Grant H. Hill is a co-owner and has served as Vice Chairman of the Atlanta Hawks professional basketball team since 2015. Mr. Hill is the co-founder and has served as Managing Partner of Penta Mezzanine Fund, a private investment firm that provides customized growth capital solutions to profitable, lower-middle-market companies nationwide since 2011. He is founder and Chairman of Hill Ventures, Inc. through which he engages in commercial real estate development. He has served as a director of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. since 2020. Mr. Hill is an independent member of the Board of Governors of the NCAA, a member of the Board of Directors and Secretary of the NBA Retired Players Association, and a member of the Board of Governors for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Mr. Hill is a former college and professional basketball player, an Olympic gold medal winner and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.