Mr. Donnini has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2021. Mr. Donnini joined GTCR LLC, a private equity firm, in 1991 and is currently a Managing Director. Prior to joining GTCR, he worked at Bain & Company. Mr. Donnini also serves on the boards of directors of AssuredPartners, Consumer Cellular, Inc., Park Place Technologies, Kick Health, Inc., Everon, LLC, itel Laboratories, Inc. and Senske, Inc. He previously served on the board of directors of Sotera Health Company (Nasdaq: SHC). Mr. Donnini is a graduate of Yale University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Anderson has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2021. Mr. Anderson joined GTCR LLC, a private equity firm, in 2000 and is currently a Managing Director. Mr. Anderson also serves on the boards of directors of Gogo Inc. (Nasdaq: GOGO), where he is a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee, Rithium Holdings, Inc., Jet Support Services, Inc., Lexipol and Point Broadband. Mr. Anderson is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Harvard Business School.

Mr. Boehly has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2021. Mr. Boehly co-founded and serves as the Chairman and CEO of Eldridge Industries, LLC, which employs more than 3,000 people and has made investments in over 100 operating businesses, including Security Benefit, where Mr. Boehly is the Chairman, A24, Fulwell 73 and Penske Media, which includes The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Vibe, Music Business Worldwide, dick clark productions, Life is Beautiful and an investment in South by Southwest. Mr. Boehly is the Chairman and owner of Chelsea Football Club and an owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Sparks and Cloud9. Prior to founding Eldridge, Mr. Boehly was the President of Guggenheim Partners and founded its credit business. He also previously served as the CEO, CFO and director of Horizon Acquisition Corporation from 2020 to October 2021, and of Horizon Acquisition Corporation II and Horizon Acquisition Corporation III from 2020 to May 2023. Mr. Boehly also serves on the boards of directors of the Los Angeles Lakers, Flexjet, PayActiv, CAIS, Chelsea Football Club, Cain International and Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KW). Mr. Boehly formerly served on the boards of directors of Truebill, which was sold to Rocket Mortgage, LLC, and DraftKings Inc. Mr. Boehly is a graduate of The College of William & Mary, where he later founded The Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance, and studied at the London School of Economics. Mr. Boehly supports epilepsy research, the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, the Brunswick School, The College of William & Mary and the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream.
Mr. Chia has served as our CEO and as a member of our Board of Directors since joining Vivid Seats in 2018. From 2015 to 2018, he served as COO at Grubhub Inc., an online and mobile takeout marketplace for restaurant orders. Mr. Chia has also held senior roles at Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) and General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), where he led strategic businesses and organizations. Mr. Chia also serves on the board of directors of 1871, where he is a member of the nominating and governance committee, and on the President’s Advisory Board of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Chia is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Mr. Chia also served as an Armored Infantry Platoon Commander in the Singapore Armed Forces.

Ms. DeFlorio has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2021. Ms. DeFlorio served as Managing Director of Retail and Consumer Sector Investment Banking Coverage at Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) from 2007 to 2013. From 2002 to 2007, she was an Executive Director in the Investment Banking Consumer and Retail Group at UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS). Ms. DeFlorio also serves on the boards of directors of Curbline Properties Corp. (NYSE: CURB), where she is chair of the audit committee, Parsons School of Design and the Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology, as well as the board of trustees of The New School University in New York City, where she is chair of the audit and risk committee. Ms. DeFlorio previously served on the boards of directors of SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE: SITC) and Perry Ellis International. Ms. DeFlorio is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School.

Mr. Dixon has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2021. Mr. Dixon is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The St. James, a leading developer and operator of premium performance, wellness and lifestyle brands, technology experiences and destinations. From 2006 to 2013, he served as Asst. VP, Sr. Counsel and Asst. Corporate Secretary at Smithfield Foods, Inc. Mr. Dixon began his legal career at McGuireWoods LLP and Cooley LLP and served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable James R. Spencer of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He also serves on the board of trustees of Episcopal High School. Mr. Dixon is a graduate of the College of William & Mary and William & Mary School of Law.
Ms. Masino has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2021. Ms. Masino has served as President, CEO and director at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL), a restaurant and retail concept with locations throughout the United States, since November 2023 after having served as CEO-Elect since August 2023. She served as President, International at Taco Bell, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), from January 2020 to June 2023 and as President, North America at Taco Bell from 2018 to December 2019. Ms. Masino previously held senior positions at Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT) from 2017 to 2018 and at Sprinkles Cupcakes from 2014 to 2017. Ms. Masino previously served on the boards of directors of PhysicianOne Urgent Care and Cole Haan. Ms. Masino is a graduate of Miami University.

Mr. Stewart has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2024. Mr. Stewart joined Google LLC, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., a multinational technology company (Nasdaq: GOOG), in 2006 and currently serves as VP – Consumer, Government & Entertainment. Prior to joining Google, he served in various management roles at Screenvision LLC, Discovery Communications, LLC and Univsion Communications, Inc. Mr. Stewart also serves on the Los Angeles Advisory Board of The Posse Foundation. Mr. Stewart is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

Mr. Taylor has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2021. Mr. Taylor joined Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm, in 2006 and is currently a Sr. Managing Director. Prior to joining Vista, he spent more than 13 years at Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT), including in roles managing corporate strategy, sales, product marketing and segment focused teams in North and Latin America. Mr. Taylor also serves on the boards of directors of Jamf Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: JAMF), where he is a member of the compensation and nominating committee, and Integral Ad Science Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: IAS), where he is a member of the compensation and nominating committee. He previously served on the board of directors of Ping Identity Holding Corp. Mr. Taylor attended George Mason University.