People: Air Lease Corp (AL)

Mr. John G. Danhakl is Independent Director of Air Lease Corp. He is a Managing Partner at Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., a private equity firm, which he joined in 1995. Prior to joining Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., Mr. Danhakl was a Managing Director in the Los Angeles office of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation ("DLJ"), which he joined in 1990, and where he worked with Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. as its lead investment banker. Prior to joining DLJ, Mr. Danhakl was a Vice President in corporate finance at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated from 1985 to 1990. Mr. Danhakl presently serves on the board of directors of Arden Group, Inc., HITS, Inc., IMS Health, Inc., J. Crew Group, Inc., Leslie's Poolmart, Inc., Animal Health International, Inc., The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. and The Tire Rack, Inc. He has previously served on the board of directors of AsianMedia Group, LLC, Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, Communications and Power Industries, Inc., Diamond Triumph Auto Glass, Inc., Liberty Group Publishing, Inc., MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Phoenix Scientific, Inc., Rite Aid Corporation, Sagittarius Brands, Inc. and VCA Antech, Inc. Mr. Danhakl graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1980 and received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1985.