Ben Terk

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AOF Management LLC

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Mr. Benjamin D.
Terk is a Managing Member & Head of Research at AOF Management LLC.
He co-founded the firm in 2009 and also serves as the firm's Portfolio Manager.
Mr. Terk worked at Terk Capital, Rho Ventures, Morgan Stanley, and Learned Optimism Corp.
He also served on the board at Alien Technology Corp., LightPointe Communications, Inc., Mahi Networks, Inc., PHT Corp., and Solicore, Inc. Mr. Terk received his B.A. in Economics from Duke University and an M.B.A. in Information Strategy and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ben Terk active positions

Companies	Position	Start
AOF Management LLC AOF Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance AOF is an active manager that employs a fundamentals-based, value-driven investment approach.	Founder	2009-10-31

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Former positions of Ben Terk

Companies	Position	End
Rho Capital Partners, Inc. Rho Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Rho Capital Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It participates in seed, early and later stage transactions.	Private Equity Investor	2009-10-30
MORGAN STANLEY	Corporate Officer/Principal	1997-12-30
Learned Optimism Corp.	Director of Finance/CFO	2007-12-30
Terk Capital Terk Capital Investment ManagersFinance Terk Capital employs a value investment style that utilizes secular themes and ground-level due diligence to partner with management teams, operating executives and primary capital providers to create value. The firm focuses on investments in the stocks of small-cap companies. They manage the Active Owners Fund, an active, concentrated, long-biased public fund that invests in the stocks of North American small-cap companies	Founder	-
IdenTrust, Inc. IdenTrust, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides identity authentication solutions	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	13
Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley Investment ManagersFinance Provides wealth and asset management, trading & investment banking services	Finance
Alien Technology LLC Alien Technology LLC Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Engages in design, manufacture and sale of radio frequency identification products	Electronic Technology
AOF Management LLC AOF Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance AOF is an active manager that employs a fundamentals-based, value-driven investment approach.	Finance
Duke University Duke University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
LightPointe Communications, Inc. LightPointe Communications, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Designs and manufactures high-speed optical wireless products	Communications
PHT Corp. PHT Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops software applications	Technology Services
Rho Capital Partners, Inc. Rho Capital Partners, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Rho Capital Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors. It participates in seed, early and later stage transactions.	Finance
Mahi Networks, Inc. Mahi Networks, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and markets transport aggregation solutions	Producer Manufacturing
Brightvolt, Inc. Brightvolt, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Provides embedded power solutions	Producer Manufacturing
IdenTrust, Inc. IdenTrust, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides identity authentication solutions	Commercial Services
Learned Optimism Corp.
Terk Capital Terk Capital Investment ManagersFinance Terk Capital employs a value investment style that utilizes secular themes and ground-level due diligence to partner with management teams, operating executives and primary capital providers to create value. The firm focuses on investments in the stocks of small-cap companies. They manage the Active Owners Fund, an active, concentrated, long-biased public fund that invests in the stocks of North American small-cap companies	Finance

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