J. William Mills, III is president of the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region of PNC, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group. PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the United States, and Mills, a 39-year financial services veteran, oversees one of PNC's largest regions, which includes 170 branches and offices, and nearly 4,000 employees.

Mills joined Provident National Bank, (a PNC predecessor), in 1989 as bank treasurer and president of the PNC Funding Corp. He later became senior vice president of Fixed-Income Investments for PNC Investment Management and Research. Mills was promoted to executive vice president in 1993 in charge of Capital Markets and the bank's Asset Liability Committee. He was most recently executive vice president in charge of PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Mills started his career as a trader and vice president at Merrill Lynch Government Securities Inc., in New York City and moved to Industrial Valley Bank as senior vice president and treasurer. In 1986, Mills was named managing director of the Capital Markets Division at CoreStates Financial Corporation.

Mills is active in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey communities, serving on the board of directors of Independence Blue Cross, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Gesu School. He also serves on the executive committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Board and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, The Thomas Shelton Harrison Foundation and the Police Athletic League Emeritus.

He holds a master's in economics from Niagara University, a bachelor's in mathematics from Ohio State University and is a graduate of the University of Illinois School of Bank Investments.

An icon of the toy industry, who helped first popularize the pairing of technology and toys, Neil Friedman is president of the Mattel Brands division at Mattel, Inc. Friedman - a Toy Industry Hall of Famer and International Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association's (LIMA) Hall of Famer - oversees all of Mattel, Fisher-Price and Radica: brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels and Mattel Games, as well as toys licensed by the industry's leading entertainment properties, such as Disney/Pixar's CARS, Dora the Explorer and Sesame Workshop.

In 2006, under Friedman's leadership, Barbie experienced its first year of growth in six years and Fisher-Price introduced "T.M.X." Elmo, one of the most successful launches in the toy industry's history, generating a record-breaking first day of sales and helping drive traffic to toy aisles early in the holiday season - ultimately referred to as the "Elmo Effect." Friedman is also credited with the huge success of the original Elmo toy - Tickle Me Elmo - one of the first mainstream toy hits to incorporate technology to enhance traditional preschool play. As president of Fisher-Price Brands from 1999-2005, he oversaw the introduction of electronic learning toys that significantly grew the core Fisher-Price business. Today, Friedman continues to ensure that every Mattel toy is "magical" and delivers a "wow" to kids of all ages.

Friedman joined Mattel in March 1997, following the merger between Tyco Toys, Inc. and Mattel. Prior to joining Tyco Preschool in 1995, he served as president of MCA/Universal Merchandising; senior vice president, marketing and operations, Just Toys; general manager, baby care division, Gerber Products; president, Aviva/Hasbro, Hasbro's import division; and executive vice president and chief operating officer of Lionel Leisure/Kiddie City.

In February 2004, Friedman was inducted into the prestigious Toy Industry Hall of Fame by the Toy Industry Association (TIA). Friedman currently serves on the board of the Toy Industry Foundation (TIF) Board of Trustees, the charitable arm of the TIA, where he also serves as an advisory member to the organization's board of directors. In 2007 he was inducted into the Murray Altchuler Licensing Industry Hall of Fame, in addition to acting as an advisor to the LIMA board of directors and having served as past chairman for the association.

In 2001, Friedman received the prestigious Marco Polo Award from the U.S.-China Foundation for the role Mattel and Fisher-Price have played in China's economic development and for the improvement of Chinese society. Previous winners of the Marco Polo Award include President George Bush.

Friedman attended Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J., where he majored in finance. He serves on the boards of several charitable organizations, including Save the Children and its Survive to Five Council, the executive advisory board of Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF), and the Northside Center for Child Development (New York, NY).

Dr. Porat is the Dean of the Fox School of Business and Management and Dean of the School of Tourism and Hospitality at Temple University. He is also the former Chairholder of the Joseph E. Boettner Professorship in Risk Management & Insurance and the former Chairman of the Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science department. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and statistics (with distinction) from Tel Aviv University. His M.B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) is from the Recanati Graduate School of Management at Tel Aviv University. He completed his doctoral work at Temple University.

Prior to his academic work, Dr. Porat served as deputy general manager of Ihud Insurance Group, a large international risk management and insurance firm, and as an economic and financial consultant. Dr. Porat authored several monographs and numerous articles on captives and their use in risk management, self-insurance and other financial topics. He has served as an expert witness and as a consultant to governments and many public and private organizations.

Dr. Porat is a Board Member of America-Israel Chamber of Commerce, The Pennsylvania Economy League, Mastery High Charter School, and Committee Chair for the Philadelphia Education Advisory Taskforce Committee of Finance, Resources, and Fiscal Impact. He also served on the Board of Advisers of Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Korea. Dr. Porat also served on the Board of Directors of United America Indemnity, Ltd. Dr. Porat was Chairperson for the Mayor of Philadelphia Transition Committee on the new economy and economic growth for the city and the region. Dr. Porat holds the CPCU professional designation and is a member of ARIA (American Risk and Insurance Association), IIS (International Insurance Society), RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society) and the Society of CPCU.

Dr. Porat has won several awards for excellence in research and the 1998 Philadelphia Mayor's Citation for his activities in connection with international programs. He was selected as the 2001 “International Dean of the Year” by the Academy of International Business for his leadership and contributions to international business programs and research. He was also awarded the 2002 Adam Smith Leadership Award for Academic Excellence and Educational Leadership by Economic Pennsylvania.