Paul J. Taubman is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of PJT Partners. Since its founding, PJT Partners has become one of the most respected advisory firms in the industry. Prior to founding PJT Partners in 2015, Mr. Taubman spent nearly 30 years at Morgan Stanley, where he served in a series of increasingly senior leadership positions, including Executive Vice President and Co-President of Institutional Securities, with responsibility for all of that firm s investment banking, capital markets and sales and trading businesses. Mr. Taubman is actively involved in philanthropic efforts, serving as Board President of New York Cares, New York City s largest volunteer organization; Vice Chairman of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Board Member of the Partnership for New York City; Advisory Council member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Advisory Board member of Youth, Inc.; and Trustee of the Foundation for Empowering Citizens with Autism. Mr. Taubman received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Stanford University s Graduate School of Business. Skills & Qualifications Mr. Taubman s extensive experience gained from various senior leadership roles in investment banking and the financial services industry, as well as his many years of providing strategic advice to management teams and boards around the world operating in a wide array of industries, bring valuable knowledge and expertise to our Board. In addition, Mr. Taubman s role as our Chief Executive Officer brings management perspective to Board deliberations and provides critical information about the status of our day-to-day operations.