J. Richard Cordsen
Investment Committee

Mr. Cordsen is the Executive Vice President of Business Development and Investment Advisory Services of the Permal Group. Mr. Cordsen has continuously served as a member of PCM's Investment Committee and Board since 1989. He was a Founding Partner of Woodbine Capital, a NY based hedge fund, and previously was Senior Vice President of The Permal Group, Inc. and Regional Director (Americas) with responsibility for product distribution (a position he held from 1999 to 2008). Prior to joining Permal, Mr. Cordsen was with the United Gulf Group, responsible for its private equity portfolio and strategic joint ventures, in which capacity he invested in numerous funds and private companies and held board seats on various public and private companies. He was also with Chase Manhattan Bank in various capacities. Mr. Cordsen holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BS from the University of Colorado.