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J. ALDEN PHILBRICK, IV
President & Chief Executive Officer
Throughout his 27-year career in the lending business, Mr. Philbrick has managed the financing of over $2 billion in loans and leases to private and public companies. Before founding Oxford Finance LLC, Mr. Philbrick established Oxford Venture Finance and served as its president and managing general partner. He also served as executive vice president and member of the corporate executive management team at Finalco, a publicly-held equipment leasing company that provided operating leases for equipment to Fortune 500 companies. He holds a B.A. in Management Science and Public Policy from Duke University.

TIMOTHY A. LEX
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President
Mr. Lex has been a senior executive and management consultant in the financial services industry for more than 20 years. He has served as president and chief executive officer of Sallie Mae’s thrift division, president of a technology services company, and chief operating officer and board member of Riggs Bank. He holds a B.A. in Economics from The College of William and Mary and an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester.

HANS S. HOUSER
Chief Credit Officer & Senior Vice President
Mr. Houser has 20 years of lending experience, specializing in emerging companies. Before joining Oxford, he managed a $40 million venture portfolio for Micro Tech Leasing and served as a director of the Mid-Atlantic region for Leasing Technologies, a venture leasing company with an $80 million portfolio. Mr. Houser received his B.A. in Liberal Arts from the University of Virginia.

MARK A. DAVIS
Vice President, Finance
Mr. Davis has 20 years of finance and accounting experience and has been part of the Oxford team since 2002. Previously, he was Director of Corporate Finance for Arguss Communications and an auditor in the financial services sector for PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a CPA and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Wake Forest University. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland.