Anthony Cappell co-founded Chicago Atlantic Group in April 2019 and served as our Chief Executive Officer from our inception until March 2024 and as our Co-Chief Executive Officer from March 2024 to the present. Prior to founding Chicago Atlantic Group, Mr. Cappell was a Managing Director and Head of Underwriting at Stonegate Capital, a private credit investment firm focused on lower middle market businesses and emerging brands from July 2016 to October 2018. At Stonegate, he was responsible for credit, underwriting, and the growth strategy of the loan portfolio. Previously, from January 2013 to June 2016, he was a Senior Underwriter at First Midwest Bank and at Gibraltar Business Capital where he worked on a number of specialty finance transactions including technology, software, turnaround/distressed and re-discount loans. He began his career at Wells Fargo Capital Finance focused on a wide array of industries and loan structures from November 2008 to December 2012. Mr. Cappell holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Cappell s extensive experience evaluating credit as a debt investor in the specialty finance space, and as a founder of Chicago Atlantic Group, provides our Board with critical understanding of our business and knowledge of how to craft and execute on our operational and strategic plans. Our Board of Directors has concluded that based on Mr. Cappell s experience and role as founder of Chicago Atlantic Group, he is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.