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Mr. O'Donnell has worked in the finance industry for seven years, and joined DP&P in July 2002. Since 2006 Mr. O'Donnell has managed the Donnelly Penman Financial Services Fund, a $28 million private investment fund which focuses on investing in de novo, early stage and microcap community banks. Mr. O'Donnell also oversees DP&P's trading operation, which makes a market in community bank stocks. Prior to assuming the portfolio manager and trading roles, Mr. O’Donnell specialized in advising on merger and acquisition transactions, corporate finance, and business valuations for private and public companies, primarily in the banking, automotive and manufacturing industries. In addition, he has authored the Midwest Banking Journal, a research and marketing publication produced by DP&P that relates to the investment performance of Midwest de novo and other community banks. Prior to joining DP&P, Mr. O’Donnell was employed as an Associate with Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance LLC, the investment banking subsidiary of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. O’Donnell has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, is enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and graduated with high honors from Michigan State University in 2000 with a B.A. degree in Finance. | 