Chairman of New Vernon Capital, LLC. Chairman of New Vernon Capital, LLC (private equity fund) since 2003. Executive Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. - November 2002 to July 2003. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. - February 2000 to November 2002. Director of Deere since 2000. Chair of Pension Plan Oversight Committee and member of Audit Review and Executive Committees. Other directorships: Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. and Computer Sciences Corporation.