Leadership

Brendan J. Keating has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2016. Since August 2015, Mr. Keating has been Manager and CEO of Logic Real Estate Companies, LLC, a company based in Las Vegas, Nevada and formed in 2015 which provides commercial property brokerage and property management services. A trust controlled by members of Mr. Keating’s family owns a majority of the membership interest in Logic Real Estate Companies, LLC. From 2005 to 2015, Mr. Keating was employed at The Equity Group, a company providing services to the commercial real estate market in brokerage, investment, management, development, consulting, tax appeal and facility maintenance services. Mr. Keating served as a principal of The Equity Group from 2007 to 2015. Mr. Keating has a B.S. in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Creighton University. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Keating’s 18 years’ experience in commercial real estate brokerage, investment and management services qualifies him to be a member of the Board of Directors in light of the Company’s business and structure.

Bradford B. Briner has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2016. Mr. Briner is also currently a member of our Audit and Risk Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Briner joined Willett Advisors in 2012 and is the Co-Chief Investment Officer. Willett Advisors is the investment management arm of the Bloomberg Family and for Bloomberg Philanthropies. Previously, Mr. Briner was the Managing Director of Private Investments for Morgan Creek Capital, a $10 billion fund of funds that he co-founded in 2004. Mr. Briner graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar with a degree in economics with distinction. Mr. Briner also received an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Briner’s 23 years’ experience in real estate, investment and management services qualifies him to be a member of the Board of Directors in light of the Company’s business and structure.

Frank H. Kenan II, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2017. Mr. Kenan is also currently a member of our Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Since August 2014, Mr. Kenan has served as the Co-Founder and Principal of KD Capital Management, LLC. From September 2011 to December 2014, Mr. Kenan served as an Investment Analyst at Boulderado Group, LLC. From January 2006 to January 2008, Mr. Kenan served as a Development Associate at Edens & Avant. From May 2005 to January 2006, Mr. Kenan served as an Analyst at Vivum Group. Mr. Kenan currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Flagler Systems, Inc. a hospitality and real estate company. Mr. Kenan also serves on the board of advisors for the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and the Family Enterprise Center at Kenan-Flagler Business School. Mr. Kenan holds a B.S. from the College of Charleston and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Kenan-Flagler Business School. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Kenan’s 17 years’ experience in investments and financial analysis qualifies him to be a member of the Board of Directors in light of the Company’s business and structure.

Vishnu Srinivasan has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2017. Mr. Srinivasan is also currently a member of our Audit and Risk Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Srinivasan joined The Ohio State University as its Chief Investment Officer in May 2020. Previously, he was employed by Ganesh Investments, L.L.C., which is focused on public and private equity investments, as a Vice President and then a Managing Director from 2012 through May 2020. Ganesh Investments provides investment advisory services to members of the Pritzker family and their charitable foundations. From November 2009 to October 2012, Mr. Srinivasan was an Analyst at Alyeska Investment Group, a long/short hedge fund. From August 2002 until October 2009, Mr. Srinivasan was a Principal and held various other roles at Berkshire Partners, a private equity fund. Mr. Srinivasan graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. Mr. Srinivasan also received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Our Board has determined that Mr. Srinivasan’s 20 years’ experience in public and private equity, investment and management services qualifies him to be a member of the Board of Directors in light of the Company’s business and structure

Jeffrey C. Royal has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2019. Mr. Royal is also currently a member of our Audit and Risk Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Since January 2006, Mr. Royal has been the President of Dundee Bank located in Omaha, Nebraska and also serves as the Chairman and a director of Mackey Banco, Inc. (the holding company for Dundee Bank). Prior to joining Dundee Bank, he was Second Vice President of First National Bank of Omaha. Mr. Royal has also served as a Director for Nicholas Financial, Inc., a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, since October 2017. Since June 2018, Mr. Royal has served as a Director of Bridges Investment Fund, Inc., a mutual fund which trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market. Mr. Royal has served on the Board of Directors of each of Eagle Bank and Tri-Valley Bank since 2009 and 2013, respectively. These banks merged in January 2021 and Mr. Royal serves as the non-executive Chairman of the combined entities, now operating as Riverstone Bank. Mr. Royal has also served as a Director of Brunswick State Bank since 2007. Mr. Royal received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Business Administration from Creighton University and completed the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Georgetown University and the University of Pennsylvania. Our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Royal’s 16 years’ experience in banking qualifies him to be a member of the Board of Directors in light of the Company’s business and structure.