Ms. Beschloss was appointed to our Board of Directors effective May 1, 2024. Ms. Beschloss is an economist, a leader in sustainable investing, and founder and CEO of RockCreek, one of the world s largest women-owned investment firms. Previously, she was Managing Director and partner at The Carlyle Group from 2001 to 2003. As the World Bank s Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer, she led the Bank s investments, balance sheet management, ratings, borrowings, and innovations in financial products and in technology. Prior to this, she led the World Bank s investments and policy work in the renewable energy, power, and infrastructure sectors, notably pioneering investments in natural gas, wind, and solar energy. Previously, she worked in corporate finance at JP Morgan. Ms. Beschloss has advised various governments, central banks, and regulatory agencies on financial policy and energy policy. She serves on the boards of trustees of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Rockefeller Foundation and National Geographic where she chairs their Investment Committees, Georgetown University, and the PBS Foundation where she serves as chair. She was recognized by Carnegie Corporation in their Great Immigrants, Great Americans 2020 list, received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award and the Institutional Investor Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been listed among the Most Powerful Women in Banking by American Banker. She is the co-author of The Economics of Natural Gas (Oxford University Press) and author of numerous journal articles on innovations in finance, energy economics, and renewable energy investing. Ms. Beschloss holds an MPhil (Honors) in Economics from the University of Oxford, where she taught international trade and economic development.