Kenneth F. Bernstein, age 64 Professional Experience: Mr. Bernstein has been Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of the Company since January of 2001. He has been the President and a Trustee of the Company since August 1998, when the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of RD Capital, Inc. ( RDC ) and its affiliates. From 1990 to August 1998, Mr. Bernstein was the Chief Operating Officer of RDC. In such capacity, he was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of RDC, its management companies, and its affiliated partnerships. Prior to joining RDC, Mr. Bernstein was an associate at the New York law firm of Battle Fowler, LLP. Mr. Bernstein sits on the Board of Trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers and served as its 2017/2018 Chairman. He has previously served as a co-chair of the Board of Governors for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ( Nareit ) and is a member of Urban Land Institute ( ULI ) and the Real Estate Roundtable. He is also a member of the World President s Organization (YPO-WPO), where he was the founding chairman of the Real Estate Network and currently sits on the Board of Advisors. Mr. Bernstein is a member of the Board of Trustees of Golub Capital. Mr. Bernstein received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Vermont and his Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law. Trustee Qualifications: The Board believes Mr. Bernstein's qualifications as a Trustee include his extensive real estate, management and board experience, highlights of which are listed below: service as President and CEO of the Company for the past 22 years; extensive network of contacts in the real estate industry and his leadership positions with various industry and business associations; five years of experience as a real estate attorney; eight years of experience as the Chief Operating Officer of a private real estate company; and three years of experience as the Chief Operating Officer of a public real estate company.