Mr. Chad N. Heath has been serving as a Independent Director of Grand Canyon Education, Inc. since 2005. Mr. Heath joined Endeavour Capital, a private equity firm based in Portland, Oregon that currently manages over $925 million in equity capital, in 2001 and has served as one of its managing directors since 2006. Prior to joining Endeavour Capital, Mr. Heath served as a principal at Charterhouse Group International, a New York-based private equity firm focused on middle-market transactions. Prior to Charterhouse, Mr. Heath worked in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch. Mr. Heath currently sits on the boards of directors of Barrett-Jackson Holdings, LLC (dba: Barrett-Jackson Auction Company) and Skagit Northwest Holdings, Inc. (dba: Dri-Eaz Products). Mr. Heath received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University.