George Parker - IShares MSCI Independent Director

Dr. George G. C. Parker, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Ishares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund. He was a Director of the Company since 2002. Mr. Parker served as Chair of the Company Board from 2010 until 2012, Lead Independent Director of the Company from 2006 until 2010 and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company from 2002 until 2010. Mr. Parker has served as a Trustee of iShares Trust since 2000, Chair of iShares Trust Board from 2010 until 2012, Lead Independent Trustee of iShares Trust from 2006 until 2010, Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of iShares Trust from 2002 until 2010, a Director of iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, Inc. since 2010, Chair of iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, Inc. Board from 2010 until 2012, a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust since 2011 and Chair of iShares U.S. ETF Trust Board from 2011 until 2012. Mr. Parker also serves as Director on four other boards. Mr. Parker is the Dean Witter Distinguished Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He teaches courses in Corporationrationrate Finance in the MBA Program, Stanford Sloan Program for Executives, and in various other Executive Education Programs at Stanford University. Mr. Parker teaching and research interests are primarily in the field of corporate finance, management of financial institutions, and corporate governance, and he has written numerous case studies related to these subjects. He has also authored several articles on capital structure, risk management, and corporate valuation. Mr. Parker previously served as a Director of Continental Airlines and a Director of NETGEAR, Inc