Jonathan Kuchin has been an independent director of Sila since April 2014. Mr. Kuchin is Chair of the Board and is a member of the Audit Committee, of which he was chair from July 2014 to March 31, 2023. Mr. Kuchin has more than 29 years of experience in public accounting, focusing on public companies and their financial and tax issues, including accounting for income taxes, initial public offerings, public financings, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation issues, and implementation and compliance with the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002. Mr. Kuchin served as an independent director of Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc., an affiliate of the Company, from March 2011 to October 2019. From 1997 until his retirement in 2010, Mr. Kuchin served in various positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers, most recently as a tax partner in New York City, 2004 2010, where he focused on public and private REIT clients, SEC reporting aspects of public REITs, including accounting for income taxes and uncertainty of income taxes, as well as compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. From October 1988 to July 1997, Mr. Kuchin held various positions with Coopers & Lybrand, culminating in partnership. Mr. Kuchin obtained a bachelor s in business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1981 and is licensed as a certified public accountant. Mr. Kuchin was selected to serve as an independent director because of his significant real estate industry experience and his expansive knowledge in public accounting and tax.