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Mr. Nelson, age 67, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since November 2023. He served in the role of Executive Chairman of the Board from January 2022 until November 2023, and he previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 2015 until January 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Nelson served as a director of Education Management Corporation from February 2007 through November 2013, including serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors from August 2012 until November 2013. He was also Education Management Corporation's Chief Executive Officer from February 2007 to August 2012, and its President from February 2007 to December 2008. Mr. Nelson worked as an independent consultant from January 2006 through January 2007 after departing Education Management Corporation. Mr. Nelson worked for Apollo Group, Inc. (now known as Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.) from 1987 through January 2006. Mr. Nelson served in various roles with Apollo Group, Inc., including serving as President from February 1998 until January 2006, Chief Executive Officer from August 2001 until January 2006, and Chairman of the Board from June 2004 until January 2006. Mr. Nelson was a member of the faculty at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas from 1983 to 1984. Mr. Nelson received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Brigham Young University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Nevada.

Ashish R. Ghia was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective March 1, 2018, after serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer since September 21, 2017, and was appointed Treasurer effective December 27, 2021. Mr. Ghia joined the Company in June 2008 and has served in various financial planning and analysis roles of increasing responsibility, including as Vice President Finance since February 2016 and Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis from October 2012 through January 2016. Mr. Ghia has also served as Assistant Treasurer of the Company from August 2016 until his appointment as Treasurer. Prior to joining the Company, he was a Business Finance Manager with Sears Holdings Corporation from 2006 to 2008, and also held associate positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Ernst & Young. Mr. Ghia holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in financial accounting and audit from the University of Mumbai and a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University and is a certified public accountant.

John R. Kline joined the Company in October 2015 as Senior Vice President-American InterContinental University. Reflecting AIU's implementation of a university system, Mr. Kline currently serves as Senior Vice President-American InterContinental University System. Mr. Kline also serves as Chancellor of the American InterContinental University System. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kline served in executive leadership roles at several large education companies in the United States. He served as Senior Vice President of Operations of Education Management Corporation (EDMC) from July 2011 to December 2013, where he also served as President of EDMC's Online Higher Education Division from July 2009 to January 2013 and as Senior Vice President of Student Acquisition and Retention from April 2009 to July 2009. Prior to his service at EDMC, from October 2007 to April 2009 Mr. Kline was the Chief Executive Officer of Nelnet Enrollment Solutions (Nelnet), which provided solutions to higher education institutions in the area of marketing, recruiting and retention of high-quality students. Prior to his service at Nelnet, Mr. Kline held several roles of increasing responsibility at the University of Phoenix and Apollo Group Inc. (now known as Apollo Education Group, Inc.) from 1996 to 2007, including serving as the Chief Administrative Officer from February 2006 to October 2007. Mr. Kline received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Arizona State University.

Elise L. Baskel was appointed Senior Vice President - Colorado Technical University effective January 20, 2022, after serving the Company as Chief Operating Officer of Colorado Technical University since 2019. Ms. Baskel joined the Company in 2010 and has served in various positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of University Strategy and Operations from 2016 to 2019. Before joining the Company, Ms. Baskel was a Project Director at Insight to Action, a business growth consulting firm, from 2008 to 2010, leading teams conducting research for various companies in the food and beverage industry. From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Baskel served as Brand Manager for Sara Lee, a bread and dessert company, and from 2000 to 2005 she worked as an Engagement Manager for Prophet, a global brand consulting firm. Ms. Baskel received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Ms. Gonzales, age 68, served as Chief Financial Officer of Harrison Properties LLC, a Phoenix-based industrial real estate management company, from June 2007 until August 2017. Ms. Gonzales served as Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Group, Inc. (now known as Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.) from October 1998 to November 2006, as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of UDC Homes Inc. from July 1996 to August 1998, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Continental Homes Holding Corp. from May 1985 to July 1996. Ms. Gonzales began her career as a certified public accountant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Company. She serves as a member of Gigi's Playhouse of Phoenix board of directors and formerly served as an independent member and Chair of the Audit Committee of the board of directors of Main Street Restaurant Group, Inc., a former public company restaurant operator, from 2003 to 2006 and as the Chair of the Audit Committee (from 2010 to 2013) and Community Expert member (from 2009 to 2015) of the Arizona Board of Regents. Ms. Gonzales received a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Oklahoma and is a certified public accountant.

