
	Mr. Edmond L. Furlong, also known as Ed, has been the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Exa Corporation since January 2005. Immediately prior to joining Exa, Mr. Furlong held the position of Senior Vice President of Fidelity Strategic Investments, the venture capital arm of Fidelity Investments. Prior to his tenure at Fidelity Strategic Investments, Mr. Furlong held several investment and operations roles including Chief Operating Officer of UAM Investment Services, Inc., Vice President and National Sales Manager of Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services Company and Chief Financial Officer of Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services Company and also served as a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., and an associate in the investment banking group of Dillon, Read &amp; Company, Inc. He served as a Director of Exa Corporation from 2001 to January 2005. Mr. Furlong holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School.
