Darrell Crate Biography and Net Worth

Darrell W. Crate serves as Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Crate founded Easterly Capital, LLC in 2009 and holds various titles in its related entities. Since 2015, Mr. Crate has been the Managing Principal of Easterly Partners Group. From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Crate was also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Easterly Acquisition Corp., a blank check company that combined with Sirius International Insurance Group (NASDAQ: SG). From 1998 to 2011, Mr. Crate served as the Chief Financial Officer of Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE: AMG), a global asset management holding company. Mr. Crate was previously the Managing Director of the Financial Institutions Group of the Chase Manhattan Corporation based in London and New York, focusing exclusively on investment management firms. Mr. Crate served as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 2003 to 2007. He subsequently served as Treasurer and on the executive committee of Romney for President during each the 2008 and 2012 election cycles. Mr. Crate’s board memberships presently include serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Bates College, as the Vice Chairman of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and on the Board of Governors of the Westminster Kennel Club. Mr. Crate is also on the Advisory Board of the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, an organization that advocates for children encumbered in the juvenile justice system. Mr. Crate earned his BA from Bates College and his MBA from Columbia Business School.