Marc R. Viscogliosi, Principal

Mr. Viscogliosi is a founder of Paradigm Spine and has been its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Managers since August 2004. Prior to founding the company, Mr. Viscogliosi was a cofounder and secretary of the Board of Directors of Spine Solutions, Inc., which was acquired by Synthes-Stratec in 2003. In 1999, Mr. Viscogliosi cofounded Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC ("VB"), a leading merchant bank and venture capital firm focused on the musculoskeletal/orthopedics industry. Mr. Viscogliosi spent six years researching and investing in musculoskeletal companies prior to cofounding VB. He was employed for four years as a musculoskeletal/orthopedic research associate, primarily working with his brother, Dr.h.c. Anthony G. Viscogliosi, Executive Chairman. Mr. Viscogliosi was a research associate at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., Rodman & Renshaw, Inc., and Commonwealth Associates. Mr. Viscogliosi has served on two boards of directors of musculoskeletal companies. Mr. Viscogliosi graduated from New York University in 1999 with a BA in Economics and Political Science.