David A. Helfand joined as a member of our Board in February 2025. Mr. Helfand was the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC), a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that owned and managed commercial office properties in the United States. He had been Chair of the Board of EQC from May 2023 to April 2025 and had been trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2014 to April 2025. Mr. Helfand serves as an Advisor to Equity Group Investments ( EGI ), a private investment firm, where he previously served as Co-President, overseeing EGI s real estate activities. Mr. Helfand is also the Founder and President of Helix Funds LLC ( Helix Funds ), a private real estate investment management company. He also served as Chief Executive Officer for American Residential Communities LLC ( ARC ), a Helix Funds portfolio company. Before founding Helix Funds, Mr. Helfand served as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Equity Office Properties Trust ( EOP ). Prior to working with EOP, Mr. Helfand served as a Managing Director and participated in the formation of Equity International, a private investment firm focused on real estate-related companies outside the U.S. He was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE: ELS), an operator of manufactured home communities, and served as Chairman of the Board s audit committee. His earlier career included investment activity in a variety of asset classes, including retail, office, parking and multifamily. Mr. Helfand also serves as a Director of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children s Hospital of Chicago, on the Executive Committee of the Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, on the Executive Committee of the Kellogg Real Estate Center at Northwestern University, on the Board of Visitors at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, and as trustee on the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University. Mr. Helfand holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from Northwestern University. We believe Mr. Helfand is well qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive business expertise and his experience on boards of directors of other public companies and organizations.