Moderator - Bob Davis
Managing Director, Private Equity Group, Aetna, Inc.

Mr. Davis is a Managing Director in Aetna's Private Equity Group where he is responsible for evaluating, executing, and monitoring private equity investments in both companies and limited partnerships. The Private Equity Group currently manages a portfolio of $1 Billion in direct private equity and fund investments for Aetna and its Employee Pension Plan. Since its 1993 inception the Private Equity Group has committed over $1.8 Billion in 55 private equity funds and 38 direct equity transactions. Mr. Davis represents Aetna on several portfolio company boards and serves on the advisory boards of numerous private equity funds. Mr. Davis joined Aetna in 1997.

Prior to joining Aetna Mr. Davis was an early employee in a start-up telecommunications firm that grew to be ranked #12 on the Inc. Magazine 500. Previously, he worked in the fixed income division of Lehman Brothers and for Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Davis holds a BA from Amherst College and an MBA from The Yale School of Management