Corporate Governance involves the processes and procedures used to manage the business affairs of a company and includes the structure and balance of power between the management and board.

This section provides bios of our board members, as well as charters and codes of conduct developed for the various committees.

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP

Lawrence E. Golub

Chairman of the Board

David B. Golub

Chief Executive Officer

Matthew W. Benton

Chief Operating Officer

Christopher Ericson

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Gregory A. Robbins

Managing Director

Joshua M. Levinson

Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

Jonathan D. Simmons

Managing Director, Corporate Strategy

BOARD OF DIRECTORS – INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

JOHN BAILY

John Baily currently serves as a member of the board of directors of GBDC 3, RLI Corp. (NYSE) and Endurance U.S. Holding Corp. and was a member of the board of directors of GCIC from November 2014 to September 2019. He was elected to serve as a director to GBDC 3 in August 2017, to RLI Corp. in 2003 and to Endurance U.S. Holding Corp. in October 2017. Mr. Baily also served as a member of the board of directors of Erie Indemnity Company (Nasdaq) from 2003 to 2008, of NYMagic, Inc. (NYSE) from 2003 to 2010 and of Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd. from 2003 to October 2017. From 1999 until 2002, Mr. Baily was the President of Swiss Re Capital Partners. Prior to joining Swiss Re Capital Partners, Mr. Baily was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its predecessor, Coopers & Lybrand, where he worked from 1965 until 1999. Mr. Baily was the National Insurance Industry Chairman of Coopers & Lybrand from 1986 until 1998 and a member of Coopers & Lybrand’s International Insurance Industry Committee from 1984 until 1998. Mr. Baily graduated cum laude from Albright College in 1965, received his CPA with honors in 1968 and received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1979.

KENNETH F. BERNSTEIN

Kenneth F. Bernstein has been the chief executive officer of Acadia Realty Trust since 2001 and the president and a trustee since its formation in 1998. Mr. Bernstein is responsible for strategic planning as well as overseeing the day-to-day activities of Acadia Realty Trust including operations, acquisitions and capital markets. He was an independent trustee of BRT Apartments Corp. from 2004 to 2016. From 1990 to 1998, he served as chief operating officer of RD Capital, Inc. until its merger into Acadia Realty Trust. He was an associate with the New York law firm of Battle Fowler LLP, from 1986 to 1990. Mr. Bernstein has been a member of the board of directors of a member of the board of directors of GBDC 3 since August 2017 and was a member of the board of directors of GCIC from November 2014 to September 2019. He has been a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, International Council of Shopping Centers, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, for which he serves on the Board of Governors, the Urban Land Institute and the Real Estate Roundtable. Mr. Bernstein was also the founding chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization Real Estate Network and is currently a member of its board of advisors. He holds a BA from the University of Vermont and a JD from Boston University School of Law.

LOFTON HOLDER

Lofton Holder has been a member of the board of directors since February 2021, where he serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance, Audit and Compensation committees. He is the co-founder and retired managing partner for Pine Street Alternative Asset Management Company. Pine Street invests seed capital with emerging hedge fund managers. Prior to creating Pine Street, Mr. Holder was a Managing Director at Investcorp and JP Morgan Asset Management. In these roles, he served the investment needs of major global institutional investors working across all equity and fixed income asset classes as well as hedge fund, private equity and real estate investments. Earlier in his career, Mr. Holder was a municipal finance investment banker at JP Morgan and The First Boston Corporation. He is actively engaged in the community and is particularly focused on ideas to advance educational opportunity and student achievement for young people from low-income backgrounds. Mr. Holder is a board member for The Edwin Gould Foundation and Maimonides Medical Center and serves as Chair of the Investment Committees for both organizations. He is also a Trustee for Pace University where he serves on the Audit Committee. Mr. Holder received a BA in Political Science from Columbia University and a MBA from the Yale School of Organization and Management.

ANITA J. RIVAL

Ms. Rival has been a member of the board of directors of GBDC 3 since August 2017 and was a member of the board of directors of GCIC from November 2014 to September 2019. Ms. Rival became a trustee of Baron Investment Funds Trust in May 2013 and an independent director for Impala Asset Management in January 2014. From April 2011 through May 2012, she served as an independent advisor to Magnetar Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund. From 1999 until her retirement in 2009, Ms. Rival was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Harris Alternatives, LLC, and its predecessor, Harris Associates, L.P. As a Portfolio Manager at Harris Alternatives, LLC, Ms. Rival managed all aspects of a $14 billion fund of hedge funds, including asset selection, risk assessment and allocation across investment strategies. Prior to Harris Alternatives, LLC, Ms. Rival held senior level positions at several large asset management/investment banking institutions, including Banker’s Trust, Global Asset Management and Merrill Lynch Capital Markets. Ms. Rival received her BA in 1985 from Harvard University.

WILLIAM M. WEBSTER IV

William M. Webster IV is one of the co-founders of Advance America, Advance Cash Centers, Inc. Mr. Webster served as a director from the company’s inception in 1997 through May 2012 and as the Chairman of the board of directors from August 2008 through May 2012 and previously from January 2000 through July 2004. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Advance America, Advance Cash Centers, Inc. from its inception through August 2005. From May 1996 to May 1997, Mr. Webster served as Executive Vice President of Education Management Corporation and was responsible for corporate development, human resources, management information systems, legal affairs and government relations. From October 1994 to October 1995, Mr. Webster served as Assistant to the President of the United States and Director of Scheduling and Advance. Mr. Webster served as Chief of Staff to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Richard W. Riley from January 1993 to October 1994. From November 1992 to January 1993, Mr. Webster was Chief of Staff to Richard W. Riley as part of the Presidential Transition Team. Mr. Webster serves on the board of directors of LKQ Corporation (NYSE), Compass Systems, Inc. and GBDC 3 since August 2017 and served on the board of directors of GCIC from November 2014 to September 2019. Mr. Webster holds an Executive Masters Professional Director Certification, the highest level, from the American College of Corporate Directors, a public company director education and credentialing organization. Mr. Webster is a 1979 summa cum laude graduate of Washington and Lee University and a Fulbright Scholar. Mr. Webster is also a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS – INTERESTED DIRECTORS

LAWRENCE E. GOLUB

DAVID B. GOLUB