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Nathaniel Zilkha

Director

Nathaniel Zilkha has been a Director of Cengage Group since January 2020. Mr. Zilkha joined KKR in 2007 and is a Partner of KKR & Co. Mr. Zilkha has held various leadership roles across KKR Credit, including Co-Head of Credit, Head of Alternative Credit and Head of Special Situations. He is a member of the Special Situations Investment Committee, Private Credit Investment Committee, Asia Credit Investment Committee, Credit Portfolio Management Committee, and the KKR Investment Heads Committee. Mr. Zilkha formerly worked in the firm’s KKR Private Equity business in the United States and Asia. He is Chairman of the Board for Gibson Brands and a member of the board of directors of Hilding Anders and Telepizza. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Save The Music, The Apollo Theater, Gibson Gives and the Mount Sinai Children’s Center Foundation.

Mr. Zilkha graduated cum laude from Princeton University.