Donald W. Mitchell

Mr. Mitchell is chairman and chief executive officer of Mitchell and Company, a management consulting firm established in 1977 which specializes in business strategy and financial consulting for major companies. His consulting clients are predominately found among the nation's 200 largest corporations. As one evidence of the firm's success, since 1977 Mitchell and Company's clients have increased their share values by more than $37 billion faster than the Standard and Poor's 500 Average has risen, following the implementation of an action recommended by the firm.

In 1981, Mr. Mitchell founded Mitchell Investment Management Company, Inc., a firm specializing in acquisitions. He also serves as its president. Mr. Mitchell's clients are primarily successful executives in major corporations and entrepreneurs.

In 1989, Mr. Mitchell founded Leading Executive Organizations 100, Inc., and serves as the company's president. The company provides advanced executive training to CEOs, CFOs, division presidents, and investor relations executives through OUTSTANDING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, LEADING CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS, LEADING DIVISION PRESIDENTS 100, SHARE PRICE GROWTH 100, and TWENTY TIMES PROGRESS. Over 150 major companies participate in these groups each year.

Mr. Mitchell has been quoted in Business Week, Chief Executive Magazine, Dun's Business Month, Financial World, Forbes, Fortune, Institutional Investor, Money, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal, and by ABC News and United Press International concerning business strategy and investments. Mr. Mitchell is listed in many biographical references including Who's Who in the World. He has published over 20 articles on these subjects as well.

Prior to founding Mitchell and Company, Mr. Mitchell was Director, Strategic Planning for Heublein, Inc. His position prior to Heublein was as a project manager at the Boston Consulting Group Inc.

Mr. Mitchell has an A.B. degree magna cum laude from Harvard College and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. While studying for his J.D. degree he attended Harvard Business School and pursued the field of marketing. He is a member of the bar in Massachusetts. He currently serves on the board of Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts. Mr. Mitchell is the former treasurer of the Harvard Law School Association and is a former director of the Harvard Alumni Association.