Mr. Peter S. Knight, Esq. has been Director of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. since June 1997. Since August 2004, Mr. Knight has served as President of Generation Investment Management, US, a London-based investment firm focusing on global equities and sustainability. From September 2001 to December 2003, Mr. Knight was a Managing Director of MetWest Financial, a Los Angeles-based financial services company. From 1999 until 2001, Mr. Knight served as President of Sage Venture Partners, overseeing technology and bio-technology investments. Mr. Knight started his career with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. From 1977 to 1989, Mr. Knight served as Chief of Staff to Al Gore when Mr. Gore was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later the U.S. Senate. Mr. Knight served as the General Counsel of Medicis from 1989 to 1991, and then established his law practice representing numerous Fortune 500 companies as named partner in Wunder, Knight, a Washington, D.C. law firm. Mr. Knight has held senior positions on the last four presidential campaigns, including serving as the campaign manager for the successful 1996 re-election of President Clinton. Mr. Knight currently serves as a director of EntreMed, a NASDAQ listed clinical stage pharmaceutical company, and PAR Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., an NYSE listed developer, manufacturer and distributor of generic pharmaceuticals. He is also a director of Schroders’ mutual fund and hedge fund family, and a member of the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences Council. He holds a B.A. degree from Cornell University and a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.