Effective April 24, 2024, the Board of Directors (the ?Board?) of Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (the ?Company?), acting upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, appointed Mr. Kevin F. Warren to its Board of Directors for a term expiring at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, or until his respective successor is elected or qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. Since April 2023, Mr. Warren has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Bears. Mr. Warren is the first black President and CEO of the Chicago Bears and only the fifth President in the history of the Chicago Bears.

Mr. Warren served as the Commissioner-Elect of the Big Ten Conference from September 2019 to January 2020. On January 2, 2020, Mr. Warren officially began his tenure as Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference and served in that role until April 2023. From 2005 to 2019, Mr. Warren served as a senior officer of the Minnesota Vikings, an NFL franchise.

Prior to joining the Vikings, from 2003 to 2005, Mr. Warren worked for the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig LLP, which included representing the Wilf ownership group during its acquisition of the Vikings. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Warren served as Senior Vice President of Business Operations & General Counsel of the Detroit Lions, an NFL franchise. Prior to that time, Mr. Warren worked with the St.

Louis Rams, an NFL franchise, as Vice President of Football Administration in 2001 and as Vice President of Player Development & Football Legal Counsel from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Warren earned his bachelor?s degree in business administration from Grand Canyon University, his master?s degree in business administration from Arizona State University, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame School of Law. On April 24, 2024, upon his appointment to the Board, the Board appointed Mr. Warren as a member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the Board.

Following such appointments, each of the Board committees has five members, all of whom are independent.