MICHAEL PRIOR is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and previously as our President and Chief Executive Officer from December 2005 through December 2023. He is also a member of our Investment Committee. He was elected to the Board in May 2008 and had been an officer of the Company since 2003. Previous to joining the Company, Mr. Prior was a partner with Q Advisors LLC, a Denver based investment banking and financial advisory firm focused on the technology and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Prior began his career as a corporate attorney with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LP in London and New York. He received a B.A. degree from Vassar College and a J.D. degree summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School. Mr. Prior currently serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Competitive Carriers Association.