CFA Society of Columbus May 18 2016 Luncheon 

Plesae join CFA Society of Columbus in welcoming JANA Partners' David DiDomenico and Barry Rosenstein as our guest speakers for the May 18 luncheon.

"A JANA Activist Case Study"

David DiDomenico is a Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager at JANA Partners LLC. Prior to joining JANA in 2010, Mr. DiDomenico was a Managing Director of New Mountain Capital and the Portfolio Manager of the New Mountain Vantage Fund from 2005 to 2010. He was previously an Associate Portfolio Manager at Neuberger Berman from 2002 to 2005. From 1999 to  2002, Mr. DiDomenico was a member of the Acquisitions Team at Starwood Capital Group where he focused on corporate and real estate transactions. From 1998-1999, he was an Analyst at Tiger Management. Mr. DiDomenico received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1998 and an A.B. in Government from Harvard College in 1992 (Magna Cum Laude). Mr. DiDomenico serves on the board of directors of the TEAK Fellowship and Lincoln Center Theater.

Barry Rosenstein is the Managing Partner of JANA Partners LLC, an event-driven investment manager that he founded in 2001 which is located in New York. JANA focuses on companies with a compelling valuation and various catalysts to realize value. JANA also has a proven track record in activist investing and has been a successful activist in numerous companies including ConAgra, PetSmart, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Apache, URS, Safeway, Ashland, Marathon Petroleum, McGraw Hill, CNET and Kerr-McGee.

Mr. Rosenstein graduated from Lehigh University in 1981 (Phi Beta Kappa) and earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business in 1984. Mr. Rosenstein serves on the board of directors of Walgreens Boots Alliance and is a trustee of Brown University, the US Olympic Foundation, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

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