| Phillip John Kardis |
Mr. Phillip J. Kardis, II, is a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Chimera Investment Corp. He is on the Board of Directors at Chimera Investment Corp. Mr. Kardis was previously employed as a Partner by K&L Gates LLP and a Corporate Officer by Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP. He received his undergraduate degree from George Washington University, a graduate degree from George Washington University, a graduate degree from George Mason University and a graduate degree from Georgetown University Law Center. |
| Miyun Sung |
Miyun Sung currently works at New York State Bar Association, as Member, Potomac Law Group Pllc, as Partner, and Chimera Investment Corp., as Secretary & Chief Legal Officer from 2023. Ms. Sung also formerly worked at Hogan & Hartson LLP, as Principal, Finjan Holdings, Inc., as Secretary, Vice President & Corporate Counsel from 2014 to 2015, Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., as Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Senior VP from 2017 to 2023, MicroStrategy, Inc., as Senior Counsel from 2005 to 2007, and Hogan Lovells US LLP, as Counsel from 2007 to 2014. Ms. Sung received her graduate degree in 2000 from Harvard Law School and undergraduate degree in 1997 from Cornell University. |
| Jack L. Macdowell |
Jack L. Macdowell is the founder of The Palisades Group LLC (California), serving as Chief Investment Officer & Managing Member since 2012. Current jobs include Chief Investment Officer at Chimera Investment Corp. since 2024, Member at CFA Institute, and Member-Executive Council at McCombs School of Business. Former jobs include Director at CFA Society of Austin, Independent Trustee at Carlyle Credit Income Fund from 2020 to 2023, Senior Portfolio Manager at Old Hill Partners, Inc. from 2008 to 2009, and Chief Investment Officer at Carrington Capital Management LLC from 2009 to 2012. Education includes an undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| Dan Sudhanshu Thakkar |
Dan Sudhanshu Thakkar currently works at Chimera Investment Corp., as Chief Credit & Risk Officer from 2024. Mr. Thakkar received his Masters Business Admin degree from the University of Hartford and undergraduate degree from the University of Delhi. |
| Subramaniam Viswanathan |
Mr. Subramaniam Viswanathan is a Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Chimera Investment Corp. Mr. Viswanathan was previously employed as a Principal by Citigroup, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Madras and an MBA from the University of Hartford. |
| Gerard Creagh |
Gerard Creagh currently works at Chimera Investment Corp., as Chairman from 2020. Mr. Creagh also formerly worked at Kroll LLC (Illinois), as President & Director from 2005 to 2010, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, as Executive Managing Director, Duff & Phelps Corp., as President & Director from 2005 to 2010, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as North American Valuation Services Practice Leader, Kroll LLC, as President from 2007 to 2010, Duff & Phelps Acquisitions LLC, as President from 2005 to 2007, CVC Advisers LLC, as Managing Partner, and Brosnan Risk Consultants, Ltd, as Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. Creagh received his undergraduate degree and graduate degree from Manhattan University and Masters Business Admin degree from The Leonard N Stern School of Business. |
| Kevin G. Chavers |
Kevin G. Chavers currently works at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp., as Chairman, Chimera Investment Corp., as Independent Director from 2021, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Maryland), as Independent Director, Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corp., as Director, The University of Virginia Foundation, as Director, Enterprise Community Investment, Inc., as Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, as Director, Toorak Capital Partners LLC, as Director from 2021, SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc., as Independent Director from 2021, Ivory Innovations, as Director, and Optimum Fund Trust, as Trustee from 2021. Mr. Chavers also formerly worked at Morgan Stanley, as Managing Director-Senior Relationship Management from 2003 to 2011, Blackrock Solutions LLC, as Managing Director, Home Partners of America, Inc., as Director, BlackRock Finance, Inc., as Managing Director from 2011 to 2021, Freddie Mac, as Independent Director from 2022 to 2025, Milbank LLP, as Associate, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as Vice President from 1998 to 2003, Government National Mortgage Association, as President from 1995 to 1998, and Government of the United States of America, as President-Ginnie Mae from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Chavers received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and graduate degree from Harvard Law School. |
| Brian Patrick Reilly |
Brian Patrick Reilly currently works at Chimera Investment Corp., as Independent Director from 2019. Mr. Reilly also formerly worked at The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, as Director, The Village for Families & Children, Inc., as Director, Arthur Andersen LLP, as Partner, and The Travelers Cos., Inc., as Chief Auditor & Senior Vice President. Mr. Reilly received his undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut. |
| Sandra E. Bell |
Sandra E. Bell currently works at Chimera Investment Corp., as Independent Director from 2021 and Tiptree Operating Co. LLC, as Chief Financial Officer from 2015. Ms. Bell also formerly worked at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., as Managing Director, PHH Corp., as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2008 to 2011, Prospect Mortgage LLC, as Chief Financial Officer from 2012 to 2015, Tiptree, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2015 to 2021, Tiptree Financial Partners LP, as Chief Financial Officer, and Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President from 2004 to 2006. Ms. Bell received her undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
| Debra W. Still |
Ms. Debra W. Still is an Independent Director at Enact Holdings, Inc. and an Independent Director at Chimera Investment Corp. She is on the Board of Directors at Enact Holdings, Inc., Chimera Investment Corp., Mortgage Bankers Association, Pulte Financial Services and Mortgage Collaborative Cooperative. Ms. Still was previously employed as a President & Chief Executive Officer by Pulte Mortgage LLC. She received her undergraduate degree from Ithaca College. |
| Susan Mills |
Ms. Susan Mills is an Independent Director at Chimera Investment Corp. She is on the Board of Directors at Chimera Investment Corp. Ms. Mills was previously employed as a Managing Director by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. She also served on the board at Kingsbridge Heights Community Center. She received her undergraduate degree from Long Island University. |
| Cynthia B. Walsh |
Cynthia B. Walsh currently works at Chimera Investment Corp., as Independent Director from 2024, LendingOne LLC, as Director from 2021, Encore Sfr Finance, Llc., as Director from 2023, and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, as Adjunct Professor from 2020. Dr. Walsh also formerly worked at Indiana Bond Bank, as Director from 2013 to 2018, Indiana Public Retirement System, as Director from 2007 to 2011, and Walsh Advisors, Inc., as President. Dr. Walsh received her doctorate degree from DePaul University, Masters Business Admin degree from The University of Chicago, and undergraduate degree from Purdue University. |
