Mr. Cardin joined us as a director in April 2003, and since June 1996, has been managing director of Harvard Growth Strategies, a consulting firm which advises clients on business strategies, financing, and marketing. From 1974 to 1981, he was first a member and then a partner and a director of the Cambridge Research Institute, a strategic planning consulting firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1985 he founded and acted as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of O'Deli Corporation, a publicly traded food franchiser. O'Deli grew to 50 franchisees before its acquisition by Pacific Equities. From 1970 to 1971 he held a faculty appointment in international finance at the Harvard Business School. Dr. Cardin earned his MBA with distinction and his Doctorate in Finance from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. He earned a Bachelor's degree in economics Summa Cum Laude from Tufts University. |