Daniel T. Geraci

Proposed name: Chairman of the Board of Directors

Dan Geraci joined the Planetary Society's Board of Directors in 2003. He is CEO of IronAge Consulting Corp, providing management consulting, strategic planning, marketing and product development services to the asset management and financial services industries in North America.

Geraci has 30 years experience as a senior executive in the investment and asset management industries. He has served as President and CEO of Phoenix Investment Partners, and Executive Vice President, Asset Management, for The Phoenix Companies. Prior to Phoenix, he was President and CEO of Pioneer Investment Management USA, Inc., President of Fidelity Investments Private Wealth Management Group and other executive positions at Fidelity, Midland Walwyn Capital in Toronto, and EFHutton & Company.

Over the years, Geraci has served on a number of trade industry boards and civic committees in Boston, New York City, Toronto and Connecticut. He is a member of the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Northern New England, Junior Achievement of Southern New England, and a supporter of Best Buddies International.

A lifelong space enthusiast, amateur astronomer and collector, Geraci is a longtime member of The Planetary Society and has been a New Millennium Committee member since 1995. He resides in Westwood, Massachusetts.<