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RICHARD S. FURLIN, CFA, CAIA

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OVERVIEW

Media-focused Investment Banker with 6+ years of Strategy Development at

Fortune 500 Media Company. Financial advisor to several traditional &

internet media companies, principal of MovieArb, and co-founder of BIR.

MBA from the #1 ranked entrepreneurial school. Exceptional skills in

strategy, financial modeling, project management, cross-organizational

collaboration and extensive track record of developing/launching innovative

products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chatsworth Group, LLC, Greenwich, CT

Sept 08 - Current

Managing Director - Technology, Media, Telecommunications

Developed financing strategies, pitch books, and marketed investments to

institutional investors.

. Raised $5 million for a data center protection company,

. Advisor to Tournament One a video game/lottery software company

. Advisor to Film Annex (www.filmannex.com) an Internet movie

distributor

. Advisor to IndieVest (www.indievest.com) an Internet-based film

financier

. Advisor to The Vine Studios producer of Work of Genius, a fine art

reality show

. Advisor/Principal of MovieArb an innovative $250 million movie fund

utilizing a neural network formula for predicting movie success and

used by one of the top Hollywood studios

Best Independent Research, LLC, New York, NY Sep.

04 - Dec 07

Sr. VP/Co-Owner, Research Publishing

Best Independent Research was a consortium of the five best equity research

firms in the country founded to capitalize on the 2003 Global Research

Settlement. Lead all equity research product development and marketing

efforts targeting retail brokerage firms throughout the US. Conceptualized

and lead company's efforts developing BIR index products culminating with

the launch of three Exchange Traded Funds on April 2, 2007 (tickers: BST,

BES, BMV)

Bowne & Co., New York, NY

Nov. 03 - Sep. 04

Senior Director, Retail Brokerage Segment

Recruited by previous manager to revitalize under-performing division of

the world's largest financial printing company with revenues in excess of

$1 billion. Developed a comprehensive market entrance strategic plan

including market sizing, industry trends, company and competitive analysis,

product strategy, and financial projections. Directed public relations and

advertising. Lead sales personnel.

The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY Oct.

97 - Nov. 03

Senior Director of Analytic Products (Sep. 02 - Nov. 03)

Responsible for marketing and management of all content derived from S&P's

analytic group. With combine revenues exceeding $100 million, the analytic

products included S&P indexes, exchange traded funds, asset management,

independent equity and mutual fund research. Worked with public relations

and advertising to increase the visibility of S&P independent research

Senior Product Manager (Apr. 00 - Aug. 02)

Responsible for S&P Advisor Services premier financial information

products, Advisor Insight and US MarketScope. Despite widespread industry

cutbacks, increased revenues 14% to $23 million in '01. Wrote

technological specification documents for several web-based products.

Created and managing development of unique television pilot, "Index

Makers", which ultimately led to the 10-year run of Business Week

television.

Director of Strategic Planning (Oct. 97 - Apr. 00)

Assisted senior management with analyzing core businesses and developing

long-term strategic plans. Assisted CFO in annual budget preparation and

monitoring monthly results. Built financial valuations models for several

potential acquisition candidates, alliances, and divestitures

M. Fabrikant & Sons, Inc., New York, NY Sep

94- Sep 97

Sr. Financial Analyst/ Accounting

M. Fabrikant was the largest jewelry wholesaler in the US with combined

sales exceeding $1 billion. Assisted CFO/COO in all facets of running $1

billion international company. Built financial models projecting cash

requirements to meet borrowing covenants. Compiled budgets and financials

statements for parent and subsidiaries.

Union Bank of Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland Investment Banking Intern

Summer 1994

Assisted structured finance team on Gencore's $1.2 billion acquisition of

Shell Oil's mineral assets. Aided in construction of financial model to

evaluate loan viability under various economic scenarios. Conducted annual

financial review of African gold mine loan.

John A. Levin & Co., Inc. New

York, NY Account Administrator

1990-1992

Assisted $10 billion portfolio manager with account maintenance,

performance reporting and customer relationship management.

EDUCATION

Babson College Graduate School of Business, Babson Park, MA

Jan 93 - Sept. 94

Babson is consistently rated by US News & World Report as the #1

entrepreneurial school in the country, and one of the leading specialty

business schools.

Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance and

entrepreneurship

. Graduated Summa Cum Laude - 3.64 GPA

. Exceeded credit requirements while finishing a semester early

University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Sept 85 - June 89

Ranked by US News & World Report as a Tier 1 school

Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Finance

INTERESTS

. Piano (classical and pop)

. Judo (2nd degree Black Belt) and Karate (Black Belt)

. Director/Treasurer - New York Open Judo - the largest Judo tournament in

North America

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