The 35th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference

Charting Your Course: Navigating the Winds of Change

November 21, 2008 — November 23, 2008

The Loews Hotel in Philadelphia

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Robert S. Bright

Founder, Talson Solutions

Robert S. Bright, Founder and President of Talson Solutions, LLC, is a capital project consultant and financial specialist with more than 25 years of diversified engineering, project management, litigation and construction consulting experience. Mr. Bright has proven skills in project evaluation, contract audits and compliance reviews, claim analysis and prevention, cost control, due diligence, financial reporting, investigations and project risk analysis. He has performed work in the commercial real estate, education, healthcare, infrastructure, petroleum, sports facilities, theme park, manufacturing, mining and retail industries. He has significant domestic and international experience, having served in various capacities while working in England, Germany, Guam, Indonesia, Norway, Panama, Peru, Scotland and Venezuela.

Mr. Bright is a former Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s Construction Consulting practice and a Senior Engineer with Exxon Corporation.

Robert participates in several professional organizations including The Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors. He is a member of Leadership, Inc. – Class of 1999.

Mr. Bright is a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee of Mercy Health System, a member of Catholic Health East.

Mr. Bright is a board member and past President of Rebuilding Together Philadelphia. In 1998, Robert received the Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Award and in 2004, President Bush recognized Mr. Bright for his commitment to volunteerism. Robert is a member of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity.

Robert is a member of the Small Business Board of Directors for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the former Chairman of Wireless Philadelphia.

Robert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Masters in Business Administration in Finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Robert is married with two children and coaches youth sports, including baseball and ice hockey.

The Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference is produced and administered by the African American MBA Association, a student-run organization of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.