James Dondero - Co-Founder, President

Mr. Dondero is Co-Founder and President of Highland Capital Management, L.P. Mr. Dondero has over 20 years of experience in the credit markets. Prior to founding Highland in 1993, Mr. Dondero served as Chief Investment Officer of Protective Life's GIC subsidiary, and helped grow the business from concept to over $2 billion from 1989 to 1993. His portfolio management experience includes mortgage-backed securities, investment grade corporates, leveraged bank loans, emerging markets, derivatives, preferred stocks and common stocks. From 1985 to 1989, he managed approximately $1 billion in fixed income funds for American Express. Prior to American Express, he completed the financial training program at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. Mr. Dondero received a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia. Mr. Dondero is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Managerial Accountant and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for CCS Medical and Cornerstone Healthcare Group, and on the Board of Directors of American Banknote Corporation, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, NexBank, and Safety-Kleen Systems.

Mark Okada, CFA - Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer

Mr. Okada is Chief Investment Officer of Highland Capital Management, L.P. and is responsible for overseeing Highland’s investment activities for its various strategies. Mr. Okada is a pioneer in the development of the bank loan market and has over 25 years of credit experience. He is responsible for structuring one of the industry’s first arbitrage CLOs and was actively involved in the development of Highland’s bank loan separate account and mutual fund platforms. Mr. Okada received a BA in Economics and a BA in Psychology, cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Mr. Okada is a Director of NexBank, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Common Grace Ministries, Inc. and is on the Board of Directors for Education is Freedom.