Credit Suisse

Nadim Barakat joined DLJ Asset Management in January 1999 and is currently a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Customized Fund Investment Group responsible for relationship management, deal sourcing and conducting due diligence on private equity investments. Previously, Mr. Barakat was a Vice President of DLJ Asset Management. Prior to that, Mr. Barakat was in the mergers and acquisitions group of Chase Securities from 1994 to 1997 and in the venture capital group of a private fund in 1998. Mr. Barakat received a Bachelors of Science degree in Systems Engineering from The University of Virginia in 1994.