American Public Education, Inc. announced it has appointed Michael D. Braner, a Managing Partner of 325 Capital LLC ("325 Capital"), to APEI's Board of Directors, effective March 28, 2023. Mr. Braner is currently the Managing Partner and Chief Compliance Officer of 325 Capital and has served in those roles since 2018. Mr. Braner previously served as a Partner at Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. from 2005 to 2016.

Prior to Sagard Capital, from 1992 to 2003, Michael was at Bain & Company, supporting clients in Bain's Chicago, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Dallas, Boston, and Los Angeles offices, providing strategic direction to such clients.