Michael J. Sacks has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board since our formation in July 2020. Mr. Sacks is also GCM Grosvenor s Chief Executive Officer, having joined GCM Grosvenor in 1990 and soon after being named its Chief Executive Officer in 1994. Under Mr. Sacks leadership, GCM Grosvenor grew from its position as an early participant in a cottage industry to its current position as one of the largest independent open architecture alternative asset platforms. Mr. Sacks is engaged civically, serving on a number of nonprofit boards. In addition to serving as Chairman of our Board, he has served as a member of the boards of CION Grosvenor Infrastructure Fund and CION Grosvenor Infrastructure Master Fund, LLC, closed-end management investment companies where GCM Grosvenor serves as a sub-adviser, since 2024. He graduated from Tulane University with a B.S. in Economics and holds a general course certificate from the London School of Economics. In addition, Mr. Sacks holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a J.D. from Northwestern University s Pritzker School of Law. Mr. Sacks is well qualified to serve on our Board because of his experience with GCM and GCM Grosvenor, including in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer of each entity.