BLANKINSHIP VALUE FUND

Portfolio Manager

Dr. Rex Blankinship has managed the Fund’s portfolio since its inception in January 2004.  He is a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia and founded Blankinship Corporation in 1987 as a consulting firm focused on the design and installation of financial systems.  In addition to consulting, from 1993 through 1999 he worked as a Partner in International Registries, a legal and financial services firm, where he had overall responsibility for Information Technology.  He has also held positions with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), and worked as a bank examiner.  He holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business and Management, and an MBA in Management from Virginia Tech.  He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of CPAs.  He lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife, Janet, and children, Alex and Anna.