Laurie A. Hawkes

Ms. Hawkes has served as a director since May 2016, as our Lead Independent Director since February 2019 and as Chairman of the Board since 2021. Ms. Hawkes is also a member of the Compensation Committee and the Real Estate Investment Committee. From 2008 until 2016, Ms. Hawkes served in various roles at American Residential Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ARPI), which she co-founded, including director and President & Chief Operating Officer. From 1995 through 2007, Ms. Hawkes served in various roles at U.S. Realty Advisors, LLC, a single-tenant real estate investment and asset management firm, including partner from 1997 through 2007 and President from 2003 through 2007. Ms. Hawkes served as a Managing Director in Real Estate Investment Banking at CS First Boston Corp. from 1993 until 1995, and as Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Salomon Brothers Inc. from 1979 until 1993. Ms. Hawkes has served on numerous other private and non-profit boards. She holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. We believe that Ms. Hawkes’s extensive investment and business experience, including her service as the chief operating officer and a board member of a publicly-traded REIT, experience with the IPO of a REIT, and net leased investment experience are invaluable to the Company.