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Presently, Karl F. Kurz holds the position of Independent Non-Executive Chairman of American Water Works Co., Inc. He is also on the board of Devon Energy Corp. and Dallas Theological Seminary and Member of National Association of Corporate Directors, Member of Kingsland Baptist Church and Member of Bethel Bible Fellowship Church. In his past career Karl F. Kurz occupied the position of Chairman for Siluria Technologies, Inc., Chief Operating Officer at Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Managing Director & Investment Committee Member at CCMP Capital Advisors LP, General Manager-Midstream & Marketing at Vastar Resources, Inc. and Manager-Crude Oil Marketing at Arco Oil & Gas Co. He received an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University.

Richard A.
Kurz served as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & VP at Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corp.

Mr. Arthur A.
Kurz is President at A.K.
Stamping Co., Inc.

Peter Kurz is currently the Chairman at the University of Mannheim, GBG - Mannheimer Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH, MVV GmbH, and KURZ Entsorgung GmbH.
He is also a Member of the Supervisory Board at Sparkasse Rhein Neckar Nord, Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH, MWS Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim GmbH, and mg: mannheimer gründungszentren GmbH.
In his former positions, Dr. Kurz served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at MVV Energie AG from 2007 to 2023.
He was also the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH and m:con - mannheim:congress GmbH from 2013 to 2016.
Additionally, he was a Member of the Supervisory Board at Popakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH and Badische Versicherung AG.
Dr. Kurz obtained a graduate degree from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and the University of Mannheim in 1989.

Clifford Kurz worked as a Trader at Prestige Capital Corp.
in 2006, an Analyst at Credit Agricole Securities (USA), Inc. from 2006 to 2013, and a Trader at T3 Trading Group LLC in 2006.
He also worked as an Analyst at Sanford C.
Bernstein (Hong Kong) Ltd.
and a Research Associate at CLSA Americas LLC.
Kurz received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in 2005.

Mr. Kurz is the Chief Executive Officer of Peaceable Street Capital.
Mr. Kurz has 30+ years of experience originating, structuring, and managing over $6 billion in high-yield, structured real estate investments.
As a lender, equity partner, and direct investor, Mr. Kurz has participated in the development, renovation, and operation of a wide range of projects across all asset classes, both in the U.S.
and internationally.
Prior to Peaceable Street Capital’s launch, Mr. Kurz was Vice President and General Manager at Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) where he held various senior new business and operational positions.
As Managing Director, he was an original member of the team that started Kimco’s Preferred Equity Program.
Mr. Kurz also directed several different departments, including Kimco Select, a $190 million program that made entity-level investments in real estate operating companies; Structured Investments, a portfolio with ownership interest in 1,000+ properties and a $4 billion market value; and Risk Management, a department responsible for providing risk guidance, underwriting, and due diligence analysis for all of the company’s investment activity.
As Managing Director and Senior Vice President of GE Capital Real Estate’s Eastern Territory, Mr. Kurz directed four east coast offices, covering 12 states that generated $1.5 billion in structured investments during his tenure.
Earlier in his GE career, Mr. Kurz served as District Manager of the firm’s Philadelphia office.
His experience also includes several years leading the acquisition, finance, and corporate mergers & acquisitions activities of a private investment firm.
Mr. Kurz holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a Masters of Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Arts in Geography from Temple University, and a B.A.
from Mansfield University.
He is also a licensed professional land planner for the State of New Jersey.