Steven B. McKeever has served as a director of the Company since 2012 and is currently the chairperson of the nominating and governance committee. Steven B. McKeever is the CEO of Hidden Beach Recordings, an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California, which Steven B. McKeever founded in 1997. From 1991 to 1995, Steven B. McKeever was with Motown Records, where he served as Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Affairs from 1993 to 1995 and Senior Vice President of Artists and Repertoire from 1991 to 1993. In 1992, Steven B. McKeever created MoJAZZ Records, a subsidiary of Motown Records and served as its President. In 1993, he was instrumental in the sale of Motown Records to PolyGram Records. Steven B. McKeever eventually left Motown Records in 1995 to work on his own entrepreneurial projects. Steven B. McKeever began his career at the law firm of Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles as an entertainment lawyer. In 2011, Steven B. McKeever served as the Executive Producer of Entertainment for the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Steven B. McKeever currently serves as a director of several organizations. Steven B. McKeever is a trustee of Ares Strategic Income Fund and is the chairperson of its nominating and governance committee. He served as a Governor of the Los Angeles Chapter of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (a/k/a The GRAMMYs) from 2001 to 2003 and 2008 to 2010 and gives generous time to various charitable organizations such as The City of Hope. Steven B. McKeever received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.