<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-29/magazine/fall-2004/painting-purpose.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Painting with a Purpose</title><excerpt>Eric Gemelli ’85 knows what it’s like to be out of a job with five children to support. After a successful career selling financial products, he started his own company, Cornerstone Financial Services, in 1997 and raised venture capital. While the firm flourished at first, it later foundered and Eric ended up losing money and his livelihood.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            
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