Mr. Mavoides has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2018, and he held similar positions at Essential Properties Realty Trust LLC, which became our operating partnership through the formation transactions, since March 2016. Previously, from September 2011 through February 2015, Mr. Mavoides was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Spirit Realty Capital (SRC), an NYSE-listed REIT that invests in single-tenant, net leased real estate. While at Spirit, Mr. Mavoides was instrumental in transforming that company from a private enterprise, with approximately $3.2 billion of total assets and 37 employees at the time of its September 2012 initial public offering, to a public company with approximately $8.0 billion of total assets and over 70 employees at the time of his departure in February 2015. During his tenure at Spirit, Mr. Mavoides chaired the company’s investment committee and led the team that created the infrastructure that acquired over 150 separate investments with an aggregate purchase price of nearly $2.0 billion and an average investment per property of $2.6 million over a period of approximately three years. Mr. Mavoides previously worked for Sovereign, as its President and Chief Executive Officer, from May 2003 to January 2011. Sovereign is a private equity firm that focuses on investment opportunities relating to long-term, net-leased real estate. While at Sovereign, Mr. Mavoides developed and implemented a business plan pursuant to which Sovereign grew from a startup to a leading investor focused on single-tenant, net leased properties, and he implemented an investment strategy pursuant to which over $1.0 billion was invested in net lease transactions. During his tenure at Spirit and Sovereign, Mr. Mavoides was instrumental in structuring the investment of approximately $4.0 billion in net lease assets. Prior to joining Sovereign, Mr. Mavoides was employed by Eastdil Realty, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, and worked in the banking group at Citigroup, where he focused on the structuring of sale-leaseback transactions. Mr. Mavoides earned a B.S. from the United States Military Academy and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Mr. Patten has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since August 2020. Prior to joining Essential Properties Realty Trust, Mr. Patten was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CTO Realty Growth (NYSE: CTO), previously Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., for more than 8 years and served in the same role with Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE) since November 2019 when he participated in the successful initial public offering of this single-tenant net lease REIT.Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Legacy Healthcare Properties Trust Inc. and Simply Self Storage and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of CNL Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a nearly $8 billion lodging REIT, that was sold successfully in April 2007. Mr. Patten began his career at KPMG where he spent twelve years and was named a partner in 1997. His experience involves, amongst other things, various aspects of finance, accounting, real estate development and operations, financial and SEC reporting, and treasury management. He graduated from the University of Florida with a BS degree in accounting.

Mr. Earnshaw has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2020. Previously, Tim served as our Controller, a role he held since April 2017. Prior to joining Essential Properties, Tim served in a variety of roles at AR Global, a sponsor and advisor of public, non-traded REITs, from 2014 until 2017. He most recently served as Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Controller for AR Global’s healthcare-focused REITs, where he had oversight responsibility for the accounting and external and internal reporting functions. Prior to joining AR Global, Tim served in the audit and enterprise risk services practice at Deloitte & Touche, providing assurance and advisory services to a variety of public and private clients in the real estate, financial services and manufacturing industries. Tim graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Jenkins joined Essential Properties in April 2018 and has been a Senior Vice President and our Head of Investments since April 2021.

Prior to joining Essential Properties, Max served in the Army as an Infantry Officer and Captain with the 75th Ranger Regiment where he deployed in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Max graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. in Engineering Management with Honors.

Mr. Peil has served as Senior Vice President and Head of Asset Management since May 2017. Prior to joining Essential Properties, AJ served as the Senior Vice President and Head of Credit for Spirit Realty Capital (SRC), a publicly-traded triple-net lease REIT. AJ also worked within the investment division sourcing and underwriting transactions in excess of $2.0 billion. Before joining Spirit Realty, AJ worked for the Arizona State Retirement System and Smith Barney as an equity analyst. AJ graduated from Gonzaga University and is a CFA ® charterholder.

Mr. Salisbury joined Essential Properties Realty Trust in August 2023 and serves as a Senior Vice President and Head of Capital Markets.

Rob was previously a Senior Vice President and Director of Research at Almanac Realty Investors, which is the real estate private equity arm of Neuberger Berman. As a senior member of the investment team, Rob originated and structured private equity and credit investments. He also successfully launched several new fund strategies focused on public and private investing.

Prior to his time at Almanac, Rob co-managed a real estate securities portfolio at Citadel Investment Group that spanned across all property types in US, Europe, and Asia. He also served as an investment analyst at V3 Capital Management, and as a publishing equity research analyst at UBS, Bank of America, and Citigroup.

