Michael Jesselson - Director

Michael Jesselson has been president and chief executive officer of Jesselson Capital Corporation since 1994 and was an early investor in internet startups such as ICQ Mirabilis, which was sold to AOL. He previously served on the board of directors of Ascendant III from November 2021 until its liquidation in January 2023. Mr. Jesselson served as a director of Ascendant I from July 2020 until its business combination with MarketWise in July 2021. Mr. Jesselson served as a lead independent director of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) from November 1997 to May 2017. He has been on the board of directors of XPO Logics (NYSE: XPO) since 2016.

Prior to that, he worked at Philipp Brothers, a division of Engelhard Industries, from 1972 to 1981, then at Salomon Brothers Inc. in the mortgage-backed security trading department. He has been the director of C-III Capital Partners LLC, Clarity Capital and Cricket/EPals since 2012, 2014 and 2016, respectively, as well as numerous philanthropic organizations.