Charles G. Mackall, Jr.

Received an A.B. from Princeton University in 1957 and an M.B.A. from the Colgate Darden School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia in 1962.  Mr. Mackall worked for 17 years at NS&T Bank (now Sun Trust Banks, Inc.) serving as Vice President and Manager of Commercial Lending before resigning in 1980 to become a founder of Avenir.  He was a standing member of both the internal loan committee and the asset-liability committee of the bank. For the past 30 years Mr. Mackall has been active in the investment field.

Peter C. Keefe, CFA

Graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1978, and currently sits on its Board of Trustees.  Prior to joining Avenir in 1991, Mr. Keefe worked with Johnston, Lemon & Company, a New York Stock Exchange Member Firm, where he served in several capacities, including Director of Research.  He is a CFA charterholder and a member and former Director of the CFA Society of Washington, D.C.

James H. Rooney, CFA

Received a B.A. from Duke University in 1986 and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University in 1992.  From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Rooney worked at J. & W. Seligman & Co., Inc., a New York based money management firm.  After graduate school, Mr. Rooney worked as a consultant in the valuation and corporate finance group at Deloitte & Touche, LLP and worked in business development capacities for two energy companies, Sonat, Inc. and Columbia Energy Group.  Mr. Rooney joined Avenir in 1998.  He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Washington, D.C.