People: H&Q Life Sciences Investors (HQL)

Ms. Lucinda H. Stebbins, CPA, is Independent Trustee of H&Q Life Sciences Investors. Ms. Stebbins brings to the Board over twenty years experience working in the fund industry, providing perspectives on a variety of technical and industry matters. She serves on the Audit, Governance and Nominating Committees of the Fund. She started her fund career with the investment management firm of Scudder, Stevens and Clark which was later merged into the U.S operations of Zurich Financial Services, and then finally acquired by Deutsche Bank. She served as a Senior Vice President at Scudder Investments and subsequently as a Director at Deutsche Asset Management and was an officer of approximately 200 funds in these complexes. Ms. Stebbins' is in the accounting, tax, and regulatory side of the business and she continues to act as an independent consultant to the fund industry. Prior to joining Scudder, she was a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse and is a member of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs. She also serves on the Board of Bald Peak Land Company and has been on a number of non-profit Boards. She holds an MBA degree from Babson College and a BA in economics from Wellesley College.