Rob graduated from Duke University with a B.A. in Philosophy.

Mrs. Walker joined Essential Properties Realty Trust in June 2023 and serves as the Senior Vice President and Real Estate Counsel.

Kristin was previously a shareholder and the Vice Chair of the Real Estate Practice Group at Polsinelli PC. Kristin’s experience as an attorney spans across all forms of commercial real estate, including acquisition and dispositions, commercial leasing, the development of large-scale commercial retail and industrial projects, and the real estate aspects of large renewable energy financings and acquisitions. 

Prior to her time at Polsinelli, Kristin was a founding member of Thomson Walker, LLC and an associate at Husch Blackwell LLP, commencing her practice in 2006.

Kristin graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a B.S.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate and from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law with a J.D.  She is licensed to practice in Colorado and Missouri and was named to Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law in 2018, 2019, 2021-2023.

Mr. Estes has served as a director since 2018, and Chairman of our board since January 2024. Mr. Estes served as Executive Vice President—Chief Financial Officer of Welltower Inc., a NYSE-listed, S&P 500 constituent REIT focused on healthcare infrastructure, from January 2009 to October 2017. Mr. Estes served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Welltower from March 2006 to January 2009 and as Vice President of Finance of Welltower from April 2003 to March 2006. From January 2000 to April 2003, Mr. Estes served as a Senior Equity Research Analyst and Vice President with Deutsche Bank Securities, a financial services firm, with primary coverage of the Healthcare REIT and Healthcare Services industry sub-sectors. Previously, Mr. Estes served as a Vice President of Bank of America Securities from January 1998 through December 1999 and as an Associate Analyst and Vice President at Morgan Stanley from March 1994 through December 1997. Mr. Estes is a member of the board of trustees of JBG Smith Properties, a NYSE-listed REIT that owns, operates, invests in and develops assets concentrated in leading urban infill submarkets and around Washington, DC, where he serves as the chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Estes received his B.A. in Economics in 1993 from The College of William and Mary.

Since November 2015, Ms. Neary has been the President of Auntie Anne’s, the largest soft pretzel franchisor, with more than 1,800 locations in 48 states and over 25 countries. Ms. Neary joined Auntie Anne’s in 2005 and has held positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Global Marketing immediately prior to her promotion to President in 2015. During her tenure at Auntie Anne’s, Ms. Neary has been responsible for various functions, including overseeing marketing, communications, operations, research and development, product innovation and the franchisee leadership team. Prior to joining Auntie Anne’s, Ms. Neary held roles in marketing and as a managing editor for a business magazine. In addition to her commercial activities, Ms. Neary serves on the Board of Directors of the Lancaster Family YMCA, a charitable organization in Lancaster Pennsylvania focused on improving the health and well-being of the community. She also serves on the Board of Advisors for Penn State Harrisburg and the Advisory Board for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Ms. Neary also mentors high school women as part of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business program. Ms. Neary received a B.A. from Millersville University in 1999 and an M.B.A. from Penn State University in 2009.

Ms. Sivanesan is a practicing attorney and private investor in early stage and middle market companies. She was also a founding principal of a private equity firm focused on middle market investments. Ms. Sivanesan has over 20 years of legal experience, including practicing as a partner at large, international firms. As an independent sponsor-principal and as a legal advisor, Ms. Sivanesan has participated in a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, complex corporate financings and restructurings. Ms. Sivanesan has structured and negotiated private equity and debt investments in a range of industries, including technology, healthcare, oil and gas, and real estate development. Ms. Sivanesan also has experience in cross-border transactions related to manufacturing and outsourcing, and is knowledgeable with respect to business operations in India. Ms. Sivanesan has been a member of the Board of Directors of Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: HURC), an international industrial technology company, since 2008. Ms. Sivanesan received her Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration, finance, magna cum laude, from Kennesaw State University in 1991 and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1995.

