Alexander I. Crawford joined the board in March 2024. BUSINESS LEADERSHIP, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE: Alexander brings extensive financial knowledge and expertise across the broad financial ecosystem, including global multi-asset risk management, public and private equity, credit, and tail-risk hedging. He is also recognized as a thought leader in the risk management of artificial intelligence ( AI ). As the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Artificial Intelligence Risk, Inc. since 2023, Alexander created a governance, risk, compliance, and cybersecurity platform for corporate AI and developed incisive data-driven analytics and quantitative tools to analyze and mitigate risks through innovative strategies. He also serves as an advisory board member of Economic, Inc., a data intelligence company that measures corporate environmental, health, and safety performance. Alexander is a thought leader on making AI effective, safe, and ethical and has written extensively on the topic. His background and expertise will help strengthen Dynex s technology capabilities and position in an evolving financial services industry. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Alexander also brings to our Board extensive experience and expertise in risk management and compliance. He served in a number of senior risk management roles, including most recently as Partner and Chief Investment Risk Officer at Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC ( Lord Abbett ) from 2012 to 2022, and is now a Limited Partner there. As the Chief Investment Risk Officer, Alexander engaged with global regulators on various topics. He is well-respected by his peers and regulators and sat on numerous industry working groups during his tenure, such as leading the LIBOR transition effort at Lord Abbett. He was responsible for writing detailed regulatory policies and procedures for the U.S. and Europe and continues to engage globally on complying with existing and creating new policies regarding AI with governments, regulators, companies, and NGOs. In addition, Alexander was a charter member of Lord Abbett s ESG committee and has written extensively on the intersection of sustainability, ESG, and AI. He is the lead author of a forthcoming white paper using a data-driven approach that focuses on broadening sustainability to look at important sustainability metrics beyond simply greenhouse gases. BACKGROUND: Alexander earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Harvard University. He has been a senior executive at major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and RBS, for over 10 years. He has focused extensively on MBS throughout his career, and his MBS research has appeared in numerous publications. His 35-year career will offer significant insights for the Company s business and make him a valuable member of the Board.