Company: AGM-PH
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000845877-25-000143
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Company: FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-16
Form: DEF 14A
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 and the Finance Committee. Mr. Johnson is a financial consultant. He previously served as a trustee of and director for the Advisors' Inner Circle Funds, the Advisors' Inner Circle Funds II, The Bishop Street Funds, and SEI Funds. Mr. Johnson formerly was President of MAJ Capital Management, Inc., an investment management firm that he founded in 1994 following his retirement from the Student Loan Marketing Association ("Sallie Mae"). During his 21 years with Sallie Mae, Mr. Johnson held numerous positions within that organization, including, for the seven years preceding his retirement, Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance. He has been a trustee of Citizens Funds, Rushmore Funds, and Diversified Funds. Mr. Johnson also served as a director of Eldorado Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for Eldorado and Antelope Valley Banks.

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| PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS |

| Class A Nominees |

ERIC T. McKISSACK, 71, has been a member of the Board of Directors of Farmer Mac since February 23, 2021 and serves as vice chair of the Finance Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. McKissack is founder and former CEO of Channing Capital Management, LLC. He retired from Channing, an institutional investment advisory firm, in December 2019 after 16 years. Before founding Channing, Mr. McKissack was Vice Chair and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Ariel Capital Management (now known as Ariel Investments). Before joining Ariel in 1986, Mr. McKissack worked for five years as a research analyst for First Chicago and First Chicago Investment Advisors. Mr. McKissack currently serves as chair of the board of FlexShares, a family of publicly-traded ETF funds managed by Northern Trust, and serves on the audit and governance committees. He is also an independent trustee on the board of Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds where he serves as vice chair. He also serves on the boards of directors of two related, privately-held engineering and design firms, McKissack & McKissack of Washington, and McKissack & McKissack Midwest. Mr. McKissack received an SB in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. McKissack has also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

JEFFREY L. PLAGGE, 69, has been a member of the Board