James J. Murren, CFA

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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
MGM MIRAGE

Jim Murren is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MGM MIRAGE, one of the world's leading and most respected development companies with significant holdings in gaming, hospitality and entertainment, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In 1998, Mr. Murren joined MGM MIRAGE as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and in 1999, was named President and Chief Financial Officer. In 2007, he was named President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and, in late 2008 he was named Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to joining MGM MIRAGE, Mr. Murren spent 14 years on Wall Street as a top-ranked equity analyst, joining C.J. Lawrence, Inc. (later merged into Deutsche Morgan Grenfell) in 1984 as a securities analyst. He was appointed Managing Director and elected to the Board of Directors of C.J. Lawrence in 1992. In 1994, he was appointed Director of Research and Managing Director of Deutsche Bank. Mr. Murren is a Chartered Financial Analyst and the recipient of several awards during his Wall Street career.

Mr. Murren is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Delta Petroleum, a Denver, Colorado based independent energy company engaged in the exploration for, and the acquisition, development, and production of natural gas and crude oil.

Mr. Murren received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History & Urban Studies from Trinity College in 1983.

Mr. Murren is very active in the community. Along with his wife, Heather, they founded the Nevada Cancer Institute, a non-profit institution dedicated to providing a comprehensive cancer research center to the State of Nevada. Mr. Murren is also a trustee of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas Foundation.

Previously, he was a trustee of the University of Nevada-Reno Foundation and a member of the Board of Fellows for Trinity College.

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