Mr. Hansen, age 66, serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Building Hope Holdings, Inc., a non-profit leader in charter school facilities, financing, and services. Mr. Hansen also serves on the Board of Visitors of George Mason University. Previously, Mr. Hansen served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Strada Education Network, formerly called USA Funds, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving lives by strengthening the pathways between education and employment from July 2013 through March 2021. From July 2011 through July 2013, Mr. Hansen served as the Chief Executive Officer of Madison Education Group, LLC, an education-related consulting firm. From July 2009 to December 2010, he served as the President of Scantron Corporation, a provider of assessment and survey solutions. Mr. Hansen also served as the Chairman of Scantron Corporation from September 2010 to July 2011. Mr. Hansen held various leadership positions at Chartwell Education Group, LLC, an education-related consulting firm, from July 2005 to July 2009, including Chief Executive Officer and Senior Managing Director. Mr. Hansen served as the Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education from May 2001 to July 2003. He has served as a director of Performant Financial, a public company providing technology-enabled recovery and analytics services from, December 2011 through October 2025. He also served as a director of the First Marblehead Corporation, a then public specialty finance company focused on the education financing marketplace, from 2003 until that company was acquired in 2016. He currently serves on the board of directors of Academic Programs International, Pansophic Learning, Shorelight, and Everspring. He also serves on the advisory boards of Wayfinder and Centegix. In addition, he serves on the nonprofit boards of Building Hope Holdings, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, and Youth for Tomorrow. Mr. Hansen received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from George Mason University.

Ms. Thornton, age 67, served as Vice President and General Counsel of WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL) and Washington Gas Light Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WGL, from January 2012 until November 2018, having joined WGL as Counsel to the Chairman in November 2011. WGL, a public retail gas and electric marketing firm and a design-build energy company, operates a regulated natural gas utility serving more than one million customers throughout metropolitan Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Prior to joining WGL, Ms. Thornton served as a partner with the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro LLP in Washington D.C. from 2004 until 2011 and as a partner with the law firm of Patton Boggs, LLP from 2000 to 2004. Beginning with the presidential transition of 1992 and until 2000, Ms. Thornton worked with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, first as Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor, and then as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education. Ms. Thornton was also in charge of Continuity of Operations of Government for the Department of Education. Ms. Thornton is currently a board member of publicly-held Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., a multi-state provider of natural gas service and a comprehensive utility infrastructure services enterprise dedicated to delivering a diverse array of solutions to North America's gas and electric providers. Ms. Thornton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. In 2016, Ms. Thornton received her LLM in National Security Law at Georgetown University Law Center. Ms. Thornton is also an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law.

Hanna Skandera, age 52, currently serves as President and CEO of the Daniels Fund, a $1.8 billion philanthropic organization that provides grants to highly effective nonprofits, has launched the National Civics Bee, and provides college scholarships to the next generation of America's leaders. Joining the organization's board in 2019 and taking the helm in 2021, Ms. Skandera demonstrates a strong commitment to impact and positively influence American life. Ms. Skandera is nationally recognized for her bold leadership, entrepreneurial vision, and focus on outcomes. She previously served as President and CEO of Mile High Strategies from 2017 through 2020 and as Secretary of Education in New Mexico under Governor Susana Martinez from 2011 through 2017, where she drove significant improvements in academic achievement and effective management of a $2.7 billion budget. She previously served as Undersecretary for California Governor Schwarzenegger from 2004 to 2005, as Deputy Commissioner of Education for Florida Governor Jeb Bush from 2005 to 2007, and as Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Education from 2007 to 2009. In addition to her policy and business acumen, Ms. Skandera has served as visiting professor at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, a Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, and a research fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Pepperdine has honored her as both a Distinguished Alumna and an Outstanding Woman in Leadership. Ms. Skandera serves on the private boards of the Daniels Fund, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, MGT, Philanthropy Roundtable, and Risepoint. Ms. Skandera received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Sonoma State University and her Masters in American Politics and International Relations from Pepperdine University School of Public Policy.

