Gene, a CPA, joined General American Investors Company in May 2005 and was appoiEugenented administrative and financial officer in July 2005 and chief compliance officer in January 2006. He served as a vice president of Prudential Financial, Inc. (1987-2004) with increasing responsibilities for accounting and financial management in the area of regulated investment products, including closed-end funds. Prior thereto, he gained diverse audit experience at Deloitte & Touche (1982-1987). During early 2005, he served as the chief financial officer of a business development company with investments in the energy industry. Gene is a member of the closed-end fund and chief compliance officer committees of the Investment Company Institute. He received a B.S. in Accounting, cum laude, from Rider University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Rutgers University. |