Private Equity Funding, Mezzanine Financing, Bridge Financing:Washington, DC

Advisors to CrossHill Financial Group

Norman R. Augustine | Coach Mike Krzyzewski

Norman R. Augustine
Norman R. Augustine is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Prior to the formation of Lockheed Martin Corporation, Mr. Augustine served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Marietta Corporation. Prior to his tenure with Martin Marietta Corporation, he held several positions in the Pentagon, including Assistant Secretary of the Army and Under Secretary of the Army. Mr. Augustine served as Chairman and Principal Officer of the American Red Cross for nine years and is a former Chairman of the National Academy of Engineering, the Association of the United States Army and the Defense Science Board. He is a former President of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Boy Scouts of America. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of ConocoPhillips, Black & Decker, Procter & Gamble and Lockheed Martin and a member of the Board of Trustees of Colonial Williamsburg, MIT and Johns Hopkins and a former member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton University. He is a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and was a member of the Hart/Rudman Commission on National Security. Mr. Augustine has been presented the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States and has five times been awarded the Department of Defense’s highest civilian decoration, the Distinguished Service Medal. He is co-author of The Defense Revolution and Shakespeare In Charge and author of Augustine’s Laws and Augustine’s Travels. He holds eighteen honorary degrees. Mr. Augustine attended Princeton University where he graduated with a BSE in Aeronautical Engineering, magna cum laude, an MSE and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski	Back to Top
Coach Mike Krzyzewski is the head basketball coach at Duke University where his accomplishments include three national championships, eleven National Coach of the Year honors, nine Final Four appearances, seven ACC championships, sixteen All-American selections, and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. Coach Krzyzewski has established the highest level of success in the college basketball world with winning seasons and superb graduation rates. Prior to joining the Duke program, Coach Krzyzewski spent five years building the program at this alma mater, the U.S. Military Academy. He led the Cadets to one NIT berth, one ECAC playoff appearance and a five year record of 73 – 59. Prior to West Point, he was an assistant coach at Indiana University under Bob Knight. Before assisting Coach Knight, Coach Krzyzewski served in the Army attaining the rank of Captain. Coach Krzyzewski is the current chairman of the Duke Children’s Miracle Network Telethon and assumes vital roles at the Duke Children’s Classic, the Jimmy V Foundation and the NABC Foundation. He also serves as chairman for the Emily Krzyzewski Family Center, a local community center near the Duke campus. He was named the first recipient of the Verizon Reads with the NABC Literacy Champion Award and received the Honorary Alumnus Award from the Duke Medical Center for his contributions to the Duke Children’s Health Center. Coach Krzyzewski graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He played basketball under Bob Knight and was team captain during his senior year.

John J. McDonnell, Jr.	Back to Top
John J. (“Jack”) McDonnell is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Transaction Network Services, Inc. (“TNS”), one of the world’s leading providers of data communication services for transaction-oriented applications. TNS went public in 1994 and was acquired by PSINet in 1999. In March, 2001, Mr. McDonnell and GTCR Golder Rauner LLC acquired TNS from PSINet. Prior to founding TNS, Mr. McDonnell was President and CEO of Digital Radio, Inc., a local access bypass carrier for POS transactions. He also served as a director for the National Commission on Electronic Funds Transfer and held positions as vice president for Tymnet. Mr. McDonnell also served as group vice president for the Information Technologies and Telecommunications Group of the Electronic Industries Association. He is a founder and active leader of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association. Mr. McDonnell is the recipient of KPMG’s High Tech Entrepreneur Award in 1997. Mr. McDonnell serves on the Board of Directors of InteliData (NASDAQ:INTD), Ecutel Systems, Inc., and Marymount University in Virginia, as well as the Board of Trustees of Regis High School in New York City. Mr. McDonnell holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College and a Maters of Science Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Samuel B. Ross	Back to Top
Samuel B. Ross is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SBR, Inc. (“SBR”). SBR is a building products company which is engaged in the manufacture, sale, and delivery of residential and commercial windows, acrylic block windows, urethane moldings, and metal coatings. Manufacturing facilities are located in West Virginia, Illinois, California, Ohio, Georgia and Yantai, China. Another subsidiary of SBR, Woodcraft Supply Corporation (“Woodcraft”), is the nation’s leader in selling quality woodworking tools, equipment and supplies to woodworking craftsmen. Woodcraft operates a chain of 20 retail stores throughout the United States and in addition, offers its products though direct mail order catalogues and the Internet through its website. SBR has achieved significant growth while consistently achieving average returns on equity in excess of 20%. Prior to founding SBR, Mr. Ross was a management consultant with Ernst & Young, formerly Arthur Young and Company. Mr. Ross holds a Bachelor of Science from Ohio State University and a MBA from the University of Washington.

John C. York, Jr.	Back to Top
John C. York, Jr. is the Founder and Managing Partner of Georgetown Capital Corporation LLC, an investment company, which targets investment capital in financial service companies and real estate related ventures. Prior to founding Georgetown Capital, Mr. York was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Commonwealth Savings Bank, Virginia’s oldest savings bank and was concurrently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of James Madison Mortgage Company, one of the largest residential lenders in the Washington, DC area. Prior to these positions, Mr. York was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of York Associates Inc., one of the nation’s largest multi-family lenders. These three companies were acquired by large financial services providers. Mr. York graduated from Syracuse University.