trust, The Field Museum,
Museum of Science and Industry, and Northwestern University. Mr. Canning
is also a Commissioner of the Irish Pension Reserve Fund and a Director
and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Mr. Canning has an
A.B. from Denison University and a J.D. from Duke University.
Ellen Carnahan
Ms. Carnahan has nearly twenty years of private equity investment
experience. In spring 2007, she co-founded Seyen Capital. Ms. Carnahan
joined William Blair Capital Partners in 1988. From 1988 until 2007,
she led the Technology Team and Investments with William Blair Capital
Partners (WBCP), a series of private equity funds investing in growth
companies. Ms. Carnahan served as Managing Director of four of the
seven funds affiliated with William Blair & Company LLC. A highly
successful investor, Ms. Carnahan has hired and developed teams as well
as created best practices for sourcing and leading investments. Ms.
Carnahan has served on the Boards, Audit and Compensation Committees
of over twenty-five public and private companies. Currently she serves
as a director of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG) and Vericept
Corporation. Recognized as "one of the 100 most influential women in
Chicago" by Crain's Chicago Business, Ms. Carnahan is also the 2003
recipient of the Illinois Venture Capital Association's "Fellowship Award"
and the Girl Scouts of Chicago "Luminary Award." Ms. Carnahan is a CPA
and holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame, magna cum laude; she
earned an MBA from the University of Chicago, with highest honors.
Ellen A. Rudnick
Ms. Rudnick currently serves as Executive Director and Clinical
Professor of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of
Chicago Graduate School of Business. The Polsky Center supports students,
faculty and alumni of the University of Chicago in the development of new
ventures and related education. Prior to this appointment Ms. Rudnick
spent twenty-five years in business management and entrepreneurial activities.
Ms Rudnick's responsibilities have included Co-Founder and Chairman of
Pacific Biometrics, President of HCIA and CEO of its predecessor company,
Healthcare Knowledge Resources, and Corporate Vice President of Baxter
Healthcare, President and Founder of Baxter Management Services Division
and Director of Strategic Planning for Baxter. She currently serves on
the boards of Liberty Mutual Insurance, Patterson Companies (PDCO),
First Midwest Bank (FMBI) and Health Management Systems (HMSY). She
has previously served on the boards of Oxford Health Plans, NCCI and
NephRx. She also serves on the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Foundation
Board. Ellen received an MBA from the University of Chicago and a B.A.
from Vassar College.