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Kent E. Seton, Esq.

CEO, Edward Charles Institute for Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions
kent@edwardcharlesinstitute.com

Kent E. Seton, an entrepreneur at heart, started his law career simultaneously with the launch of a separate online venture that quickly grew into one of the largest nationwide providers preparing the paperwork for creating 501(c)(3) organizations. At its height, this online company was forming over 250 501(c)(3) organizations per month. At the same time, Mr. Seton also steadily grew his law practice in the Beverly Hills and outlying areas and has become one of the foremost attorneys representing charities on tax, corporate governance and legal matters concerning fundraising. Not only does he regularly speak on legal topics, but, in the last several years he has also spearheaded a free monthly event featuring the most advanced thinkers in the nonprofit sector for the benefit of sharing resources, information and networking for nonprofit leaders in the Los Angeles Area. Mr. Seton hosts these functions to give back to the nonprofit community. He not only believes in the concept of charity, but he sticks by his word of promise to give back. Throughout his career, Mr. Seton has refused to limit his representation to only the largest nonprofit organizations, even though there are several who call Seton & Associates their law firm.

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David Y. Bao

Research Analyst
david@edwardcharlesinstitute.com

David Bao joined Edward Charles Institute as the Mergers & Acquisitions Research Analyst in May 2010. He graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 2009 with a B.A. in Economics and an emphasis on Accounting. David is also the Co-founder and CEO of a college preparatory and consulting firm based in Southern California.

A well-rounded education and proficient technical knowledge has allowed him to address critical issues, incorporating insight from multiple facets of business and finance, in order to generate strategic and innovative solutions in his lines of service. He has “high level” analytical skills, is smart and thought provoking.

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Kevin Grigorenko

CTO - Chief Technology Officer, Edward Charles Institute for Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions
kevin@edwardcharlesinstitute.com

Kevin Grigorenko is a software engineer on the IBM SWAT team, providing worldwide, on-site problem determination for critical customer problems. This includes working in high impact and high pressure environments in many of the top Fortune 500 companies, governments, as well as small and medium sized companies. Kevin holds a B.S. in Computer Science and two patents in the area of the semantic web. He is an expert in software development, including Java Enterprise Edition, C, C++, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, .NET, and Scala. He can pick up a new business environment very quickly and, in turn, help customers achieve their goals. He has previously worked for Microsoft and currently lives in San Diego, CA.

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