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Lloyd C. Blankfein Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Goldman Sachs

Mr. Blankfein has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Goldman Sachs since June 2006 and a director since April 2003. Previously, he had been President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2004. Prior to that, from April 2002 until January 2004, he was a Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, with management responsibility for Goldman Sachs’ Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Division (FICC) and Equities Division (Equities). Prior to becoming a Vice Chairman, he had served as co-head of FICC since its formation in 1997. From 1994 to 1997, he headed or co-headed the Currency and Commodities Division. Mr. Blankfein is not on the board of any public company other than Goldman Sachs. He is affiliated with certain non-profit organizations, including as a member of the Harvard University Committee on University Resources, the Advisory Board of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and the Governing Board of the Indian School of Business, an overseer of the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and a director of the Partnership for New York City and Catalyst.

Ms. Mills was appointed as Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration by President Barack Obama and was sworn-in in April of 2009.  With a portfolio of direct and guaranteed business loans and disaster loans worth more than $90 billion, SBA is the nation’s largest single financial backer of small business.  Ms. Mills also has distinguished herself as a passionate advocate for small business policy that encourages innovation, economic development and job creation.  Most recently, as the president of MMP Group, Ms. Mills invested in and took a leading role in companies involved in the consumer products, food, distribution, textile and industrial components sectors.

Ms. Mills has spent much of her career working with small manufacturing firms, including producers of hardwood flooring, refrigerator motors and plastic injection molding. During the recession of the early 1990s, her hands-on management and commitment to innovation is credited with helping several small manufacturers increase efficiency and competitiveness, and ultimately survive in a tough economy.

In 2007, she was appointed by Maine Gov. John Baldacci as chair of the state’s Council on Competitiveness and the Economy, where she focused on attracting investment in rural and regional development initiatives. She also served on the Governor’s Council for the Redevelopment of the Brunswick Naval Air Station.

Ms. Mills is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has been vice chairman of the Harvard Overseers.

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Hon. Lisa Murkowski is the senior Senator from Alaska; she has been a Republican member of the Senate since 2002.  Senator Murkowski serves as the Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference and as the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; she is also a member of the Senate Committees on Appropriations, Health, Education, Labor and Pension and Indian Affairs.

Hon. James Clyburn represents South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1993.  Rep. Clyburn is the House Majority Whip – the third-ranking member in the House behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

Hon. John Lewis represents Georgia’s 5th Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1987.  Rep. Lewis is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means serving as the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight.

 

Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard represents California’s 34th Congressional District; she has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1993.  Rep. Roybal-Allard was the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress and the first Latina to serve on the House Committee on Appropriations.

Hon. Zoe Lofgren represents California’s 16th Congressional District; she has been a Democratic member of the House of Representative since 1995.  Rep. Lofgren is the Chair of the 34-member California Democratic Delegation and is a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Hon. Gene Green represents Texas’ 29th Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1993.  Rep. Green is a member of the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs.

Hon. Bob Etheridge represents North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1997.  Rep. Etheridge is a member of the House Committees on the Budget and Ways and Means.

Hon. Henry Cuellar represents Texas’ 28th Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 2005.  Rep. Cuellar is a member of the House Committees on Homeland Security, Agriculture and Government Oversight Reform.  With five advanced degrees, Rep. Cuellar is the “Most Degreed Member” serving in the House.

Hon. Laura Richardson represents California’s 37th Congressional District; she has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 2007.  Rep. Richardson is a member of the House Committees on Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Hon. Ben Luján represents New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 2009.  Rep. Lujan is a member of the House Committees on Homeland Security and Science and Technology.

 

 

Hon. Martin Heinrich represents New Mexico ’s 1st Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 2009.  Rep. Heinrich is a member of the House Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources

 

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Hon. Steny Hoyer represents Maryland’s 5th Congressional District and is the House Majority Leader; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1981. Rep. Hoyer has served as the House Majority Leader since 2006. Previously, Rep. Hoyer served as the Chairman of the Democratic Caucus from 1989-1994 and as the Democratic Whip from 2003-2006.

 

Hon. Eric Cantor represents Virginia’s 7th Congressional District; he has been a Republican member of the House of Representatives since 2001. Rep. Cantor serves as the Republican Whip and is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Hon. Xavier Becerra represents California’s 31st Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1993.  Rep. Becerra currently serves as the Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and is the first Latino member on the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Hon. Bob Menendez is the junior Senator for New Jersey; he has been a Democratic member of the Senate since 2006.  Senator Menendez heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and is a member of the Senate Committees on Banking, Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, Finance and Foreign Relations.

 

Hon. John Thune is the junior Senator from South Dakota; he has been Republican member of the Senate since 2005.  Senator Thune serves as the GOP’s Chief Deputy Whip and is a member of the Senate Committees on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Armed Services and Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.

Hon. John Conyers, Jr. represents Michigan’s 14th Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1965 and is currently the second-longest serving incumbent member of the House. Rep. Conyers is the chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Jr. represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 2003.  Rep. Van Hollen is the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, serves as Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and is a member of the House Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform.

Hon. Mike Pence represents Indiana’s 6th Congressional District; he has been a Republican member of the House of Representatives since 2001.  Rep. Pence serves as Chairman of the House Republican Conference and is a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Hon. Loretta Sanchez represents California’s 47th Congressional District; she has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1997.  Rep. Sanchez is the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security, is a member of the House Committee on Armed Services and serves on the Joint Economic Committee.

Hon. Joe Baca represents California’s 43rd Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1999.  Rep. Baca is the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Corporate America Task Force and is a member of the House Committees on Financial Services, Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Hon. Rosie Rios serves as the treasurer of the United States. The U.S. Treasurer advises the Secretary on matters relating to coinage, currency and the production of other instruments by the United States. Prior to her confirmation as Treasurer, Ms. Rios worked at MacFarlane Partners, where she was Managing Director of Investments.

Hon. Kendrick Meek represents Florida’s 17th Congressional District; he has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 2003.  Rep. Meek is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means.