Brian Mueller has served in the role of chief executive officer of Grand Canyon Education since 2008, as a director since 2009, and as the chairman of the board since 2017. Since July 1, 2018, Mr. Mueller has also served as the president of Grand Canyon University, an independent nonprofit Arizona corporate that is our most significant university partner. From 2012 to 2018, Mr. Mueller served as the president of Grand Canyon University when it was owned and operated by GCE. In addition, he is president of Grand Canyon Education Community Fund (GCECF) that was initially formed in 2014. GCECF make grants for charitable, educational, literary, religious or scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

For over two decades, Mr. Mueller was employed by Apollo Education Group, Inc., a for-profit, postsecondary education company and the parent company of the University of Phoenix, serving between 2006 and 2008 as president and director. Previously, he was the chief operating officer of Apollo Education Group, Inc., chief executive officer of the University of Phoenix Online (a unit of the University of Phoenix) and chief operating officer and senior vice president of the University of Phoenix Online. Mr. Mueller held several positions in operations management for Apollo Education Group, Inc. for 10 years and was a professor at Concordia University. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Master of Arts in Education from Concordia University.

Kathy Claypatch has been serving as chief information officer since July 2021, having previously served in the position of chief technology officer beginning in October 2012. From 2006 to 2012, Ms. Claypatch spent time in the financial industry and served as the chief information officer for Apriva and the vice president of information technology for TSYS Acquiring Solutions. She then worked in higher education from 2002 to 2006 at Apollo Education Group, Inc., where she was responsible for growing the information technology infrastructure to support the online education environment and its rapid growth. She has over 30 years of leadership and entrepreneurial experience spanning from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Stan Meyer has served as chief operating officer of Grand Canyon Education since 2012, having previously served as executive vice president. For six years, Dr. Meyer was employed by Apollo Education Group, Inc., where he was executive vice president of marketing and enrollment between 2006 and 2008.

He previously served as a regional vice president of the University of Phoenix Online and division director of Axia College and the School of Advanced Studies. For almost two decades, Dr. Meyer held several positions with the Concordia University system, including director of operations for Concordia University's education network. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Concordia University and an MBA and a Doctor of Education in Institutional Management from Pepperdine University.

Daniel Bachus has served as the chief financial officer of Grand Canyon Education since 2008. Prior to GCU, he was chief financial officer for Loreto Bay Company, a real estate developer. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Bachus was chief accounting officer at Apollo Education Group, Inc. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Arizona, and an MBA from University of Phoenix.

Dilek Marsh has been serving as chief technology officer since July 2021, having previously served in the position of chief data officer since July 2018, executive vice president since July 2012 and senior vice president since August 2008. Ms. Marsh has been in higher education for the last 20 years and has served in information technology roles since 1999, including software development project management, business process design and business analytics. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Bogazici University in Turkey, a Master of Arts in Anthropology from Arizona State University and a Master of Business Administration in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.