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Paula R. Meyer has been an independent director of the Company since 2019, is the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and serves on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Ms. Meyer has worked in a variety of roles within the investment management industry most recently serving as President of RiverSource Funds, the proprietary fund complex of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to 2006. Ms. Meyer currently serves as a director for Mutual of Omaha and First Command Financial Services. She also served as a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines from 2007 to 2016 and on the Investment Company Institute's Board of Governors from 2000 to 2006. Ms. Meyer received her Bachelor of Arts from Luther College and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.