James Clarke is the CEO & Managing Partner of Clarke Capital Partners, a Growth Equity and Alternatives Family Office. In 2001, James founded CLEARLINK, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, working as CEO, then Executive Chairman. After roughly 10 years in online retail, CLEARLINK with almost 1,000 employees, was acquired in 2011 by Pamlico Capital (formerly Wachovia) . James has served on the Boards of Havens Residence Club, 1-800-Pharmacy.com, and as the Founding Investor at HireVue.com, among others. James currently serves on the Boards at True Science, Curza, Contour, Perfectly Posh, MyFastPC, eLearningBros & Quantacy. In his community, James has served on the Board of Advisors at Kingsbury Hall, BYU-I's Presidents Advancement Council, as a Trustee on the Board of the Utah Symphony, The Utah Opera, The Deer Valley Music Festival, and Mountain West Capital Network. He has been a member of the Utah Technology Council & YPO. Currently, James is a Trustee at Utah Valley University--Utah's largest university--where he serves as Chairman of the Foundation Board. He is a Founder at BYU's Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology and serves as Co-Chair at the Brigham Young University Center for Ethics, where he is a lecturer. The Clarkes also direct the "Labore et Honore" Foundation for Education, the Arts and Humanitarian Efforts. James has been recognized as a vSpring 100 Entrepreneur, an MWCN “Utah 100” multi-year Honoree, and as a Utah Business Magazine “40 Under 40”. CLEARLINK was named as Utah's 4th fastest growing company, is a multi-year INC. 500 honoree and has been voted consistently as one of Utah's Best Places to Work. In 2013, the Utah State Bar named Clarke as the Technology Pioneer of the Year. James is married to the former Andrea Earl of Holladay, Utah and they are parents to three children. He is an Alumnus of BYU, Harvard Business School and holds a Masters Degree in Management from the University of Oxford.

Council Co-Chair @ From February 2015 to Present (11 months) Provo, Utah AreaCEO/Managing Partner @ Family Office Investment Firm Allocating to Alternative Assets, Hedge Funds, Early Stage University-Licensed/Acquired Technologies, and Secured Debt Facilities. Primarily Focused on Growth Equity, including Private Placements to Companies Normally Generating $1-5 MM of EBITDA. From January 2011 to Present (5 years) Chairman Board of Directors @ From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Provo, Utah AreaChairman Emeritus, Board Member @ From October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Chairman, Foundation Board & University Trustee @ Utah Valley University, or UVU, is a publicly funded university located in Orem, Utah, United States with a 2011 enrollment of 33,395 students. Utah Valley University is the largest public or private university in the State of Utah. From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) Chairman of the Board @ True Science/VetIQ/TruRX is a diversified Animal Health, Wellness & Nutrition company with International manufacturing and retail operations in VetGrade Petcare Products. From January 2011 to Present (5 years) Chairman Of The Board @ www.curza.com From April 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) Provo, Utah AreaCatalyst Team of Advisors @ Bridle Up Hope: The Rachel Covey Foundation's Mission is to Help Young Women Build Hope and Confidence through Equestrian Training and Service. It is a 501©3 Authorized Entity Providing Instruction through Covey's, The 7 Habits. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Founder, Marriott Business School's, Rollins Center of Entrepreneurship & Technology @ From December 2011 to Present (4 years 1 month) Provo, Utah AreaFoundation Board Member @ Utah Valley University, or UVU, is a publicly funded university located in Orem, Utah, United States with a 2011 enrollment of 33,395 students. Utah Valley University is the largest public or private university in the State of Utah. From April 2013 to Present (2 years 9 months) Provo, Utah AreaBoard of Directors @ Perfectly Posh is a Company that Features Purely Pampering Products Sold Through a Party Planning Model. From August 2011 to Present (4 years 5 months) Executive Chairman of the Board @ CFTC Registered Hedge Fund Focused on Trading Foreign Currencies From July 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Provo, Utah AreaBoard Member @ eLearning Brothers Creates eLearning Awesomeness! We create eLearning awesomeness by providing the broadest and deepest eLearning template library on the planet. We also create eLearning awesomeness by delighting our customers with deeply immersive and visually explosive eLearning experiences. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Chairman of the Board @ From April 2013 to October 2015 (2 years 7 months) Miami/Fort Lauderdale AreaFuture's Commission @ From August 2014 to July 2015 (1 year) Greater Salt Lake City AreaBoard Trustee @ From July 2011 to June 2014 (3 years) Greater Salt Lake City AreaInvestor/Board of Advisors @ From June 2011 to May 2014 (3 years) President's Advancement Council @ From April 2011 to May 2014 (3 years 2 months) Investor/Board of Directors @ From January 2011 to September 2013 (2 years 9 months) Greater Seattle AreaFounder/CEO/Executive Chairman @ See Bio... From October 2001 to January 2011 (9 years 4 months) Founder/Managing Director @ Clarian Partners is a global multi-strategy asset management firm focused on Private Equity, Brazilian Public Equities and Real Estate Acquisition & Management with offices in New York City, Sao Paulo, and Salt Lake City. From December 2008 to October 2010 (1 year 11 months) Board Trustee @ From April 2007 to July 2010 (3 years 4 months) Young Benefactors Advisor @ From May 2004 to May 2009 (5 years 1 month) Board of Advisors @ From June 2004 to July 2006 (2 years 2 months) Founding Investor/Board Member @ Founding investor to then CEO/Founder Ryan Money incubating HireVue at CLEARLINK by designing and programming original first generation technology software/hardware set. Equity was later purchased by now CEO Mark Newman in a management recap. From March 2004 to July 2005 (1 year 5 months) Greater Salt Lake City AreaVP Operations/Co-Founder @ See Bio... From April 1999 to November 2001 (2 years 8 months)

Masters of Science, Saïd Business School/Major Programme Management @ University of OxfordOPM, Business @ Harvard Business SchoolGeography @ Brigham Young UniversityBusiness @ Brigham Young University - IdahoMadison HS From 1988 to 1991 James Clarke is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Private Equity, Business Strategy, Leadership, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, Investments, Strategic Planning, Finance, Mergers, Strategy, Portfolio Management, Executive Management