Richard I. Goldstein has served as the Company’s lead independent trustee since March 2015. Mr. Goldstein also serves as a member of the board of directors of FSK and has served in such roles since April 2015. He currently acts as chief operating officer of Radius Global Infrastructure Inc. since 2020 and also has served as a managing trustee of Liberty Associated Partners, LP (“LAP”), since 2000 and Associated Partners, LP (“AP”), since 2006, both investment funds that make private and public market investments in communications, media, internet and energy companies. Prior to joining LAP and AP, Mr. Goldstein was vice president of The Associated Group, Inc. (“AGI”), a multi-billion dollar publicly traded owner and operator of communications related businesses and assets. While at AGI, he assisted in establishing Teligent, Inc., of which he was a trustee, and was responsible for operating AGI’s cellular telephone operations. Mr. Goldstein has also served as a trustee of Ubiquia since 2017. He also served as a member of the board of trustees of The Shipley School from 2009 through 2014 and has counseled many early- stage companies. Mr. Goldstein received a B.S. in Business and Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and received training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Management Information Systems.
Mr. Goldstein has extensive experience as a senior executive and in negotiating investment transactions in a variety of industries, including in the energy industry. This experience has provided Mr. Goldstein, in the opinion of the Board, with experience and insight which is beneficial to the Company.
Charles P. Pizzi is the retired president, director and chief executive officer of Tasty Baking Company, manufacturer of Tastykake branded snack cakes. He served in these positions from 2002 to 2011. Prior to leading Tasty Baking Company, Mr. Pizzi served as president and chief executive officer of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, vice chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives and chairman of the Metro Council of Presidents. His career also includes work with the transition teams for the former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge and the former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell. Mr. Pizzi has also served as Commerce Director for the City of Philadelphia. He has been a trustee of Brandywine Realty Trust since 1996, serving on the Audit Committee and as a Chair of the Compensation Committee, the chairman of the board of directors of Independence Health Group (“IHG”) where he has been a member since 1991, trustee of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust since May 2013 and a director of Drexel University since 1991. Since 2020, Mr. Pizzi has also served as a trustee of Mistras Group Inc., a multinational provider of integrated technology-enabled asset protection solutions. He is also Chairman of AmeriHealth Caritas, a subsidiary of IHG and a provider of Medicaid service, since February 2023. Mr. Pizzi was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia from 2006 to December 2011, serving as Chairman from January 2010 to December 2011. He also previously served as a trustee of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange from 1998 until it was acquired by NASDAQ in July 2008, on the board of governors of NASDAQ OMX PHLX, Inc. from August 2008 to March 2009 and as a trustee of Allied Security Holdings LLC from 2011 to 2016. Mr. Pizzi holds a bachelor’s degree from LaSalle University and a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Pizzi has significant experience as an executive and director at various companies and governmental organizations. This experience has provided Mr. Pizzi, in the opinion of the Board, with experience and insight which is beneficial to the Company.
Pedro A. Ramos has served as the president and chief executive officer of The Philadelphia Foundation, or TPF, since August 2015, a charitable foundation that builds, manages and distributes philanthropic resources to improve lives in the greater Philadelphia region. Prior to joining TPF, he was a partner with the law firm of Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP (“Schnader”) where he advised clients in the business, nonprofit and government sectors, focusing on transactions, financings, compliance, risk management and investigations. From June 2009 until the firm’s attorneys joined Schnader in August 2013, Mr. Ramos was a partner with the law firm of Trujillo, Rodriguez & Richards, LLC and led the firm’s government, education and social sector practice. From June 2007 to June 2009, Mr. Ramos was a partner with the law firm of Blank Rome LLP in its employment, benefits and labor group and its government relations practice. Mr. Ramos previously served as the Managing Director of the City of Philadelphia from April 2005 to June 2007 and as the City Solicitor from March 2004 to April 2005. Before working for the City of Philadelphia, Mr. Ramos served as vice president and chief of staff to the president of the University of Pennsylvania from January 2002 to March 2004. From September 1992 to January 2002, Mr. Ramos served as an associate and partner with the law firm of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP in its employee benefits group. From November 2011 to October 2013, Mr. Ramos served as the chairman of the School Reform Commission, which oversees the School District of Philadelphia. Mr. Ramos served on the Board of the School District of Philadelphia from December 1995 through December 2001, with his last two years as president of that board.
Mr. Ramos has served as a director of Independence Health Group, Inc. since March 2015, and prior to mergers served as a director of AmeriGas Propane, Inc. (NYSE: APU) from September 2015 to August 2019, and trustee of FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC) from September 2013 to December 2018. A civic leader, Mr. Ramos has served as a member of the executive committee and a director of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce since October 2017. An Eisenhower Fellow since 2000, he was elected to be a trustee and member of the executive committee of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships in 2022.
Mr. Ramos’ extensive service in the private and public sectors has provided him, in the opinion of the Board, with experience and insight which is beneficial to the Company.
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