Philip B Pool

Bio

Phil is responsible for investor relations and business development activities at the firm. Prior to joining Willis Stein in 2001, Phil was a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Group of Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation in New York, where he worked from November 2000 to May 2001 following CSFB's acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation. Phil joined DLJ in 1994, where he co-founded and co-headed the Private Fund Group. From 1985 to 1994, he was an investment banker with Merrill Lynch & Co., and from 1980 to 1985, he worked in the Corporate Finance Group of Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated. From 1976 to 1978, he was a commercial lending officer with The Bank of New York. Phil currently serves on the boards of directors of Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ), The Teagle Foundation and The Jefferson Trust for the University of Virginia. He is a past President of the Board of Managers of the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia and also formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation. He received an M.B.A. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and holds a B.S. degree in Commerce from the University of Virginia.