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James M. Strock

Advisor, Silicon Prairie Partners, LP

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Mr. James M. Strock serves as Advisor at Silicon Prairie Partners, LP. Mr. Strock served as Senior Advisor and Executive-In-Residence at Craton Equity Partners. Mr. Strock serves as Principal of James Strock and Co. He has dedicated his career to sustainability, serving in the United States and internationally. Mr. Strock has been Director of CVR Energy, Inc since May 2012. He has extensive experience in the business world and he has also served in key public roles including ... from 1991 to 1997, he served in Governor Mr. Pete Wilson's Cabinet as the California's first Secretary for Environmental Protection. He served at Thermatrix, Inc from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Strock also led an organization with an annual budget of more than $800 million with 4,000 employees. He has served in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors and the military. His company, Serve to Lead, Inc., established in 1997 (previously James Strock & Co.), serves clients in various sectors in the United States and in other nations. Mr. Strock served as general counsel and acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (the federal government's human resources agency), member of the California State Personnel Board, counsel to the U.S. Senate Environment & Public Works Committee and a lawyer in private practice. Mr. Strock served as a Director of Enova Systems Inc. from July 2000 to March 2004. He is serving as co-chair of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's Solar Energy Advisory Task Force. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Authors Guild. James Strock received training from the Harvard Negotiation Project, the American Arbitration Association and other professional groups and has served on the neutrals rosters of state and federal courts. and Thermatrix from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Strock has served on several not-for-profit boards, including the Environmental Law Institute and the Theodore Roosevelt Association. From 1989 to 1991, he served in President Mr. Bush's Sub-Cabinet as an Assistant Administrator for Enforcement to the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of The United States Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Strock is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on sustainability issues, as well as leadership. Mr. Strock has been cited or quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, and many other media outlets. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. Mr. Strock is the author of many articles, as well as three widely-used books on leadership. He is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Leadership. Mr. Strock is the author of Reagan on Leadership:Executive Lessons from the Great Communicator and Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Bully Pulpit. His forthcoming book, Serve to Lead®: Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System was published in March 2010. He also served on the Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee to the U.S. Trade Representative. Mr. Strock served as a Captain in the USAR-JAGC. His volunteer work includes photography, speaking, and voice performance for non-profit organizations. He served to captain in the USAR-JAGC. Mr. Strock worked in law school as a teaching fellow for Professor Richard Neustadt. He was educated at public and private schools in Austin, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1985, he received the Ross Essay Prize of the American Bar Association. Mr. Strock studied literature at New College, Oxford, on a Rotary Scholarship. He graduated from Harvard College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and from Harvard Law School.

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