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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (ITEM 1 ON THE PROXY CARD)
20 STAPLES Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES
Drew Faust
Age: 68
Director Since: 2012
Current Staples Board Committees
- Nominating and Corporate Governance
Skills and Experience
- Corporate Governance
- Leadership and Management
- International Operations
- IT Management and Security
- Risk Oversight
- Strategy
Selected Other Positions
- Director, Harvard Management Company
- Director, Broad Institute
- Director, Ragon Institute
Education
- M. A. and Ph.D., American Civilization,
University of Pennsylvania
- B.A., History, Bryn Mawr College, magna
cum laude with honors
Career Highlights
Dr. Faust is the 28th President of Harvard University. Leading up to her appointment as President in 2007, Dr. Faust served
as the Founding Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study charged with integrating the former Radcliffe College into
Harvard University following the merger in 1999. Before Harvard, Dr. Faust served as the Annenberg Professor of History at
the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the faculty for 25 years. As President of Harvard, Dr. Faust is
responsible for all aspects of Harvard’s academic and administrative activities, which include operations and research and
teaching activities across the globe, and oversees a $4.5 billion annual operating budget. During her tenure, she restructured
the system of university governance, and has expanded financial aid to improve access to Harvard College for students
of all economic backgrounds and advocated for increased federal funding for scientific research. Dr. Faust has broadened
Harvard’s international reach, raised the profile of the arts on campus, enhanced Harvard’s focus on climate change and
sustainability, launched edX, the online learning partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and
promoted collaboration across academic disciplines and administrative units as she guided the university through a period of
significant financial challenges. Dr. Faust also serves on the board of Harvard Management Company, which is responsible
for investing Harvard’s endowment ($37.6 billion in 2015, the largest endowment in higher education in the United States)
and related financial assets to produce long term results to support the education and research goals of the university. In her
capacity as Harvard President, Dr. Faust also serves as a member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and the Ragon
Institute of Harvard, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Curtis Feeny
Age: 58
Director Since: New nominee
Current Staples Board Committees
- Not applicable
Skills and Experience
- Audit, Financial Expertise
- Business Sales
- IT Management and Security
- Leadership and Management
- Real Estate
- Strategy
Public Company Boards
Current
- CBRE, Inc.
Prior
- Trammell Crow Company (2000-2006)
Selected Other Positions
- Board Director, Stanford Federal
Credit Union
Education
- M.B.A., Harvard Business School
- B.S., mechanical engineering, Texas A&M
University, magna cum laude
Career Highlights
Mr. Feeny has been a Managing Director of Voyager Capital, a venture capital firm, since January 2000. Mr. Feeny has
invested in enterprise software, data center systems, wireless infrastructure and Smart Grid technologies, and represents
Voyager on the boards of several of its privately held portfolio companies. He also has expertise in SaaS, open source, and
capital efficient software companies. In 2001, Curtis was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Board of Directors
of the Presidio Trust, where he served until 2006. From 1992 through 1999, Mr. Feeny served as Executive Vice President of
Stanford Management Co., which manages the Stanford University endowment, during which time the endowment’s assets
under management grew from $1.5 billion to $9.0 billion. He was responsible for investing and managing real estate and
other asset classes including private equity and venture capital.