Earl W. Powell is Chairman and CEO of Powell Investment Advisors. Mr. Powell is also Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus of Trivest Partners, L.P., a private equity firm in Coral Gables. Prior to forming Trivest in the early 1980’s, he was a partner of KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Powell helped establish and was previously Chairman of the University of Florida Investment Corporation. Mr. Powell is a Trustee of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation where he previously served as Chairman of the Investment Committee. He is also Trustee Emeritus of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. Until recently, he served as a Trustee of the University of Florida.