JOHN DORFMAN, Portfolio Manager

John Dorfman founded Thunderstorm Capital in August 1999, and launched Thunderstorm Value Fund at the beginning of 2008.

Before he became a money manager, Mr. Dorfman was a financial journalist for many years. He covered the world of investments and related topics at Forbes (1982-1984) and Consumer Reports (1984-1986). From 1986 through 1997 he was a Senior Special Writer for The Wall Street Journal. At the Journal, he was one of the principal writers of the "Heard on the Street" stock-market column, and also created numerous special features for the newspaper, including objective ratings of Wall Street research.

During his years at the Journal, Mr. Dorfman made the acquaintance of many of the most famous money managers of our era, including David Dreman, Sir John Templeton, Peter Lynch, Phil Carret, Jim Rogers and Michael Steinhardt. Inspired by these individuals, Mr. Dorfman at age 50 made a career change into investment management.

In 1997 Mr. Dorfman began to work for David Dreman of Dreman Value Management, first as an analyst and later as a portfolio manager. He regards Dreman, a leading proponent of value investing, as his mentor.

From 1997 to 2007 he wrote an investment column syndicated by Bloomberg News. In addition, he has written nine books, including Family Investment Guide and The Stock Market Directory. He appears frequently on radio and television including "Nightly Business Report."