Jeffrey N. Edwards has served as an AAR director since 2024 and chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee. He is Partner and Vice Chairman of New Vernon Capital, an investment advisory firm (Chief Operating Officer from 2009 to 2024), and spent 24 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., where he served as Vice Chairman (2007-2009) and Chief Financial Officer (2005-2007). He also serves on the boards of American Water Works Company and Raymond James Financial.