Mr. Bass is president of Keystone, Inc. and the founder of the Oak Hill investment partnerships, comprised of over $10 billion of investments across multiple asset classes. Since inception 21 years ago, the return track record of private equity investments exceeds 50% annually. Mr. Bass received his B.A. from Yale and M.B.A. from Stanford. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he has devoted much of his time to public service for national and local organizations.

Mr. Barents leads Aerion’s effort to develop a consortium to produce supersonic aircraft. He is the former CEO of two business jet manufacturers, Learjet and Galaxy Aerospace. At both companies he was responsible for the development and successful introduction of new-technology business jets. He is a past chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and a retired Brigadier General in the United States Air Force and Kansas Air National Guard. He serves on a number of corporate and charitable boards.

As Boeing’s chief project engineer for enabling technologies, Mr. Henderson led a team of 600 in developing advanced design and manufacturing technologies. Earlier, he served for eight years as Boeing’s program manager for High Speed Civil Transport, leading a team of 1,500 professionals. He also led Boeing’s High-Lift Research Unit, which developed advanced computational tools for high-lift system design. He is a founding member and past president of the Flight Research Institute. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan.

Mr. Stewart has held several senior positions within Bombardier Inc, including that of Chief Financial Officer of Bombardier Aerospace. He also served as Vice President Finance, New Commercial Aircraft Programs, where his duties were similar to those he now holds at Aerion. He has served as a Senior Auditor for Ernst & Young in their Belfast Office. He received his Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from Queen University Belfast with honors in Business Administration and Accounting. Stewart was accepted into the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland as an associate member in 1990 and as a fellow of the Institute in 2000.

Dr. Tracy developed the natural laminar flow supersonic wing, and conducted research on its capabilities privately and under subsequent DARPA grants. He has worked on both civil aircraft and defense programs, including the Global Hawk and the single-stage-to-orbit X-30. He led the initial design on the Learstar 600 for Bill Lear, later produced as the Canadair Challenger. He holds B.S., M.S. and PhD degrees from Cal Tech, the latter in Hypersonic Aerodynamics.

Mr. Morse is a principal of Oak Hill Capital Management, Inc., which manages private equity funds with more than $4 billion in committed capital. He is responsible for investments in the technology sector. Prior to his ten years of private equity experience, he worked as a research fellow at NASA Goddard Space Center. Mr. Morse earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and a B.S.E. degree, summa cum laude, from Princeton University.

Mr. Chase has worked with Dr. Tracy as principal engineer for advanced laminar flow supersonic aircraft. Over a 25-year career, he has participated in the design of a number of executive aircraft, starting with the Citation III. Mr Chase has consulted on many general aviation and DARPA projects in the areas of configuration, performance, propulsion integration, weights and structures. He has also served as chief engineer of Abaris corporation, leading the design of advanced composite aerospace structures. He earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho.

Dr. Kroo is professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. He has been a key collaborator in the development of natural laminar flow technology, particularly in establishing methods to determine the extent of laminar flow and optimize the configuration of a supersonic aircraft. Dr. Kroo received B.S., M.S. and PhD degrees from Stanford University, the latter in 1983 for research in aeroelasticity and flutter. He has consulted for all major airframe manufacturers and serves on numerous government committees and research organization.