GAIM USA would like to express sincere thanks to the GAIM USA 2008 advisory board for their invaluable time, support, help and advice:
Alan Andreini, Managing Director, Money Management
Group (MMG)
Steven H. Bloom, Senior Managing Director, Silver Creek Capital Management LLC
Putnam Coes, Chief Operating Officer, Paulson & Co.
Timothy J. Crowe, CFA, Managing Director & CEO, Elk Creek Capital, LLC
James K. Dilworth, President, CEO, Dilworth Capital Management, LLC
Alissa Grad, Vice-President, DB Zwirn & Co.
Vineet Kapur, Morgan Stanley
David Katz, Partner, Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC
Joel Katzman, Private Investor & Consultant
J. Alan Lenahan, CFA, Vice President - Alternative Investments, Fund Evaluation Group, LLC
Kevin E. Lynch, Managing Director, Co-Head Non-Traditional Investments Group, CRA Rogers Casey
George Main, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Diversified Global Asset Management (DGAM)
Jim Neumann, Managing Director, Co-Head of Investments, Ramius HVB Partners
Robert Picard, Chief Investment Officer, Optima Fund Management, LLC
Al Samper, Former Chairman, Virginia State Retirement System
Randy Slifka, Managing Principal, Slifka Asset Management LLC