Michael R. Klein has served as a director since January 1997 and as Vice Chairman of the Board since September 2000. He is also the Lead Independent Director. Mr. Klein has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of CoStar Group, Inc., a publicly held provider of commercial real estate information of which he was a co-founder, since August 1987; and as a director of ThinkFood Group, LLC, a privately held food services company, since December 2011. Mr. Klein also serves as the Chairman of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and of the Aspen Music Festival and School, as a trustee of the Aspen Institute and as a director of DC Central Kitchen, all non-profit organizations. Mr. Klein’s 40 plus years as a corporate lawyer, investor and director of multiple corporations, both public and private, qualify and enable him to contribute sound judgment and leadership to the Board and the Company in his role as Lead Independent Director. Mr. Klein holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School and Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami.