Robert M. Tarola, President, Right Advisory, LLC, has extensive experience as a public company director, public company CFO and public company auditor. He is a former Chief Financial Officer of W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA) and MedStar Health, Inc. both of which are multi-billion dollar businesses with complex multi-national operations. In these positions he had responsibility for worldwide financial services, which included financial accounting and reporting, treasury and taxation, financial planning, investor relations, internal auditing, and investment management.

Prior to serving twelve years as a CFO, Mr. Tarola was a partner with Price Waterhouse LLP. During his twenty-two year tenure with Price Waterhouse, he served in a variety of capacities, including regional managing partner for a strategic industry segment, a partner in its National SEC Services Group and an engagement partner for major client accounts.

Mr. Tarola is a director of public mutual funds sponsored by Legg Mason, Inc., a director of publicly traded TeleTech Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEC), a Trustee of the American Kidney Fund, and has served on the boards of directors of several health, and community organizations. Mr. Tarola holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Temple University and has chaired the Advisory Board to the President of the University.

Mr. Tarola is an at-large member of the governing council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member of its Assurance Services Executive Committee, a past member of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, and holds licenses to practice accountancy in four states. He served on the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, is a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy of the University of Denver and of the Merrick School of Business of the University of Baltimore, and is listed in the International Who’s Who of Professionals.

Mr. Tarola is a member of the American Kidney Fund Board of Trustees and serves as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee.