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Mr. Grace is the Managing Director for Grace Venture Partners, LP and Grace Restaurant Partners, LP. Mr. Grace is President of Phelps Grace International, Inc. an Orlando, Florida-based investment management company. He is also Managing Director of Grace Associates, GP. Mr. Grace is the Founder and past Chairman, President and CEO of The Capital Grille & Bugaboo Creek Steak House chains, which he took public in 1994 (NASDAQ: RARE). Mr. Grace sold his chains and was a Director and former Vice Chairman of the combined companies, RARE Hospitality International, Inc. Mr. Grace was elected Chairman of the Board of Homestyle Buffet, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed 34-unit buffet-style restaurant chain, based in Palm Harbor, Florida. Mr. Grace has also owned 5% or greater positions in a number of public companies: Rusty Pelican Restaurants, Perception Technology, NHD Stores, Software Spectrum and Leisure Concepts. Mr. Grace is a Trustee of Johnson & Wales University, where he serves as Chairman of both the Executive and the Investment Committees; a Trustee of Bryant University, where he also serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee; and a director of Shawmut Design and Construction, Inc in Boston. Mr. Grace graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Vermont. | 