ArrowMark Financial Corp.

Ms. Marano Thompson is a seasoned investor and risk manager with a background spanning over 30 years in leveraged finance and private equity. Since 2013, she has been a financial consultant. Prior to her consulting work, Ms. Marano Thompson worked as a portfolio manager of Ivy Hill Asset Management, a division of Ares Capital Corporation and served as a Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at First Light Financial Corporation, a middle market finance company. Previously, Ms. Marano Thompson was a Managing Director at Oaktree Capital Management, Mezzanine Group, focusing on bank debt investments. Prior to joining Oaktree Capital Management, Ms. Marano Thompson was a Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at GSO Capital Partners, where she managed approximately $4.5 billion in assets across their CLO platform. Ms. Marano Thompson also had prior roles at RBC Capital, Credit Agricole Indosuez (Indosuez Capital) and was credit trained at Chemical Bank. Ms. Marano Thompson received her B.B.A., in finance, cum laude, and her MBA in finance from Hofstra University.