DAVID GUSS
Honorary Chairman

David Guss serves as CEO and Chairman of the Investment Placement Group (www.investipg.com). Founded in 1983, IPG manages approximately $1.5 billion in assets for individuals and corporations participating in both domestic and emerging markets and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr. Guss served as a member of the Advisory Board of First National Bank, a full service commercial bank in San Diego, CA. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for both the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Research Center and the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art.

Mr. Guss is a graduate of San Diego State University with a B.A. in Economic and the Executive Management Program at Northwestern University.