Matthew A. Drapkin is the Chief Executive Officer & Portfolio Manager of Northern Right Capital, an alternative asset manager focused on small and mid cap public companies. Northern Right Capital has extensive public company board experience, having successfully created value for shareholders in numerous engagements on public company boards across a variety of asset classes.  Before founding Northern Right Capital Management in December 2009, Mr. Drapkin had extensive investment experience, including his work as head of research, special situations, and private equity at ENSO Capital, a New York-based hedge fund. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Drapkin worked at MacAndrews & Forbes, participating in more than $3 billion of transactions, including Scientific Games, Deluxe Entertainment Services, AM General, and Scantron. Prior to MacAndrews, Mr. Drapkin served as general manager of two of Conde Nast publication’s wholly-owned Internet sites, Epicurious.com and Concierge.com, and headed Conde Nast’s internet venture investment effort. Mr. Drapkin began his career at Goldman, Sachs and Co.  Mr. Drapkin holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and a B.A. in American History from Princeton University.  

Erik A. Falk serves as a member of the GECC Board. Mr. Falk is Head of Strategy at Magnetar, an alternative asset manager with approximately $13 billion in AUM as of January 2021. His primary focus is developing and implementing strategic initiatives within the firm’s Alternative Credit and Fixed Income business. Before joining Magnetar in early 2017, Mr. Falk oversaw the private funds at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (‘‘KKR’’) as Global Head of Private Credit, and served on the firm’s Private Credit Investment Committee, its Leveraged Credit Investment Committee and its Portfolio Management Committee. Mr. Falk has served on the boards of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA), Corporate Capital Trust and Corporate Capital Trust II − Business development companies sub-advised by KKR – and various companies on behalf of Deutsche Bank. Mr. Falk is an ‘‘interested person’’ of GECC as defined in the Investment Company Act due to his ownership of GEG PIK Notes.

Richard Cohen serves as a member of the GECC Board. Mr. Cohen has been president of Richard M. Cohen Consultants since 1996, a company providing financial consulting services to both public and private companies. He has served as a Director of Ondas Holdings (NASDAQ: ONDS) since 2018, Direct Digital (NASDAQ: DRCT) since November 2021, and Smart For Life, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMFL) since February 2022. From March 2012 to July 2015, he was the Founder and Managing Partner of Chord Advisors, a firm providing outsourced CFO services to both public and private companies. From May 2012 to August 2013, he was the Interim CEO and member of the Board of Directors of CorMedix Inc. (NYSE: CRMD). From July 2008 to August 2012, Mr. Cohen was a member of the Audit Committee of Rodman and Renshaw, an investment banking firm. From July 2001 to August 2012, he was a partner with Novation Capital until its sale to a private equity firm. Mr. Cohen hold a BS with honors from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), an MBA from Stanford University and a CPA from New York State (inactive).  

Chad Perry serves as a member of the GECC Board. Mr. Perry is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Tanger Outlets. Prior to Tanger, he was Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of LPL Financial Corporation from May 2006 to December 2011. Previously, he was Senior Corporate Counsel of EMC Corporation. Mr. Perry began his legal career with international law firm Ropes & Gray LLP. Mr. Perry is a graduate of Princeton University, and earned a J.D. from Columbia University, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He is a member of both the Massachusetts and California bar associations.