Virginia M. Dawson

Virginia M. Dawson joined Claremont Investment Partners, LLC, as President and
Chief Executive Officer in August 2008. Prior to joining Claremont, she was with
Merrill Lynch & Co., where she gained a broad based knowledge of the finance
industry and business and process controls. As a senior level manager within the
Equity Research department she focused on strategic business and technology
initiatives, as well as managed teams focused on servicing large scale
institutional and high net worth clients. In addition, she has a strong
background in fundamental equity analysis, having spent several years as a
senior equity analyst on Merrill’s number one ranked (by Institutional Investor)
Real Estate Investment Trust team. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from
the University of Pennsylvania in 1989.