Michael Judlowe has been a Director of our Company since September 2021. Mr. Judlowe most recently served as Chairman of Jefferies US Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging investment banking practice from June 2019 to March 2021. Mr. Judlowe previously served as Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets Americas from 2013 to 2019. He joined Jefferies as a Managing Director in 2010 to establish the Real Estate Equity Capital Markets practice. Prior to his time at Jefferies, Mr. Judlowe spent 10 years in Equity Capital Markets at Citigroup. Over his career in banking, Mr. Judlowe has led a significant number of equity transactions and successful initial public offerings, including National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA), QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS), AmREIT, Inc. (formerly NYSE: AMRE) and ClubCorp Holdings, Inc. (formerly NYSE: MYCC). Mr. Judlowe earned his B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University and an M.B.A. in Marketing from NYU s Stern School of Business. The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of our Company and our stockholders for Mr. Judlowe, in light of his significant experience in equity capital markets, investment banking and REITs, to continue to serve as a director of the Board.