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Echo Global Logistics Board of Directors

Samuel K. Skinner

Mr. Skinner first joined our Board in September 2006 and has served as our non executive Chairman of the Board since February 2007. Since May 2004, Mr. Skinner has been of counsel at the law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP where he is the Chair of the Chicago Governmental Affairs Practice. Mr. Skinner served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of USF Corporation from July 2000 to May 2003, and from 1993 to 1998 he served as President of Commonwealth Edison Company and its holding company Unicom Corporation. Mr. Skinner served as the Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush from December 1991 to August 1992, and from 1989 to 1991, he served as the Secretary of Transportation. In 1975, he was appointed by President Gerald R. Ford as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. Mr. Skinner is currently a director of Navigant Consulting, Inc., Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. and Express Scripts, Inc. and is the Vice Chairman of Virgin America Airlines. Mr. Skinner holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law.

Douglas R. Waggoner

Mr. Waggoner has served as our Chief Executive Officer since December 2006 and on our Board since February 2008. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Waggoner founded SelecTrans, LLC, a freight management software provider based in Chicago, Illinois. From April 2004 to December 2005, Mr. Waggoner served as the Chief Executive Officer of USF Bestway, and from January 2002 to April 2004, he served as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for USF Corporation. Mr. Waggoner served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Daylight Transport from April 1999 to January 2002, Executive Vice President from October 1998 to April 1999, and Chief Information Officer from January 1998 to October 1998. From 1986 to 1998, Mr. Waggoner held a variety of positions in sales, operations, marketing and engineering at Yellow Transportation before eventually leaving the company as the Vice President of Customer Service. Mr. Waggoner holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from San Diego State University.

John R. Walter

Mr. Walter has served on our Board since January 2006. Mr. Walter is the managing member of Ashlin Management Company. He is the retired President and COO of AT&T Corporation, a position he held from 1996 to 1997. He was Chairman and CEO of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, the largest printer in the United States, from 1989 through 1996. Mr. Walter has been a director of Manpower Inc. since 1998, and served as Non Executive Chairman from 1999 to 2001. He is currently the Chairman of SNP Corporation Ltd. of Singapore, the Chairman of InnerWorkings, Inc., and a director for VASCO Data Security, Infinity Bio-Energy, Manpower, Inc., MediaBank, LLC, DHR International and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. Mr. Walter previously served on the board of directors of Abbott Laboratories, John Deere, Target Corporation and Jones Lang LaSalle. He is also a member of the board of trustees for the Steppenwolf Theater and Northwestern University, and a director of the African Wildlife Federation. Mr. Walter holds a bachelor’s degree and an honorary doctorate degree in Business Administration from Miami University, Ohio.

Louis B. Susman

Mr. Susman has served on our Board since June 2006. Mr. Susman is Vice Chairman of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking, a member of the Citigroup International Advisory Board and Managing Director, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking, Citigroup. Mr. Susman joined Salomon Brothers Inc., prior to its acquisition by Citigroup, in July 1989. Prior to that he was a Senior Partner at the St. Louis-based law firm of Thomas & Mitchell. Mr. Susman is a director of Drury Industries, Inc. and Drury Development Corporation and a trustee of Underwriters Laboratories and previously served on the board of directors of the St. Louis National Baseball Club, Inc. Mr. Susman is a member of the board of directors of The Art Institute of Chicago, The Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Northwestern Children’s Memorial Hospital. Mr. Susman holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) from Washington University.

John F. Sandner

Mr. Sandner has served on our Board since April 2008. Mr. Sandner is the Chairman of E*Trade Futures, LLC, a position he has held since 2003. From 1985 to 2003, Mr. Sandner served as President and Chief Executive Officer of RB&H Financial Services, L.P., where he is currently a consultant. Mr. Sandner is also the retired Chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and served as its Special Policy Advisor from 1998 to 2005. Mr. Sandner is currently a director of CME Holdings, Inc., Click Commerce, Inc., the National Futures Association, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Museum of Science and Industry, and a Trustee at the University of Notre Dame and Rush- Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center. Mr. Sandner holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame.

Harry R. Weller

Mr. Weller has served on our Board since June 2006. Since January 2002, Mr. Weller has been a Partner at New Enterprise Associates. Prior to joining NEA, Mr. Weller was a Partner at FBR Technology Venture Partners. Mr. Weller is a former member of the board of directors of Sourcefire, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corp. and a current member of the board of directors of Availink, Inc., Suniva, Inc., Informance, Leadtone, Lian Lian, and Realtime Worlds. Mr. Weller holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University.

Anthony R. Bobulinski

Mr. Bobulinski has served on our Board since August 2005. Mr. Bobulinski has been the Director of Investments at YDS Investment Company, LLC. Since April 2003, Mr. Bobulinski serves on the advisory board of the Making a Difference Foundation. Mr. Bobulinski holds a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and a Masters in Science equivalent from the Naval Nuclear Power School where he was a Master Training Specialist and Certified Instructor.

Eric P. Lefkofsky

Mr. Lefkofsky is a founder of Echo and has served on our Board since February 2005. Mr. Lefkofsky is currently the President of Blue Media, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity and consulting firm focused on applied technology. Mr. Lefkofsky is the founder of InnerWorkings, Inc. (INWK: NASDAQ), a global provider of print solutions. He is also the founder and a Director of other firms, including MediaBank, Inc., a leading provider of integrated media procurement technology, and ThePoint, Inc., an online collective action website. Mr. Lefkofsky was previously the Chief Operating Officer of HA-LO Industries, Inc. Prior to HA-LO, Mr. Lefkofsky was the President and founder of Starbelly.com. Mr. Lefkofsky is on the Board of Directors of Children's Memorial Hospital, Steppenwolf Theatre and The Art Institute of Chicago. He is also a member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee. Mr. Lefkofsky is the author of Accelerated Disruption and is a guest professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Mr. Lefkofsky graduated from the University of Michigan and received his Juris Doctor at University of Michigan Law School.

Bradley A. Keywell

Mr. Keywell is a founder of Echo and has served on our Board since February 2005. In January 2004, Mr. Keywell founded Meadow Lake Management LLC, an investment and advisory firm, and currently serves as its Managing Partner. Prior to Meadow Lake Management, he worked for Equity Group Investments, LLC. From May 2000 to March 2001, Mr. Keywell served as the President of HA-LO Industries Inc. Mr. Keywell co-founded Starbelly.com Inc., which was acquired by HA-LO in May 2000. In April 2006, Mr. Keywell co-founded MediaBank, LLC, an electronic exchange and database that automates the procurement and administration of advertising media. Mr. Keywell serves on the board of trustees of the Zell-Lurie Entrepreneurship Institute at the University of Michigan and as a trustee of the University of Michigan Hillel Foundation. Mr. Keywell holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

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