People: BofI Holding Inc (BOFI.O)

Mr. James S. Argalas serves as Independent Director of BofI Holding, Inc., since August 19, 2011. He serves as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Bank and as a member of the IAR Committee. Mr. Argalas has experience in the financial and investment sectors. In 2006, he founded Presidio Union, LLC, a company that specializes in providing financial analysis and corporate advisory services to early stage growth companies and their investors, taking an active role in developing ventures that have the potential to create shareholder value. Prior to founding Presidio Union, Mr. Argalas was a Principal at Watershed Asset Management and NM Rothschild, where he was responsible for investments in distressed credit, liquidations, real estate, special situations, and debt and equity investments in Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Watershed, Mr. Argalas was an Associate Principal with McKinsey & Company and an Associate at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Argalas has a Master of Business Administration from Kellogg Graduate School of Management (Northwestern University) with majors in Finance, Entrepreneurship and International Business; in addition Mr. Argalas earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.