Gerald S Papazian

Prior to joining Fountainhead in 2002, Jerry served 12 years as an executive officer of Aura Systems, Inc., a technology-based public company. He served the last five of those years as President and Chief Operating Officer and was responsible for managing the transition from an entrepreneurial business to a mature company with seven operating divisions and subsidiaries. He was subsequently responsible for the implementation of a strategic plan to restructure the company to focus on its core business. He also served as Vice President of Corporate Finance in the Investment Banking Division of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. in Los Angeles, and was an associate attorney in the Los Angeles offices of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. From 1995 to 1996, Jerry served as President of the USC Alumni Association and was a member of the USC Board of Trustees from 1994 to 1999. He also serves as a member of the board of various non-profit foundations, including We Care For Youth (job training and self esteem programs for at-risk youth) and the Alpha Tau Omega Educational Foundation. Jerry received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Southern California in 1977, magna cum laude, and received his J.D. and MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1981, where he was a member of the law review. Jerry is a member of the 1999 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.