Chris Huntley And Negar Vahidi Become The Most Recent Aspen Shareholders

We are glad to announce a development at Aspen that reinforces the principle of organic growth that we have adhered to since our inception. As we approach our 25th anniversary, we saw it fit to offer shares of the company to two more of our long-term, loyal, and exceptionally talented Aspen employees: Chris Huntley and Negar Vahidi. The story of the personal growth of these two senior Aspen staff members, and leaders of two of our successful disciplines, is a compelling example of our organic growth philosophy. Negar started at Aspen as an intern and Chris was hired as a temporary staff 24 and 17 years ago, respectively. They have increased their experience and responsibilities and assisted in developing a strong biology and planning/policy group at Aspen. As they grew personally in their knowledge and experience, they managed major projects, served important clients, hired and supervised staff, and organically grew the size and scope of their discipline groups. We are excited to announce that these two long-time Aspen employees will be Aspen shareholders effective January 1, 2016, and we look forward to seeing them play an even larger role in the growth of our company.