Mr. Gulbrandsen currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Gulbrandsen Companies, a group of specialty chemical manufacturing companies which he founded in 1984. The companies produce pharmaceutical APIs, personal care products, water treatment products and catalysts and have manufacturing operations in the USA, India and Malaysia.  In his role as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gulbrandsen oversees the strategic direction of the companies and leads the executive development program. Mr. Gulbrandsen serves on the board of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance  (NASDAQ:REFI) and USALCO, Inc. Mr. Gulbrandsen also serves as a National Council Co-Chair of the American Enterprise Institute and an Advisory Council Member of Entrepreneurship at Cornell University. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and a BA in History from Cornell University, and he is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Owner President Management Program. He and his spouse, Allison, reside in Palm Beach, have 2 grown children and recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary.