Richard M. Burridge

RICHARD M. BURRIDGE, CFA, is Chairman & Chief Investment Officer of The
Burridge Group LLC. Mr. Burridge was associated with Alliance Capital
Management Corporation for twelve years, as Vice Chairman and Director
and as Manager of its Chicago office — then the second largest in
Alliance Capital. Under his management, the office grew in assets from
approximately $1 billion to approximately $3 billion over a ten-year
period. He was formerly Treasurer and Manager of the endowment assets of
the University of Chicago, where he successfully restructured the
endowment holdings into a growth-oriented portfolio. His experience also
includes seventeen years with The Northern Trust Company, as Director of
the research function and Senior Vice President for eight years. He has
earned a B.S. degree in finance from the University of Colorado. Mr.
Burridge is a past president of the Financial Analysts Society of
Chicago and a former Director of the National Financial Analysts
Federation. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Fort Dearborn
Income Securities, a closed-end bond fund, and a Director of the Lincoln
National Income Fund and the Lincoln National Convertible Securities
Fund, both listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He also serves on the
board of Cincinnati Financial Corporation. His varied civic activities
include service as Director of Blue Cross of Illinois, President and
Director of LaRabida Children’s Hospital and former Trustee of the
Village of Hinsdale.