US Retirement Partners - Who We Are

	Robert C. Dughi Executive Chairman of the Board
	Mark M. Skinner President and Chief Executive Officer
	Michael A. Carpenter Member of the Board of Directors
	Matthew G. Riordan Chief Financial Officer
	James F. Schlucter Senior VP National Director of Practice Management
	Michael A. Mertz Senior VP National Director of Mergers & Acquisitions
	Mitchell I. Barnett Vice President Practice Management

Mark M. Skinner

President and Chief Executive Officer

From late 2004 until 2006, Mark M. Skinner was the president and chief executive officer of the Retirement Services Division (previously known as The Copeland Companies) of CitiStreet, a joint venture between CitiGroup and State Street Corp. The organization he led consisted of 25 regional offices and more than 500 financial advisors. Focused on the K-12 public schools, local governmental entities, hospitals and small corporations. the organization served more than 4,000 public schools, 500 municipalities, 1,800 hospitals and 6,000 corporations with $20 billion in assets. He was also a member of the Executive Operating Group of CitiStreet, which is the second largest retirement plan recordkeeper in the United States based on the number of participants.

Mr. Skinner joined Copeland in 1980, and directed the firm’s operations in Pennsylvania as regional manager and subsequently regional vice president. In 1986, he was promoted to national sales director, and in 1995, he was promoted to president. He led the company's dramatic growth to annual revenues of $150 million. During his time as president, he redirected the company’s focus to greater emphasis on the long-term planning needs of the individual plan participants. This initiative, known as Financial Planning for Retirement, became a core strategy of the organization and a breakthrough industry direction.

Prior to joining Copeland, Mr. Skinner’s career focused for six years on employee benefits as an associate pension consultant and a group insurance consultant with the UNUM Corp.

Mr. Skinner received a bachelor’s of science degree in business from the University of Maine, and he is a graduate of The Stanford University Business School Executive Program for Smaller Companies. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Odyssey Funds, a Corporate Academy Liaison for the National Academy Foundation and as an active participant in many Habitat For Humanity projects, including rebuilding efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He is a registered principal with FINRA.