Stephen F. East has been a member of our Board since March 2020. He is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Compensation Committee and the Chair of the Public Debt and Equity Securities Committee. Prior to his retirement in July 2019, Mr. East served as a Managing Director and Senior Consumer Analyst at Wells Fargo & Company, heading the equity research team that covered the home building and building products sectors. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he spent four years with Evercore ISI, an independent research firm, as a Partner and Senior Managing Director heading the firm's housing research efforts, and, prior to that, spent nearly two decades in equity research and investment management at various firms. Mr. East is a member of the board of directors of Sezzle Inc., a publicly traded financial technology company, where he chairs each of its audit and risk, nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees. Mr. East holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Mr. East brings valuable experience to the Board in the form of his extensive knowledge of the home building industry, analytical abilities, financial acumen and strategic insights.