Wharton Private Equity Conference

Robert E. Grady serves as managing partner for Carlyle’s U.S. venture operation, Carlyle Venture Partners. In addition, Mr. Grady coordinates Carlyle’s global venture capital group, which has over $1.7 billion under management in five funds. He is based in San Francisco.

Mr. Grady is a former Director of Blackboard (Nasdaq: “BBBB”) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Carlyle portfolio companies AuthenTec, Ingenio, Panasas, Secure Elements, Verari Systems, and USBX. Mr. Grady is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and is the Chairman-elect of NVCA for 2006.

Tom Murphy is co-founder of Crestview Partners. Founded in 2005, Crestview Partners is managing its first fund of more than $1.4 billion. Crestview Partners has a global investment mandate and the flexibility to invest in a variety of industries and security types. The Firm focuses on contrarian, distressed and out-of-favor industries and companies. Crestview currently has investments in OneLink Communications (Cable) and Lancashire Holdings (re-insurance).

Prior to starting Crestview, Mr. Murphy was a Partner at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard University, and his A.B. from Princeton University. He serves on the Board of Trustees of The Taft School, The Inner-City Scholarship Fund and The Madison Square Boys and Girls Clubs.

Alan Patricof is cofounder of Apax Partners, Inc. (formerly Patricof & Co. Ventures, Inc.). Mr. Patricof founded the firm at a time when venture capital was at an incipient stage and has been instrumental in growing the industry from a base of high net-worth individuals to its position today with broad institutional backing.

Mr. Patricof has helped build several major global companies and was instrumental in the start-up, financing, and subsequent strategic guidance that helped facilitate the growth of companies such as America Online, Office Depot, Cadence Systems, Apple Computer, FORE Systems, NTL, Audible, Inc. He was a founder and chairman of the board of NewYork magazine, which later acquired the Village Voice and New West magazine.

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