Ms. DeLucca has served as a director since 2018. Ms. DeLucca is a Managing Director at Hayfin Capital Management, LLC. Hayfin is a private investment firm focusing on direct lending, special opportunities, high yield credit and securitized credit. Ms. DeLucca joined Hayfin in January 2018, when Hayfin acquired Kingsland Capital Management LLC. Kingsland was an investment manager specializing in collateralized loan obligations and leveraged credit that was founded by Ms. DeLucca in January 2005, and where she served as Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer. Ms. DeLucca’s career spans 32 years in the debt capital markets, including management of high yield, leveraged loan, distressed and mezzanine assets. Prior to establishing Kingsland, Ms. DeLucca was a Managing Principal at Katonah Capital, an asset manager focusing on leveraged loans and high yield bonds, from 2000 to 2004. Previously, Ms. DeLucca was a Managing Director at Chase Manhattan Bank, where she co-founded Octagon Credit Investors, from 1995 until 1999. Ms. DeLucca was also a Portfolio Manager and Investment Advisor at Fisher Brothers from 1989 to 1995, where she focused on distressed and high yield investing. She began her career as a trader and analyst with Bernstein Macaulay’s high yield bond and mortgage-backed securities divisions, where she was employed from 1986 to 1989. Ms. DeLucca served on the Regulatory and Board Nominating Committees of the Loan Sales and Trading Association from 2006 to 2010. She received a B.S. in Finance from Ithaca College in 1986 and is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Minich retired in 2019 as an executive officer of Hotshine Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a Mister Car Wash), a private equity-backed company that is one of the largest car wash operators in the United States. Mr. Minich served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer from 1999-2013, at which time he relinquished that position as part of the company’s management succession plan, and from 2014-2019 he served as a Vice President of and Special Advisor to Mister Car Wash. During that later period, Mr. Minich continued to work with the company’s acquisition team in evaluating and negotiating acquisitions, including the sourcing and negotiation of sale-leaseback transactions. He also served on the company’s investment committee and as an advisor to senior management on strategic, operational and administrative matters. Prior his affiliation with Mister Car Wash, Mr. Minich worked as a financial consultant from 1997-1999 and served as Senior Vice President & Treasurer of Blue Coral, Inc., a privately held manufacturing company in the automotive aftermarket, from 1981-1996, when the company was sold to Quaker State Oil. Earlier in his career, from 1970-1981, Mr. Minich worked in the audit department of Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Minich received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Akron in 1970 and his CPA certificate in 1972.

Mr. Mavoides has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2018, and he held similar positions at Essential Properties Realty Trust LLC, which became our operating partnership through the formation transactions, since March 2016. Previously, from September 2011 through February 2015, Mr. Mavoides was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Spirit Realty Capital (SRC), an NYSE-listed REIT that invests in single-tenant, net leased real estate. While at Spirit, Mr. Mavoides was instrumental in transforming that company from a private enterprise, with approximately $3.2 billion of total assets and 37 employees at the time of its September 2012 initial public offering, to a public company with approximately $8.0 billion of total assets and over 70 employees at the time of his departure in February 2015. During his tenure at Spirit, Mr. Mavoides chaired the company’s investment committee and led the team that created the infrastructure that acquired over 150 separate investments with an aggregate purchase price of nearly $2.0 billion and an average investment per property of $2.6 million over a period of approximately three years. Mr. Mavoides previously worked for Sovereign, as its President and Chief Executive Officer, from May 2003 to January 2011. Sovereign is a private equity firm that focuses on investment opportunities relating to long-term, net-leased real estate. While at Sovereign, Mr. Mavoides developed and implemented a business plan pursuant to which Sovereign grew from a startup to a leading investor focused on single-tenant, net leased properties, and he implemented an investment strategy pursuant to which over $1.0 billion was invested in net lease transactions. During his tenure at Spirit and Sovereign, Mr. Mavoides was instrumental in structuring the investment of approximately $4.0 billion in net lease assets. Prior to joining Sovereign, Mr. Mavoides was employed by Eastdil Realty, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, and worked in the banking group at Citigroup, where he focused on the structuring of sale-leaseback transactions. Mr. Mavoides earned a B.S. from the United States Military Academy and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Mr. Sautel has served as a director since 2018. Mr. Sautel is a private investor, and he serves on the board of several private companies engaged in diverse businesses, including business services, manufacturing, distribution, institutional investment management and residential real estate. Since December 2017, Mr. Sautel has served as a director of CBAM Holdings, LLC, a private company that is an affiliate of Eldridge and is engaged in managing corporate credit. From 2014 to 2018, Mr. Sautel served as a director of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings, LLC, a diversified institutional investment management firm. From October 2001 to June 2014, Mr. Sautel was an investment professional at Guggenheim Capital, LLC, where he held the titles of Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Investments Business. While at Guggenheim, Mr. Sautel co-founded the firm’s credit investing business and later was responsible for supervising the firm’s investment management operations. Prior to Guggenheim, Mr. Sautel worked at J.H. Whitney & Co., First Chicago Capital Markets, and Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Sautel earned a B.B.A. from the University of Kentucky in 1991 and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1996. Mr. Sautel is a CFA charterholder.