Fortress Investment Group CEO and leadership

Wesley Robert Edens (born October 30, 1961) is an American businessman and private equity investor. He is the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy. Edens is co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with Marc Lasry. He also owns the eSports team FlyQuest and, along with Nassef Sawiris, became majority shareholder of the English Premier League club Aston Villa in July 2018.

Mr. Briger is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Fortress and has been a member of the board of directors of Fortress since November 2006. Mr. Briger has been a member of the Management Committee of Fortress since 2002. Mr. Briger is responsible for the Credit and Real Estate business at Fortress.

Prior to joining Fortress in March 2002, Mr. Briger spent fifteen years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he became a partner in 1996. Mr. Briger is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In addition, Mr. Briger serves on the board of several charitable organizations including the UCSF Foundation, Tipping Point and Caliber Schools.

Mr. Briger received a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Nardone is a principal and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Fortress Investment Group LLC since November 2006. Mr. Nardone has been a member of the Management Committee of Fortress since 1998. He served as interim Chief Executive Officer from December 2011 to July 2013 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in August 2013.

Prior to co-founding Fortress in 1998, Mr. Nardone was a managing director of UBS from May 1997 to May 1998. Before joining UBS in 1997, Mr. Nardone was a principal of BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Nardone was a partner and a member of the executive committee at the law firm of Thacher Proffitt & Wood.

Mr. Nardone received a B.A. in English and Biology from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

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Daniel is the Chief Financial Officer of Fortress Investment Group LLC, and is also a member of the firm’s Management Committee.

Joshua Pack is Co-CIO and Managing Partner of the $35B Fortress Credit business. Mr. Pack heads the illiquid strategies and serves on the investment committee for the Credit Funds and is a member of the Management Committee of Fortress. Mr. Pack is also the Co-CIO of the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund, Fortress Lending Fund I&II, and Fortress Credit Opportunities Fund V and FundVx. He is also Chairman and/or CEO of the Fortress Value Acquisition Corps, multiple blank check companies, or SPAC's, sponsored by Fortress.

Mr. Pack has 25 years of credit investment and workout experience through multiple credit cycles. Since joining the Credit Funds Business at its inception in 2002, Mr. Pack has analyzed, structured and negotiated hundreds of lending, structured equity and real estate transactions. Prior to joining Fortress, Mr. Pack was a Vice President with Wells Fargo & Co. in the capital markets group. Before that, Mr. Pack was a Vice President with American Commercial Capital, an independent specialty finance company focused on corporate and real estate lending to middle-market businesses that was subsequently acquired by Wells Fargo & Co. in 2001.

Through his personal office, Mr. Pack is an active investor in technology, restaurants, real estate and consumer products. He serves as a Director on multiple corporate and philanthropic Boards.

Mr. Pack attended the United States Air Force Academy and received a B.A. in Economics from California State University, San Marcos. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife and four children.

Mr. McKnight is a Managing Partner of the Credit Funds Business based in San Francisco, CA. Mr. McKnight heads the liquid strategies and serves on the investment committee for the Credit Funds and is a member of the Management Committee of Fortress. Mr. McKnight is also the Co-CIO of the Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund, Fortress Lending Fund and Fortress Credit Opportunities Fund V.

Prior to joining Fortress in February 2005, Mr. McKnight was at Fir Tree Partners where he was responsible for analyzing and trading high yield and convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives and equities for the value-based hedge fund. Prior to Fir Tree, Mr. McKnight worked at Goldman, Sachs in Leveraged Finance and the Distressed Bank Debt trading group.

Mr. McKnight received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia.

Dean Dakolias is a Co-Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner, Credit Funds at FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC.

Thomas W. Pulley is a Chief Investment Officer, Global Real Estate at FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC.

Wesley Robert Edens (born October 30, 1961) is an American businessman and private equity investor. He is the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy. Edens is co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with Marc Lasry. He also owns the eSports team FlyQuest and, along with Nassef Sawiris, became majority shareholder of the English Premier League club Aston Villa in July 2018.

Mr. Briger is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Fortress and has been a member of the board of directors of Fortress since November 2006. Mr. Briger has been a member of the Management Committee of Fortress since 2002. Mr. Briger is responsible for the Credit and Real Estate business at Fortress.

Prior to joining Fortress in March 2002, Mr. Briger spent fifteen years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he became a partner in 1996. Mr. Briger is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In addition, Mr. Briger serves on the board of several charitable organizations including the UCSF Foundation, Tipping Point and Caliber Schools.

Mr. Briger received a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Nardone is a principal and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Fortress Investment Group LLC since November 2006. Mr. Nardone has been a member of the Management Committee of Fortress since 1998. He served as interim Chief Executive Officer from December 2011 to July 2013 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in August 2013.

Prior to co-founding Fortress in 1998, Mr. Nardone was a managing director of UBS from May 1997 to May 1998. Before joining UBS in 1997, Mr. Nardone was a principal of BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Nardone was a partner and a member of the executive committee at the law firm of Thacher Proffitt & Wood.

Mr. Nardone received a B.A. in English and Biology from the University of Connecticut and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

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Wesley Robert Edens (born October 30, 1961) is an American businessman and private equity investor. He is the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy. Edens is co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along with Marc Lasry. He also owns the eSports team FlyQuest and, along with Nassef Sawiris, became majority shareholder of the English Premier League club Aston Villa in July 2018.

Mr. Briger is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Fortress and has been a member of the board of directors of Fortress since November 2006. Mr. Briger has been a member of the Management Committee of Fortress since 2002. Mr. Briger is responsible for the Credit and Real Estate business at Fortress.

Prior to joining Fortress in March 2002, Mr. Briger spent fifteen years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he became a partner in 1996. Mr. Briger is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In addition, Mr. Briger serves on the board of several charitable organizations including the UCSF Foundation, Tipping Point and Caliber Schools.

Mr. Briger received a B.A. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.