Kevin A Shields

Mr. Shields founded Griffin Capital in 1995 and serves as the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Griffin Capital is the sponsor or co-sponsor of two ‘40 Act Interval Funds; Griffin Institutional Access® Credit Fund and Griffin Institutional Access® Real Estate Fund, and several public, non-listed real estate investment trusts; Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV (GAHR IV), Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT III, Inc., and previously sponsored or co-sponsored Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III, Inc. (GAHR III), Griffin Capital Essential Asset® REIT, Inc. (GCEAR), and Griffin Capital Essential Asset® REIT II, Inc. (GCEAR II). Mr. Shields is also Chairman of Griffin Capital Securities, LLC, a FINRA registered broker-dealer which serves as the dealer manager for the REITs and the exclusive wholesale marketing agent for Griffin Institutional Access Credit Fund and Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund