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James V. Kimsey is an Independent Director of JER Investors Trust Inc. Mr. Kimsey is most widely known as the Founding CEO of America Online, Inc. In 1996, he became AOL Chairman Emeritus and turned his energies to new challenges in business, philanthropy and personal diplomacy through the creation of the Kimsey Foundation. He currently holds a Presidential appointment to the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees and is Chairman of the International Commission on Missing Persons. He is a member of the board of directors of several companies, including Capital One Financial Corporation and Thayer Capital. He also contributes his leadership to numerous civic and charitable organizations. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Washington National Opera and the National Symphony. Mr. Kimsey is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. | 