Mr. Hackman has been a member of our board of directors since our inception and a partner of Mercator Capital since its formation in 1999. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Hackman was a principal and co-founder of Hackman, Baring & Co. Incorporated, a boutique investment bank specializing in the communications industry. From 1997 until 1999, Mr. Hackman served as Co-Head of Communications & Media in the investment banking group at PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities. From 1981 to 1990, Mr. Hackman served as Co-Head of Communications in the investment banking group at Kidder, Peabody & Co., an investment banking firm. Mr. Hackman received a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. |