E. Burke Ross Jr. is president of ADEC Investments, LP, a private equity investment firm. He is a former partner of Wesray Capital Corporation and has been involved in corporate acquisitions for more than 40 years. Mr. Ross has served on the boards of directors of numerous organizations, including Community Foundation of New Jersey. His current principal interest is providing private educational opportunities to talented children from financially limited families. He is a director of New Jersey Seeds, which places about 100 children a year in private secondary schools. Mr. Ross is a graduate of Princeton University and University of Chicago School of Business.