Mr. Lawrence M. Clark Jr. is the Managing Director and Director of Investments at Harbinger Capital Partners. He joined the firm in October 2002 as a Vice President and Director of Investments. Mr. Clark was subsequently promoted to a Managing Director, in January 2006. He is responsible for investments in metals, mining, industrials and retail companies, among other sectors. Mr. Clark serves as a Director of Harbinger Group Inc. Previously, he was a Distressed Debt and Special Situations Research Analyst at Satellite Asset Management where he covered financially stressed and distressed industrial, cyclical, and energy companies. Mr. Clark has actively participated in several financial restructurings in official and unofficial capacities as both a secured and an unsecured creditor. Prior to moving to the buy side, he was a Vice President in the Distressed Debt and High Yield Research Department at Lazard Fréres & Co., LLC from April 2000 to April 2001 and an Associate in Credit Suisse First Boston's High Yield Research Group from April 1998 through April 2000. Mr. Clark started his investing career in the Corporate Bond Research Department of Salomon Brothers from April1997 though April1998. Prior to commencing his career as an Investment Analyst, he was employed by the Prudential Insurance Company of America from June1993, where his responsibilities included internal financial reporting and performance analysis of fixed income investment portfolios. He serves as a Director Mr. Clark has completed Level I and II of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation program. He holds a Master's of Business Administration from New York University’s Stern School of Business and graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts in Finance.