Susan Roth Katzke has served as a member of the Board of Directors since June 2024. Ms. Katzke also serves as a member of the board of directors of Blackstone Infrastructure Strategies L.P. From June 2014 until December 2023, Ms. Katzke served as a managing director of Credit Suisse, where she was responsible for equity research coverage of the U.S. large cap banks and leadership of the bank research team globally. Ms. Katzke received numerous honors for equity research coverage during her 30+ year Wall Street career; she continues to be a frequent presenter and advisor to senior management teams, corporate boards and financial services industry groups. Ms. Katzke also serves on the board of trustees and as vice chair of the finance and audit committees of The Masters School, has served on various non-profit boards, and has served as a career coach for Harvard Business School M.B.A. candidates. In 2012, Ms. Katzke was appointed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to serve on the board of directors of Intervest Bancshares Corporation, a role she held until the bank’s sale to Bank of the Ozarks, in 2015. Ms. Katzke received a B.S. in Economics, with honors, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
John D. Hershey has served as a member of the Board of Directors since January 2024 and the Affiliate Transaction Committee Chairperson since April 2025. Mr. Hershey also serves as a member of the board of directors of Blackstone Infrastructure Strategies L.P. From 2008 to 2023, Mr. Hershey worked at the Oregon State Treasury, most recently as Director of Investments, where he helped manage investment portfolios across all asset classes. Prior to that role, Mr. Hershey was the Director of Alternative Investments, with overall responsibility for private equity, real estate, real assets, hedge fund, private credit, and opportunity portfolios. Previously, Mr. Hershey was a managing director at an early stage venture firm and a managing director at Banc of America Securities. Mr. Hershey received a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Davis and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He served from 2018-2023 as a board member of the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), and Vice Chair from 2020-2022. He currently is a member of the board of trustees of the Oregon Health & Science University Foundation, a member of the board of directors and certain affiliates of Talcott Financial Group Investments, and a member of the boards of trustees of both Sixth Street Specialty Lending and Sixth Street Lending Partners.
Grace Vandecruze has served as a member of the Board of Directors since November 2022. Ms. Vandecruze also serves as a member of the board of directors and audit committee chairperson of Blackstone Infrastructure Strategies L.P. Ms. Vandecruze has served as the Managing Director of Grace Global Capital LLC since 2006. She also serves on the board of directors of Resolution US Holdings, and The Doctors Company. Ms. Vandecruze also serves on the Wharton Graduate Executive Board. Ms. Vandecruze has extensive experience in investment banking and financial advisory matters relating to mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. She began her career as an auditor in public accounting at Ernst & Young and Grant Thornton. She also wrote the book “Homeless to Millionaire – 6 Keys to UPLIFT your Financial Abundance.” Ms. Vandecruze received a B.B.A. in Accounting from Pace University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Vandecruze is also a Certified Public Accountant and an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Raymond J. Beier has served as a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee Chairperson, each since July 2022. Mr. Beier also serves as a director and audit committee chairperson of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. Before then, he was a partner in the financial services practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, having been with the firm from 1993 to 2016. Mr. Beier has extensive experience in financial reporting matters relating to mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. Mr. Beier served in a variety of roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, including as a member of the National Office leadership team responsible for its strategic policy and analysis group and as a senior partner in the transaction services group. Mr. Beier also served on various PricewaterhouseCoopers committees, including the Global Private Equity Committee and the Extended Leadership Committee. Mr. Beier also currently serves on the board of trustees of the Student Partner Alliance. Mr. Beier received a B.S. in Accounting, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota—Duluth and an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota—Carlson School of Management.