Mr. Wilkes J. Graham has served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (???Wheeler???) since January 2016. Prior to joining Wheeler, Mr. Graham spent 17 years in the real estate financial services industry. From 2010-2016 Mr. Graham worked with Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, an independent, full-service investment firm focused exclusively on the financial services sector, where he served as Director of Research and as a Senior Sell-Side Equity Research Analyst. From 2001-2009, Mr. Graham worked as a Vice President and a Senior Sell-Side Analyst focused on the real estate sector at FBR Capital Markets & Co., a full-service investment bank that offers equity and fixed income research services to institutional investors. From 1999-2001, he worked as a Research Associate covering REITs for Raymond James & Associates, a leading diversified financial services company located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Graham received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and his Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.