Company: CLM
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001398344-25-003662
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Company: Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: DEF 14A
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 other service providers, counsel and the Fund’s independent auditor. Mr. Bradshaw commits a significant amount of time to the Fund as a Director and Officer, in addition to serving as a Vice President of the Investment Adviser. The Board values his strong moral character and integrity.

RALPH W. BRADSHAW. Mr. Bradshaw was a co-founder of Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. (the “Former Investment Adviser”) and served as its President since its inception in 2001 through April 30, 2019. At the Fund’s annual meeting of stockholders held on April 16, 2019, stockholders of the Fund approved a new investment agreement with Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC, which later changed its name to Cornerstone Advisors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”). The new investment management agreement for the Fund became effective May 1, 2019. Mr. Bradshaw has served as the President of the Investment Adviser since May 1, 2019. He brings over 25 years of extensive investment management experience and also formerly served as a director of several other closed-end funds. Prior to founding the Former Investment Adviser, he served in consulting and management capacities for registered investment advisory firms specializing in closed-end fund investments. His experiences include developing and implementing successful trading strategies with a variety of underlying portfolios containing domestic and international equity and fixed-income investments. In addition, he has been a financial consultant and has held managerial positions or operated small businesses in several industries. Mr. Bradshaw holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.B.A. Mr. Bradshaw provides the Board with effective business judgment and an ability to interact effectively with the other Directors, as well as with the other service providers, counsel and the Fund’s independent auditor. Mr. Bradshaw commits a significant amount of time to the Fund as a Director and Officer, in addition to serving as President of the Investment Adviser. The Board values his strong moral character and integrity.

ROBERT E. DEAN. Mr. Dean is a private investor. From October 2000 to December 2003, Mr. Dean was with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC, a wholly owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Ernst & Young LLP, serving as a Senior Managing Director and member of the Board of Managers from December 2001 to December 2003. From June 1976 to September 2000, Mr. Dean practiced corporate, banking and securities law with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Mr. Dean