Abacus Global Management ABX

Jay Jackson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Abacus. He joined our predecessor entity and current subsidiary Abacus Settlements, LLC (Abacus Settlements) in 2016 as President & Chief Executive Officer. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Longevity Market Assets, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (LMA), another predecessor entity to the Company and current subsidiary, since June 2019. His strategic business development and creation of innovative new processes and efficiencies has propelled Abacus forward. Mr. Jackson is an industry thought leader relating to longevity and senior finances; he co-authored the book Pursuing Wealthspan. Mr. Jackson also serves as a current member of the Orlando Mayor's Committee on Livability and Healthy Aging and serves as an Executive Board Member for the Senior Resource Alliance, an agency of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs. Mr. Jackson began his career at Franklin Templeton Investments, where he served as vice president for more than a decade. Prior to joining Abacus, Mr. Jackson co-founded and managed the Fayerweather Street Life Fund, as well as the Cambridge Life Management origination platform for FDO Partners, a $3 billion quantitative investment firm founded by Harvard Business School Professor Ken Froot

William McCauley is the Chief Financial Officer of Abacus. He joined Abacus Settlements in January 2020 as Chief Financial Officer and has also served as Chief Financial Officer of LMA, where he managed financial activities and developed financing models. Prior to joining Abacus, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at IFP Advisors, LLC, a registered investment adviser and broker, where he was responsible for all financial activities of the company and was involved in both debt and equity financing. Mr. McCauley also served as a Director of Finance at McKinsey & Company from January 2017 until May 2018, where he was responsible for the financial statements of more than 30 start-up businesses. Mr. McCauley received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Bentley University and his MBA from Babson College. On March 12, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed William McCauley to be Chief Operating Officer of the Company. This appointment is in addition to Mr. McCauley's serving as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Effective 17th April 2026, William McCauley stepped down from the position of Principal Accounting Officer. William McCauley remains as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the company.

Mary Beth Schulte has been a Certified Public Accountant for over 30 years and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of The Strategic CFO LLC since March 2024. In this role, Ms. Schulte is responsible for providing CFO strategy and accounting services to early stage and privately held companies. Ms. Schulte formerly served as a Consulting Chief Financial Officer of Attivo Partners from 2022 to 2024, Director and Outsourced CFO at Anders CPAs & Advisors from 2021 to 2022, as well as a Principal at UHY Advisors MO, Inc. from 2015 to 2020. Ms. Schulte also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - St. Louis University, Capital Innovators, Cultivation Capital and Arch Grants. Ms. Schulte received her MBA and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration for Accounting from the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - St. Louis University.

Karla Radka has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Senior Resource Alliance, a non-profit agency under contract with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, since 2019. Ms. Radka previously held leadership roles at Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, where she served as Chief Operating Officer from 2015 through 2019, Florida Family Care, and Community Based Care of Central Florida, a child welfare non-profit. She also founded Public Allies Central Florida, a nationally recognized program, and served as its executive director until 2014. Ms. Radka received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Counseling from Central Christian University. She also later received a mini-MBA at Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business.

Adam Gusky has served as the Chief Investment Officer of East Management Services, LP, an affiliate of East Sponsor, LLC, since the inception of East Management Services in 2010. At East Management Services, Mr. Gusky is responsible for all financial due diligence for acquisitions, and he is in charge of the reserve-based lending facility. He also developed and implemented the corporate hedging strategy. Mr. Gusky currently serves on the Board of Directors of Rand Capital Corporation, a publicly traded business development company, where East Asset Management made a control investment. Mr. Gusky received his Bachelor of Arts in History and his MBA from Duke University.

Thomas W. Corbett, Jr. has been the principal member of Corbett Consulting, LLC since 2015 and, from 2011 to 2015, served as the Governor of Pennsylvania. He has also served as Pennsylvania's Attorney General and as the US Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Corbett received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Lebanon Valley College and a Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University Law School. He was a member of the board of directors for Composites Consolidation Company LLC from 2015 to 2016 and was a member of the board for Animal Friends of Pittsburgh until 2019. Mr. Corbett has served as a member of the Company Board since July 2020. In addition, he currently serves on the board of the Variety Club, The Children's Charity Pittsburgh.

Cornelis Michiel van Katwijk is the former Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Director & Executive Vice President at Transamerica Life Insurance Co. (Iowa) and the former Treasurer & Senior Vice President at Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Company of New York where he was employed from September 2012 through September 2021. He also served on the board of Transamerica Advisors Life Insurance Co. He previously held the position of Group Treasurer at Aegon NV and Chief Financial Officer at AEGON USA LLC (a subsidiary of Aegon NV). Mr. van Katwijk received an MBA from the University of Rochester and an undergraduate degree from Nyenrode Business Universiteit.

On April 17, 2026, the Company appointed Elena Plesco as Chief Investment Officer of the Company. Ms. Plesco, age 37, brings over 15 years of finance and investing experience to her role. For the last two years, Ms. Plesco served as the Chief Capital Officer of the Company. She previously served as Co-Head of Specialty Finance at KKR from January 2015 to April 2024. While at KKR, Ms. Plesco focused on originating, structuring, and managing multi-billion-dollar portfolios of asset-backed investments, including the joint venture between KKR and the Company. Ms. Plesco also served in the investment banking division of J.P. Morgan on a variety of mergers, acquisitions, and other advisory transactions from 2012 through 2015.

On April 17 2026, the Company appointed Alexei Solomon, CPA, as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Solomon, age 46, brings over 20 years of accounting and finance experience to his role. He will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Company's accounting function including accounting policy, financial and regulatory reporting, and risk control execution. Mr. Solomon currently serves as the Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Solomon served as Senior Manager of Accounting at Verizon from February 2019 to October 2023, and served as Associate Director of Corporate Accounting at Vistana Signature Experiences from August, 2016 to February 2019. Mr. Solomon is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and has over 10 years of accounting experience working with companies across the telecommunications, hospitality, and financial services sectors.

Samantha Butcher serves as President of Abacus Life Solutions, has been with Abacus for over 20 years and brings specialized experience in the life insurance and life settlement industry. In her role, she oversees the entire policy lifecycle, ensuring operational excellence from initial origination through final contracting and servicing. Throughout her tenure at Abacus, Ms. Butcher has been instrumental in scaling the Life Solutions segment. Ms. Butcher received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Business from the University of Florida.