Taurus is honored to benefit from the multi-disciplinary insight of the following esteemed members of its Advisory Board:

Lorenz Reibling, Chairman

Academic Background Munchen-Kolleg
Technische Universitat
Degrees in Cybernetics and Psychology, Ludwigs-Maximilians Universitat
MS, Organizational Management, Boston College

Professional Experience
Hoechst (Cassella Riedl)
American Hospital Supply Corporation
CPI Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.

Professor Roger E. Brinner

Academic Background
M.A. & Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University
M.A. in Economics from Kalamazoo College

Professional Experience
1998-Present: Partner and the Chief Economist of The Parthenon Group
1995, 1999-2002: Visiting Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1997-1998: Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
1975-1997: Executive Director and Chief Economist, Standard & Poor's/Data Resources
1973-1977: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Harvard University

Professor Tony Ciochetti

Academic Background
Ph.D. Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, University of Wisconsin
M.S. Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, University of Wisconsin
B.A. Finance, University of Oregon

Professional Experience
2004-present: Thomas G. Eastman Chair, Chairman, MIT Center for Real Estate
2000-present: Visiting Professor, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, England
2001-2004: Director, Center for Real Estate Development, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2000-2004: Associate Professor of Finance, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
1994-2000: Assistant Professor of Finance, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Helmut Hagemann

Academic Background
Mechanical Engineering & Business Administration, Technische Universitat, Berlin
Doctoral Studies in Economics, Harvard University & Harvard Business School
Teaching Fellow in Economics at Harvard University

Professional Experience
1999-Present: European Advisory Board of Morgan Stanley
1998-Present: International Advisory Council of McKinsey & Company
1973-1998: Founder/Leader of McKinsey's insurance and banking practice in Germany
1967-1998: Managing Consultant to McKinsey & Company, Inc
1977: Elected as Director (Senior Partner and Board Member)
1973: Elected as Principal (with share ownership in McKinsey & Company)
1965-1966: Financial Analyst, New England Mutual Life Insurance Company

Herbert H. Jacobi

Academic Background
Rutgers University
New York University
Degree in International Economics, University of Frankfurt
University of Mainz

Professional Experience
2004-Present Honorary Chairman of Supervisory Board, HSBC Trinkaus&Burkhardt KgaA
1998-2004 Chairman of the Supervisory Board, HSBC Trinkaus&Burkhardt KgaA
1996-1998 Group General Manager, HSBC Group
1981-1998 Chairman of the Managing Partners, HSBC Trinkaus&Burkhardt KgaA
1978-1981 Managing Partner, BHF Bank
1964-1978 Chase Manhattan Bank
Executive Vice President, Corporate Banking (1975-1978)
Area Director Central Europe (1972-1975)
General Manager and CEO of their German Branches (1970-1972)
1961-1964 Economist, Deutsche Bank

Dr. Suzanne P. Ogden

Academic Background:
Ph.D, Political Science, Brown University
M.A., Far Eastern Studies, University of Michigan
B.A., Government, Cornell University

Professional Experience:
1988-present: Professor, Dept of Political Science, Northeastern University
1974-present: Associate in Research, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University
2005, 2006: Leader of Dialogue with China Program for Northeastern University
1996-1997, Fulbright Lecturer, Foreign Affairs College, Beijing
1995-96, 1997: Visiting Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, England
and Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University
1990-1995: Chair, Dept of Political Science, Northeastern University
1980-1988: Associate Professor, Dept of Political Science, Northeastern University
1985: Resident Academic Advisor to Northeastern University's Political Internship Program, London
1973-1980: Assistant Professor, Dept of Political Science, Northeastern University
1966-1969: Research Associate, Office of Social Science Studies, Bendix Aerospace,
Specialist on Asian Politics & International Relations. Concentrated on People's Republic of China

Dr. Joachim-Bernd Rombach

Academic Background
MBA, University of Cologne
University of Munich
Doctorate, Innsbruck

Professional Experience
Sales Manager, IB Rombach (Rockwell International)
CEO/President, IB Rombach
Asset & Investment Management
Member of Several Boards of Directors

Gerd Schmitz-Morkramer

Academic Background
Law Studies
Universities in Cologne, Fribourg, Lille, and Munich

Professional Experience
1995-2002 Partner/CEO Merck Finck & Co.
1990-1995 Partner/CEO Grunelius & Co.
1985-1989 Executive Vice President, Real Estate Financing, Deutsche Bank HQ
1983-1985 Managing Director, Deutsche Bank, Mannheim
1968-1983 Management Board, Frankfurter Hypothekenbank
1966-1968 Partner, Ferdinand Schroeder & Co