Richard A. Barone

RICHARD A. BARONE is President and CEO of Maxus Investment Group. His
career as a leader in the investment industry spans a period of more
than 30 years. As a Founder of Maxus Investment Group in 1973, he
presides over one of the oldest and largest privately held investment
advisory and securities brokerage firms in the Midwest. In addition to
his investment management responsibilities to institutional and high net
worth clients, Mr. Barone is also the Manager of the Maxus Income Fund,
the Maxus Equity Fund, and the Maxus Aggressive Value Fund. He is a
graduate of Georgetown University with a degree in Economics and has
undertaken graduate studies at both Georgetown and Northwestern
Universities.