Born in New York City, Maurice Singer studied English and economics at the University of Vermont and went on to hold a succession of senior management positions in the film and television industry, including president of HBO Films and senior vice president at Home Box Office, Columbia Pictures Corp., and Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. Shortly after becoming a licensed financial advisor, he founded Los Angeles-based Riviera Capital Management in 1993, an independent firm specializing in wealth management, venture capital, and initial public offering consultation. Maurice is currently a founding principal at The Evergreen Advantage, a Real Estate Investment Trust based in Santa Monica with offices in Montecito. The firm has a real estate loan portfolio throughout the west coast. In addition to being a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the National Association of Television Broadcasters, Maurice has served as a board director for Tempra Technology and Qnext Corp, and The Industry, a Los Angeles-based opera company. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Ojai Music Festival. Maurice Singer served on Music Academy Board of Directors from January 2010 through December 2018 and returned to the Board in January 2020.

JERROLD L EBERHARDT had a distinguished 40 year career at Smith Barney. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1997 when he was named Senior Executive Vice President of the Western Division. He was responsible for Smith Barney’s Wealth Management operations in eleven Western States, which was expanded to include Asia and Australia. He retired in March 2009. Jerry is a founding member of the Board of Directors of Dynasty Financial Partners, LLC. Dynasty is the premier provider of integrated wealth management solutions and technology for Independent Registered Investment Advisors.

Throughout his business career, Jerry was active in charitable and civic affairs in the Chicago community. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, he was a Trustee of the Ravinia Festival Association and served as Vice Chairman and member of the Executive Committee. He also served on the Boards of several civic and industry organizations.

Jerry has served as a member of the Board of Directors of The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association for 22 years and is a former Chairman of the Board. He is a member of the Board of the Music Academy of the West and serves on the Executive Committee. Jerry is also on the Board of the Ojai Music Festival and is the current Chairman. He is a past Trustee of the Aspen Music Festival & School, having served on the Board for six years. He is a member of The California Club and previously served on the Board of Directors as Treasurer.

Mr. Eberhardt graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and received his MBA from the University of Cincinnati.

Jerry is married to Kathleen Kane. He has three daughters: Elizabeth, 52; Martha, 50 and Ellen, 40 from his marriage of 54 years to his deceased wife Margaret. He has seven grandchildren.

Pamela B. Strobel is the retired executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Exelon and retired president of Exelon’s Business Services Company. She also served as chairman and CEO of Exelon Energy Delivery, the holding company for the corporation’s energy delivery businesses, PECO Energy in Philadelphia and ComEd in Chicago.

Prior to the merger of PECO and Unicom, Strobel was executive vice president of Unicom Corporation and its chief subsidiary, ComEd. She joined ComEd as General Counsel in 1993, prior to which she was a partner in the law firms of Sidley & Austin and Isham, Lincoln & Beale.

Currently, Strobel serves as a director of Illinois Tool Works Inc. and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, and is on the Board of Directors for the Music Academy of the West. She is a past trustee of the University of Illinois, life director and past chair of the Joffrey Ballet, life trustee and past chair of the Ravinia Festival, and life trustee and past chair of the Civic Consulting Alliance. She was a founding board member and past director of ChiArts, the first public high school for the arts in Chicago. She is also a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Strobel received both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Illinois, where she was a Bronze Tablet recipient and a member of the law review.

She is married to Russ Strobel and they have two grown children, Ben and Libby.