BRAD HENRY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Brad Henry was first elected Governor of Oklahoma in 2003 and was reelected to a second term in 2006 by one of the largest margins in state history. His first term in office was in the midst of the worst fiscal crisis in state history but he forged a historic bipartisanship agreement among legislative leaders. He also led an effort to create an education lottery to benefit classrooms across the state. The Education Lottery was overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2004. A political moderate, Henry advocated upholding the death penalty and opposed gun control but was also pro-choice.

Before his campaign for Governor, Henry served ten years as a State Senator representing the District in which his hometown of Shawnee is located. Brad grew up in Shawnee, attended Shawnee High School and later the University of Oklahoma as a President’s Leadership Scholar. While at OU he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and was awarded his law degree. While in law school, he served as Editor of The Law Review, an honor reserved for the best of students.

After his terms as Governor, Henry retired to private life and, along with his former chief of staff Gerald Adams, formed the Henry Adams Companies to provide consulting and strategic planning services and legal counsel. He lives in Edmond with his wife Kim and three daughters.

 Bruce Thompson is a Washington veteran with more than three decades of experience working on public policy issues affecting the financial services industry in both the public and private sectors. During his career, he has been deeply involved in every significant policy debate involving the financial services industry. Mr. Thompson is a leading expert and consultant on financial services, tax policy, and international issues. He is the recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Award for his services as Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury.

He has held leadership positions in both the public and private sectors, including senior positions at Merrill Lynch, the Treasury Department, and the U.S. Senate. Most recently, he has run his own consulting firm providing strategic advice and intelligence on Washington policy developments.

Mr. Thompson was Managing Director and Senior Director of Global Government Relations at Merrill Lynch for 22 years. He represented the firm and guided strategy on all legislative and executive policy matters of interest to the firm and the financial services industry globally. He was involved in all legislation affecting the firm and the industry, including the creation of the Roth IRA, financial services reform, and the capital gains and dividend tax rate cuts. He was also responsible for keeping Merrill Lynch and its clients apprised of government policy developments worldwide. The Washington Post described him as the “dean of lobbyists for the financial services industry.”

Prior to Merrill Lynch, he was nominated by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Legislative Affairs. He was the Treasury Department’s representative to Congress on all legislative initiatives, and was instrumental in the passage of the Reagan tax cuts and the Tax Reform Act. Upon leaving Treasury, he was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Award, the department’s highest honor, by Treasury Secretary Baker.

Prior to Treasury, Bruce worked in the U.S. Senate for seven years, serving as Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator William V. Roth, Jr. He was the Senator’s chief policy advisor on tax, financial, and economic policy issues.

Mr. Thompson graduated from Georgetown University in 1971 with a degree in finance. He and his wife Kathleen have a daughter and a son and live in Chevy Chase, Maryland.