Brett Pope

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Brett Pope served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director of SWK Holdings Corp.
from 2012 to 2016.
Prior to that, he was a Partner at Highland Capital Management LP from 2001 to 2008.
He also worked as a Senior Financial Analyst at Associates First Capital Corp.
and as a Partner at PBS Capital Management LLC from 2011 to 2013.
Mr. Pope received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993.

Former positions of Brett Pope

Companies	Position	End
SWK HOLDINGS CORPORATION	Chief Executive Officer	2016-01-11
Highland Capital Management LP Highland Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highland is a global alternative fixed income manager that specializes in bank loans, high yield credit, distressed debt, structured products, real assets, and long-short equities, with a global geographic reach. The firm’s investment philosophy is rooted in a value-oriented, long-term approach, which combines bottom-up research with top-down technical market analysis. Their analysts follow a rigorous and time-tested bottom-up credit analysis for each credit they manage. Highland is an activist firm and is included in the SharkWatch50 as one of the 50 most prominent and impactful activist investors.	Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income	2008-11-29
ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	1995-12-30
PBS Capital Management LLC PBS Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	5
Associates First Capital Corp. Associates First Capital Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Provides finance, leasing, insurance and related services	Finance
Highland Capital Management LP Highland Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highland is a global alternative fixed income manager that specializes in bank loans, high yield credit, distressed debt, structured products, real assets, and long-short equities, with a global geographic reach. The firm’s investment philosophy is rooted in a value-oriented, long-term approach, which combines bottom-up research with top-down technical market analysis. Their analysts follow a rigorous and time-tested bottom-up credit analysis for each credit they manage. Highland is an activist firm and is included in the SharkWatch50 as one of the 50 most prominent and impactful activist investors.	Finance
The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
SWK Holdings Corp. SWK Holdings Corp. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Operates as an investment holding company with interest in providing financing and pharmaceutical development solutions	Finance
PBS Capital Management LLC PBS Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advice	Finance

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