The Carlyle Group

The Carlyle Group is one of the world’s largest private equity firms, with more than $71.4 billion under management. With 54 funds across four investment disciplines (buyouts, venture & growth capital, real estate and leveraged finance), Carlyle combines global vision with local insight, relying on a top-flight team of more than 400 investment professionals operating out of offices in 19 countries to uncover superior opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. While open to opportunities wherever they can be found, Carlyle focuses on sectors in which it has demonstrated expertise: aerospace & defense, automotive & transportation, consumer & retail, energy & power, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, real estate, technology & business services and telecommunications & media. References and examples of previous work Bob Grady serves on the investment committees of CVP, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners (“CAGP”) and Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (“CETP”). He is based in San Francisco. Bob is a former Director of Blackboard (Nasdaq: “BBBB”) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Carlyle portfolio companies AuthenTec, The Health Central Network, Ingenio, Panasas, Secure Elements, Verari Systems, and USBX. Mr. Grady is a former director and served as Chairman in 2006-2007 of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

References and examples of previous work Bob Grady serves on the investment committees of CVP, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners (“CAGP”) and Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (“CETP”). He is based in San Francisco. Bob is a former Director of Blackboard (Nasdaq: “BBBB”) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Carlyle portfolio companies AuthenTec, The Health Central Network, Ingenio, Panasas, Secure Elements, Verari Systems, and USBX. Mr. Grady is a former director and served as Chairman in 2006-2007 of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).