Mark S. Fogel has served as ACRES Commercial Realty's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since July 2020, and continues as President of the Company following the internalization of its external manager, which closed on August 6, 2026. He co-founded ACRES Capital in 2012 and leads its executive management team as President and Chief Executive Officer. Before co-founding ACRES Capital, Mr. Fogel was head of Origination and Asset Management at UC Funds (2010-2011) and served as Senior Vice President of Asset Management at Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE: ABR) from 2000 to 2009. He earlier held roles in the Real Estate Investment Banking group at Greenwich Group International, in Asset Management and Development at Forest City Ratner, and began his career at General Growth Properties in 1994. He brings more than 30 years of commercial real estate finance experience across loan production, asset management and special servicing.