Mr. Zalupski, age 44, is our President and Chief Executive Officer and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2021. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of our primary operating subsidiary, Dream Finders Homes LLC ( DFH LLC ), since forming the company in December 2008, and as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of managers of DFH LLC since its formation in 2014. He is responsible for our overall operations and management and is heavily involved in the origination, underwriting and structuring of all land investment activities. Under Mr. Zalupski s leadership, we have grown from closing 27 homes in Jacksonville, Florida during our inaugural year in 2009 to establishing operations in markets across the Southeast, Mid-West and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, and have closed over 38,000 homes since our inception through the end of 2024. Prior to founding DFH LLC, Mr. Zalupski was a Financial Auditor for FedEx Corporation s Internal Audit Department in Memphis, Tennessee and worked in the real estate sales and construction industry as Managing Partner of Bay Street Condominiums, LLC from 2006 to 2008. He has served on the investment committee of DF Capital Management, LLC, an investment manager focused on investments in land banks and land development joint ventures to deliver finished lots to us and other homebuilders for the construction of new homes, since April 2018. Mr. Zalupski currently serves as a member of the University of Florida s board of trustees. Mr. Zalupski holds an inactive Florida Real Estate License. Mr. Zalupski brings extensive leadership, along with industry and operational experience, to the Board of Directors. Through his experience, his knowledge of our operations and our markets and his professional relationships within the homebuilding industry, Mr. Zalupski is highly qualified to identify important matters for review and deliberation by the Board of Directors and is instrumental in determining our corporate strategy. In addition, by serving as both the Chairman of the Board and our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Zalupski serves as an invaluable bridge between our management and the Board of Directors and ensures that both parties act with a common purpose. Mr. Zalupski s financial acumen, extensive industry experience and demonstrated leadership capabilities throughout our growth as a Company make him highly qualified to continue to serve as our Chairman of the Board.