Ms. Palmer, a graduate of the University of Virginia, holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Palmer became our Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2020, and has served as our President since January 1, 2016 to date. Previously, she served as our Chief Financial Officer from January 2013 to August 12, 2019. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President of Capital Markets from 2003 until 2013. She served as Senior Manager of Investment Services in 1996 and assumed the role of Vice President of Capital Markets in 1999. Prior to joining our Company, Ms. Palmer worked with Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN), formerly Andersen Consulting Strategic Services, as a consultant and financial analyst for General Electric Company. She serves as a member of the boards of the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Brooks Rehabilitation, a private healthcare organization. She currently also serves an executive member of Nareit, a member of ULI, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC). She previously served as a director of ESH Hospitality, Inc., a subsidiary of Extended Stay America, Inc. and as a director of United Way of Northeast Florida.