Dr. Bienen has been a director of Gleacher & Company since May 2010 and serves as a member of the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance.  Mr. Bienen is Chairman of Rasmussen College and President Emeritus of Northwestern University. From 1995 to 2009, Dr. Bienen served as the President of Northwestern University, where he was one of the first three presidents awarded the Carnegie Corporation’s award for academic leadership. Prior to becoming president of Northwestern, Dr. Bienen served as dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. While at Princeton, he was named the William Stewart Tod Professor of Public and International Affairs and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor.  Dr. Bienen is a member of the board of directors of the Grosvenor Registered Multi Strategy Fund (TI 1), LLC, the Grosvenor Registered Multi Strategy Fund (TI 2), LLC, the Grosvenor Registered Multi Strategy Fund (TE), LLC, the Grosvenor Registered Multi Strategy Master Fund, LLC and Ryan Specialty Group, and a member of the board of directors of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, serving on its executive committee.  In addition, Dr. Bienen serves as chairman of the Ithaka Harbors board of trustees and serves on the board of Onconova Therapeutics. In the past, Dr. Bienen has served as chair of the executive committee of the Association of American Universities. He is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics as well as the American Political Science Association, for which he also serves as a member of the investment committee. Dr. Bienen previously served on the boards of directors of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. until its purchase by JP Morgan Chase & Co. in 2008, and SPSS Inc. from 2007 until 2009 when the company was sold to IBM Corporation.   Dr. Bienen received a bachelor’s degree with honors from Cornell University and a master’s degree and Ph.D., both from the University of Chicago.