Jarvis C. Stewart is Ian Reid's Chairman and Managing Partner. Mr. Stewart provides corporate and institutional strategy for a wide-range of companies in sectors such as homeland security, banking and financial services, energy and emerging markets. His clients include Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized firms and small businesses poised for domestic and international growth. He is also a partner in several private equity funds and a director for two privately held companies. A native Texan, Mr. Stewart served as Chief of Staff to former United States Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) and Special Assistant to Clinton Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman. He is a frequent speaker on issues relating to business and corporate development and public policy. He has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Black Enterprise magazines, and is a founding partner of the Washington Nationals, a Major League Baseball franchise. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife Stacey and daughters Madeleine Reid and Savannah Francies.

Nicholas Owens is a native Mississippian who served as National Ombudsman for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in the Bush Administration. Mr. Owens has also provided corporate strategy, branding and government relations for healthcare companies, health-technology firms and financial institutions. He is a former external affairs director for the National Credit Union Association.

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