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Patricia G. Greene, Ph.D., MBA, Named Special Academic Advisor To The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute

NEW YORK (June 17, 2010) –The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute today announced that Patricia G. Greene, Ph.D., MBA, will serve as its Special Academic Advisor. Dr. Greene, the F.W. Olin Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College, will help shape The Institute’s research agenda and guide future activities in line with its mission to develop deeper knowledge, insights and wisdom about small business owners and the businesses they build.

At Babson, Dr. Greene has served as Provost and Dean of the Undergraduate School. Previously she held the Ewing Marion Kauffman/Missouri Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership at the University of Missouri – Kansas City and the New Jersey Chair of Small Business and Entrepreneurship at Rutgers University.

“Professor Greene has tremendous expertise in the field of entrepreneurship and a deep understanding of business owners’ needs. We are delighted to have the benefits of her knowledge and insights, and look forward to her contributions as we continue efforts to expand our knowledge of small business owners,” said Mark D. Wolf, director of The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute.

Dr. Greene is co-founder of the Diana Project, a research group focusing on women and the venture capital industry. Her current research focuses on the identification, acquisition and combination of entrepreneurial resources, particularly by women and minority entrepreneurs. She also serves on the national advisory boards for the SBA’s Small Business Development Centers and the Center for Women’s Business Research.

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About The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute

The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute is an intellectual resource devoted to better understanding America’s small business owners. It combines ground-breaking research the company commissions with the expertise of people within the Guardian Life family who have deep experience in the small business community, to yield deeper knowledge, insights and wisdom about today’s small business trends.

For more information about The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute, please visit: www.smallbizdom.com.

About Guardian

A mutual insurer founded in 1860, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and its subsidiaries are committed to protecting individuals, business owners and their employees with life, long term care insurance, disability income, group medical and dental insurance products, and offer 401(k), annuities and other financial products. Guardian operates one of the largest dental networks in the United States, and protects more than six million employees and their families at 120,000 companies. The company has more than 5,400 employees in the United States and a network of over 3,000 financial representatives in more than 80 agencies nationwide.

For more information about Guardian, please visit: www.GuardianLife.com.