Richard Parsons is the Former Chairman of the Board of Citigroup Inc., and former Chairman of the Board, and CEO of Time Warner. Before joining Time Warner, in 1995, Mr. Parsons was Chairman and CEO of Dime Bancorp, Inc., one of the largest thrift institutions in the United States. Previously, he was the Managing Partner of the New York law firm Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler. Prior to that, he held various positions in state and federal government, as counsel for Nelson Rockefeller and as a senior White House aide under President Gerald Ford. Mr. Parsons was named America’s Best CEO in the entertainment industry by Institutional Investor in 2005. In 2008, Mr. Parsons served as a member of then-President-Elect Barack Obama’s Economic Transition Team. More recently, he served as a member of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. At present, he is a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners, Inc., a leading private equity investment firm specialising in media, communications and information companies and is the Chairman of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s New NY Education Reform Commission. Mr. Parsons is also a member of the boards of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Lazard Freres and Company, and Madison Square Garden, Inc.

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