BOARD MEMBER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mr. Lance Friedman began his career in the legal field with a focus in corporate, securities and merger and acquisition transactions, before transitioning to merchant/Investment Banking and business operations in 1987. In the mid-90s, he was hired by healthcare and real estate magnate Abraham Gosman and Bernard Marden to become a part of senior management in various investment led healthcare focused companies. Subsequently, Mr. Friedman was invited to join EGL Holdings as Managing Director/Partner, a well-known cross border venture capital and boutique investment banking in 2003 to manage the healthcare investment and advisory practice, including serving as an internal senior level capital markets and M&A member of VertiSoft resulting in its sale to Optio Software and served as COO and EVP of Finance of Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems, Inc., resulting in the sale of the company to Merge Healthcare.  Recent appointments include CEO of Instaprin Pharmaceuticals to execute an exit due to an SEC matter consent judgment issued to the Company and its founder, and VIA Motors International leading its capital markets strategy.  Since that time Mr. Friedman has advised or was retained as an outsourced senior manager, work out specialist and/or business development advisor at several large independent broker dealers, through his firm Blackstone Capital Advisors, Inc., which is an international boutique financial advisory and merchant banking organization. Mr. Friedman earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from American University, cum laude, and a Doctor of Law from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.