R. David Kelly. Mr. Kelly has served as one of our independent directors since January 2019 and as our lead independent director since December 2020. Mr. Kelly has 36 years of investment experience, including serving both public companies and private companies in the financial advisory and real estate development sectors. Mr. Kelly is the founder and managing partner of StraightLine Realty Partners, LLC, an alternative investment platform with investments in real estate, financial services and venture capital. Mr. Kelly also serves as Chairman and CEO of Croesus and Company, an international real estate advisory firm, as lead director of TCW Direct Lending, focused on lending senior-secured loans primarily to US-based mid-market companies, as an independent director of Acadia Healthcare and as an at-large director of Ashton Woods Homes. From 2007 to 2017, Mr. Kelly served as a trustee and Chairman of the Teacher’s Retirement System of Texas. From 2001 to 2006, Mr. Kelly was a gubernatorial appointee to the Texas Public Finance Authority (TPFA) and served as Chairman from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Kelly’s previous corporate directorships include Croesus Merchants International Singapore, Hong Kong-based Everglory Financial Holdings, and Dubai-based Al Masah Capital Limited. His civic and professional leadership experience includes service as director of the Children’s Medical Center Plano Governing Board, as member of Children’s Health Investment and Finance Committees, and on the Advisory Board of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity. Mr. Kelly earned a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. Kelly is a valuable member of our board of directors because of his prior service as a director and his experience as an executive officer, including in the financial advisory and real estate investment fields.