Gavin Molinelli is a Partner and Portfolio Manager of Starboard Value LP.  Prior to Starboard’s formation in 2011, as part of the spin-off, Mr. Molinelli was a Director and an Investment Analyst at Ramius LLC for the funds that comprised the Value and Opportunity investment platform.  Prior to joining Ramius in October 2006, Mr. Molinelli was an analyst in the Technology Investment Banking group at Banc of America Securities LLC.  Mr. Molinelli is currently the Chair of the Board of Acacia Research Corporation. Previously, Mr. Molinelli served on the boards of Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., Depomed, Inc., Wausau Paper Corp. and Actel Corp.  Mr. Molinelli received a B.A. in Economics from Washington and Lee University.