The Buck Stops In The Boardroom

Douglas B. Gordon, Esq., is a corporate governance attorney with a unique combination of over 25 years experience as a board member, senior corporate executive, entrepreneur and private practice and corporate attorney, in companies ranging from the New York Stock Exchange listed Gordon Jewelry Corporation with over $500M in annual revenue to a Southern California based internet company.

He is frequent speaker on corporate governance and has been interviewed on radio and CBS and NBC TV on topics ranging from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to the Martha Stewart indictment. His published newspaper articles include "Forget Lerach's Kind Word and a Gun" and a "Missing Element in Effective Corporate Governance."

Education:

	Harvard University, B.A., cum laude
	University of Texas Law School, J.D.

Editorials and newspaper interviews include:

	Implementing Sarbanes-Oxley
	Calpers wants to restructure Gateway's Board of Directors
	Forget Lerach's Kind Word and a Gun
	Dubious Distinctions in Corporate Governance
	A Missing Element in Effective Corporate Governance
	Pressure's on Boards to Right Corporate Woes
	Peregrine Vows to Do Business in Bankruptcy
	Peregrine fires KPMG, looks for new auditor
	Corporate Governance...Lessons learned from Enron
	Silver Lining in Enron debacle…Improved corporate governance

Speaking engagements include:

	American Society of Corporate Secretaries (ASCS) – Los Angeles Chapter
	National Investors Relations Institute (NIRI) – San Diego Chapter
	Corporate Directors Forum - San Diego
	University of California (San Diego) - "Connect" Entrepreneur's Roundtable
	Cal State (San Marcos) - Institute for Executive Development
	San Diego VC-Angel Roundtable

Information and Pricing:	Contact Mr. Gordon
Address:
	401 West “A” Street, Suite 1710

	San Diego, California 92110
Phone:	(619) 208-8811 (cellular)
Phone:	(619) 230-1333 (office)
Email:	dbg@dbgordon.com

Work Experience:

1978-1981 associate, Wood, Campbell, Moody & Gibbs, Houston, Texas (law firm)
1981-1982 partner, Wood, Campbell, Moody & Gibbs
1982-1989 Gordon Jewelry Corporation (GJC), Houston, Texas
•	USA's second largest retail jeweler with over $500M annual sales
•	Operated over 660 stores in 44 states and Puerto Rico in three divisions
•	San Diego VC-Angel Roundtable
•	Over 6,000 employees
•	Acquired by Zale Corporation (Zale) in 1989
Mr. Gordon's positions at GJC included:
•	Member of Board of Directors
•	Member of Executive Management Committee
•	Member of Real Estate Committee
•	Executive Vice President
•	Senior Vice President - Corporate Development
•	Vice President - Corporate Development
•	Corporate Counsel
Mr. Gordon's responsibilities at GJC included:
•	As member of Executive Management Committee, jointly ran day-to-day operations
•	As EVP, directed Guild Jewelry Division with overall P&L responsibility for
	>	220 stores
	>	1500 employees
	>	$135M annual sales
	>	$100M operating budget
	>	Operations, inventory, finance, sales, marketing, I.T., & security
•	As member of Real Estate Committee, jointly decided all store openings and closings, and real estate purchases and sales
•	As member of Board of Directors, assisted in merger with Zale
•	As corporate counsel, coordinated legal aspects of company operations including SEC reporting, real estate acquisition and development, store operations, vendor contracts, insurance and financial matters, and litigation
•	Established first legal training program for management and supervisors
•	Created strategic partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation based on cause- related marketing that raised over $1.5M in first two years through annual "Diamond Walks" in 50 cities throughout USA
•	Licensed trademarks from Miss Universe, Inc. to create exclusive jewelry collection
1989-1997 CEO and General Counsel, Veritas Entertainment, Inc., a private TV production company and consulting firm in Houston, Texas.
Projects included:
•	Securing rights from NFL Properties to produce children's animated TV series
•	Producing and syndicating a half-hour weekly television series and one-hour football special for the Southwest Conference
•	Lobbying the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. on behalf of television programmers to lease access on cable systems nationwide
•	Representing an independent retail jewelry company in merger with national chain
•	Representing an environmental company in securing private placement financing and a permit to operate a medical waste incineration facility
1997-2001 COO and Legal Counsel, TriPort Technologies, Inc., San Diego, California based internet company specializing in on-line software applications for commercial printing industry
2001-2003 Klinedinst, Fliehman & McKillop, P.C., San Diego, California (law firm)

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