Mr. Wheat, age 74, is a former Congressman and currently serves as chair of Wheat Shroyer Government Relations, where he manages a bi-partisan team of public policy professionals. In 1982, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, where he became part of the House leadership as the youngest member in Congressional history to be appointed to the Rules Committee. While in Congress from January 1983 to January 1994, he was one of the nation's first African-Americans to represent a district with a white majority. Congressman Wheat left the House in 1994 to run for a seat in the United States Senate. He was the first minority candidate selected as a major party nominee for statewide office in Missouri. After his unsuccessful Senate race in March 1995, Mr. Wheat became Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations with CARE, an international relief and development organization. After CARE, he served as Deputy Campaign Manager for the 1996 Clinton-Gore campaign and later formed Wheat Government Relations which he headed from 1998 until 2013 and later joined the law firm Polsinelli LLC in September 2013 where he served as chair of their Public Policy Practice until November 2021. Mr. Wheat holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grinnell College.

Mr. Chookaszian, age 82, served as Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council, which advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), from January 2007 to December 2011. Mr. Chookaszian was formerly the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNA Financial Corporation (CNA). During his 27-year career with CNA, Mr. Chookaszian held several management positions at CNA's business unit and corporate levels. In 1992, he was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNA Insurance Companies, and in 1999 he became Chairman of CNA's executive committee. Mr. Chookaszian retired from CNA in 2001. Mr. Chookaszian is currently a board member of publicly-held Pillarstone Capital REIT, a Maryland real estate investment trust engaged in investing in, owning and operating commercial properties. He also served as a director of publicly-held CME Group Inc. (formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.), a U.S. financial exchange, from January 2004 to May 2023; Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a provider of clinical, financial, connectivity and information solutions and related professional services for hospitals, physicians and post-acute organizations, from September 2010 to May 2016; LoopNet, Inc., an information services provider to the commercial real estate industry, from July 2006 to April 2012; Maxar Technologies Ltd. (formerly known as MacDonald Dettwiler), a global communications and information company, from July 2005 to May 2019; Prism Technologies Group, Inc., an on-line insurance provider, from April 2003 to December 2017; and Sapient Corporation, a global services firm providing digital marketing and business and information technology services, from January 2003 to August 2007. Mr. Chookaszian has a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Northwestern University, a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Chicago and a Master's degree in economics from the London School of Economics. He received certification as a public accountant in 1971 and also is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter.

Julia Leeman was appointed as Senior Vice President-Campus Operations in December 2024. Ms. Leeman joined the Company in June 2004 and has served in numerous roles during her twenty-year tenure. She began with the Company as Campus President of Sanford-Brown College in St. Peters, Missouri and later moved to Regional Vice President of Operations for Health Education schools overseeing academic and clinical operations, admissions, finance and accreditation compliance at a number of campuses. In 2013 Julia was named Senior Vice President of Transitional Schools Group where she continued to manage academic, financial, centralized services and operational objectives for five major school groups represented by over 70 Health Education campuses and various Culinary, Design & Technology and Transitional campuses across the country. In 2018 she began overseeing campus operations of in-person and hybrid learning, as well as student support areas such as admissions, student finance and academic advising. In addition, Julia oversees the Career Services departments at American InterContinental University System and Trident University. Prior to joining the Company, Julia was a Regional Executive Director after gaining experience over several years in various departmental Director roles such as Career Services, Admissions and Academics at Allied College. She has served on professional and charitable Boards including the American Diabetes Association, the Missouri Committee on Transfer and Articulation and she served as a Director of the Missouri Association of Private Career Colleges and Schools. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Education degree, both from the University of Missouri.

Sunitha Araamudhu was appointed Senior Vice President of the American InterContinental University System in September 2024 and currently holds the position of President of the American InterContinental University System. Ms. Araamudhu joined the Company in August 2011 and has contributed to various marketing and operations roles with increasing responsibility. Most recently, she served as the Chief Operating Officer of AIUS, where she evaluated strategies and collaborated across the system to ensure top-quality outcomes for all constituents. Prior to her tenure at Perdoceo Education Corporation, Ms. Araamudhu held the position of Vice President of Marketing at HSBC Bank and was previously employed at Sears Holding Corp. Ms. Araamudhu holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Master of Science from Cleveland State University.