Andrew Karl Knuckle

• Private Investor in Palantir Technologies Inc. is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms enabling government agencies, militaries, and corporations to combine and analyze data from multiple sources

• Private Investor in Northslope Technologies, an AI-native claims management platform that streamlines every step of the claims process.

• Successfully led over 500 Management Consulting Engagements and $200B in Investment Transactions (Public and Private Debt & Equity Financings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Spin-Offs, Split Offs, Minority Carve Outs, Capital Raising and Capital Structure Restructurings etc) for over 250 companies in the USA, UK, Europe, Asia and Africa. • Interim CFO of Evonik Industries AG & with expertise in Cost Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Controlling, Treasury, Taxation, Auditing and Capital Structure Optimization. • Senior Investment Advisor to the Michael Lee Chin Family Office (€1.5B AUM) specializing in Wealth Management, Estate Planning, Tax Strategy & Philanthropy. • Senior Fin-Tech Advisor to Wealth Tech Firms & Turnkey Asset Management Platforms enabling them to offer comprehensive technology and investment solutions for RIAs, Broker-Dealers, & Wealth Management Firms. • Created and executed the 5-year corporate strategy for the NYSE leading to a 50% increase in trading volume on the exchange, the addition of 35 new trading instruments, a 75% increase in profitability & a 40% decrease in operating costs. • Advised Evonik Industries AG on the €2.2B IPO and €1.2B sale of its power business, ensuring alignment with long-term strategy & profitability goals. • Managed and advised on high-profile mergers and acquisitions, such as Siemen’s £1.7B acquisition of Invensys Rail, £1B divestiture of its energy business to Rolls-Royce $7.6B acquisition of Dresser-Rand, Pearson PLC’s $3.4B minority stake sale in IDC, SES Global’s $2.5B satellite asset acquisition, and Premedia’s $1.2B sale of Enthusiast Media.

• Successfully led the School of Music's $350 million capital campaign. • Created and managed the Voice & Opera Department's celebrated Visiting Artists Program with participating Classical Music Luminaries such as Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi, Sopranos Anja Silja & Harolyn Blackwell & Bass/Baritone Sir Willard White.

• Early Private Investor in Blue Apron, an American ingredient-and-recipe meal kit company offering weekly boxes containing ingredients, which also includes suggested recipes that must be cooked by hand by the customer using the pre-ordered ingredients.

• Designed and directed the strategy, transformation, operations, and financial planning for McKinsey's underperforming Munich-based Capability Training Center, providing C-suite leadership training and ongoing coaching, transforming it into a highly profitable center with a 60% increase in revenue, a 70% increase in profitability and a revenue stream of €750M/annum. • European Head of the McKinsey Capability Center's Corporate Finance & Strategy Practice serving clients of all sizes and in all industries on matters such as business strategy, operations capital structure operations successfully completing scores of business transformations for sale to larger entities. • Appointed to the McKinsey Principal Assessment and Designation Board, influencing talent strategy at the firm’s highest levels. • Championed diversity by leading the firm's DEI Initiatives, embedding inclusivity as core perspective in firm’s operations.

• With seed funding provided by Ray Dalio, Founder & then Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of premier Asset Management firm Bridgewater Associates, I founded Knuckle & Associates LLC., an elite firm that provides bespoke Management Consulting and Investment Banking Advisory Services to companies of all sizes and industries and on all continents.

• Successfully led the capital raising of $10B from Endowments, Foundations and Defined Benefit Pension Plans. • Co led the investing and management of $50B in endowments, foundations, and defined benefit pension portfolios, developing diversified, risk-weighted strategies aligned with Bridgewater's quantitative investment methodology across all asset classes and geographies and delivering consistent Pure Alpha annual returns in excess of 12% net of fees and taxes. • Increased Endowment and Foundation participation in Bridgewater's flagship "Pure Alpha" strategy by 60% while elevating Defined Benefit Pension Plan participation in the “Pure Alpha Major Markets Fund” by 50%. • Restructured 98% of client portfolios to distinctly separate "Alpha" and "Beta" investments, creating a successful "Alpha overlay" with 20 uncorrelated investments leveraged for risk or return. • Secured a 100% client retention rate during the 2007-2009 financial crisis and successfully led the restructuring of client portfolios to outperform the market through that 2 year period of unprecedented market volatility and decline.

• Directed client development and retention strategies for the Investment Banking Division across North America and Germany, leveraging Voice of the Customer insights to guide the New York and Frankfurt offices to achieve #1 and #2 rankings in profitability annually, with top 5% performance recognition for delivering exceptional results and championing diversity and inclusion initiatives. • Managed and advised on high-profile mergers and acquisitions, such as Siemen’s $7.6B acquisition of Dresser-Rand, Pearson PLC’s $3.4B minority stake sale in IDC, SES Global’s $2.5B satellite asset acquisition, and Premedia’s $1.2B sale of Enthusiast Media. • Led Goldman Sachs’ €6B hostile takeover attempt of Pro Sieben Sat 1, the largest in German history, and advised Unity Media on corporate strategy following a £1.45B recapitalization by Apollo Management and BC Partners. • Designed and implemented optimized pricing models for leading North American networks, driving a 20% ROI increase in four years, and developed an integrated marketing strategy for Google, securing its dominance in the Technology sector. • Facilitated Patni Computer Systems' $140M ADR listing on the NYSE strengthening global market presence. • Advised Blackboard on its $180M acquisition of WebCT.

• Directed McKinsey’s Corporate Finance and Strategy Practice, forging a groundbreaking partnership with Goldman Sachs to ensure the accuracy and consistency of corporate finance functions for M&A clients post-material liquidity transactions. • Spearheaded a firmwide Corporate Strategy & Finance initiative in EMEA, driving a 30% increase in McKinsey’s market share of Corporate Finance and Strategy engagements and establishing the practice as the fastest-growing and third most profitable business unit in the region. • Designed innovative consulting models and CFO roundtables in Europe, delivering high-value client engagement and a 40% increase in demand for complex finance-related transactions, including spin-offs and split-offs. • Advised North America’s largest Private Equity firms on a $15B turnaround of entertainment portfolio companies. • Led Disney’s online and brick-and-mortar asset integration, driving 10% annual revenue growth and pioneering self-sufficient funding for Disney Hall through ticket sales alone.

• Member: Black Management Association, Gay & Lesbian Management Association, Strategy Club, Investment Banking Club, and Investment Management Club • Co-taught semester-long course with McKinsey to study the economic and political forces most determinative of accelerated economic development in the Republic of South Africa and Botswana (2003) and Thailand and Vietnam (2004). Included meetings with senior government and leaders of the private sector of each country.

• Unprecedented eight-time designation as a Pomona College Scholar for outstanding academic performance. • Winner of the annual Bertha Clendenen McCord Memorial Prize for being the college’s best musician. • Nominee for the 2000 Rhodes Scholarship (2nd Place Finish and Alternate Rhodes Scholar for the Commonwealth of Jamaica)