Bernard Harris - Barings Global Independent Trustee

Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. is Independent Trustee of the Company. He brings substantial executive, board and operations experience to the Fund. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Vesalius Ventures, Inc., a VC firm investing in early and midstage healthcare technologies and companies, President of The Space Agency and President of The Harris Foundation. Previously, he served as a Clinical Scientist, Flight Surgeon and Astronaut for NASA. Dr. Harris currently serves as director or trustee of several public and private companies, including Babson Capital Funds Trust, an openend investment company advised by Babson, the Endowment Fund, the Salient Funds, Counselors to Americas Small Business, Sterling Bancshares, Monebo Technologies, RMD Networks, Inc., Physical Therapy, Inc., Houston Angel Network and Constellation Services International. He holds a BS in Biology from the University of Houston, a Masters of Medical Science from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Houston and a Doctorate of Medicine from the Texas Tech University School of Medicine. He is the recipient of several honorary doctorates from Stony Brook University, Moorehouse School of Medicine and the University of Hartford. Dr. Harris also was the recipient of numerous awards, including the NASA Space Flight Medal, the NASA Award of Merit and the 2000 Horatio Alger Award.