Robert B. Allardice III

Robert B. Allardice III has been a member of our board of directors since October 2014.

Mr. Allardice has had a long career in the financial services industry, having worked for Morgan Stanley in a number of roles for 16 years as well as with Smith Barney and Deutsche Bank Americas Holding Corp.

Mr. Allardice currently serves as a director, and chairman of the audit committee, of a number of companies, including Hartford Financial Group, Ellington Housing Inc. and Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT.

Mr. Allardice received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from Yale University in 1968 and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1974.