Executive Chairman of Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA), since April 2025. Mr. Bolton previously served as MAA’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 2001 and September 2002, respectively. Mr. Bolton joined MAA in 1994, becoming MAA’s Chief Operating Officer in February 1996 and its President in December 1996. Before joining MAA, Mr. Bolton was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trammell Crow Asset Management in Dallas. Mr. Bolton also currently serves as a director of EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP), and he has also served on the Executive Board and the Advisory Board of Governors of NAREIT.