DEF 14A of Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust, Inc.
Filed Nov 2, 20260001193125-26-443775
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
General
General Our Board presently consists of five members. At the annual meeting, stockholders will vote on the election of Messrs. Brandon Lutnick, Kyle Lutnick, Arthur F. Backal, John M. Matteson and Dean Palin, for a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. The director nominees listed below are leaders in business and real estate and financial communities because of their intellectual acumen and analytic skills, strategic vision and their records of outstanding accomplishments over a period of decades. Each has been chosen to stand for election in part because of his ability and willingness to understand our unique challenges, and evaluate and implement our strategies. Set forth below is each director nominee’s name and age as of the date of this proxy statement and biographical information. Each of our director nominees currently serves on our Board and was initially appointed to our Board in February 2017, with the exception of Mr. Brandon Lutnick, who has served as one of our directors since March 2025 and Mr. Kyle Lutnick, who has served as one of our directors since January 2026.
Director Nominees
Director Nominees
Director Nominees
| Name | Age* | | Brandon Lutnick | 28 | | Kyle Lutnick | 30 | | Arthur F. Backal | 65 | | John M. Matteson | 62 | | Dean Palin | 58 |
Director Nominees
| * As of November 2, 2026 |
Director Nominees
Brandon Lutnick. Mr. Brandon Lutnick has served as Chairman of our Board since March 2025. Since February 2025, Brandon Lutnick has served as the Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. (“Cantor”), an affiliate of our sponsor, and CF Group Management, Inc. (“CFGM”), and since February 2025, a member of the Board of Directors for BGC Group, Inc. In his role as Chairman of Cantor, Mr. Lutnick is responsible for shaping long-term corporate strategy and growth, promoting strong governance, shepherding innovation at scale, working closely with the respective leadership teams of Cantor Fitzgerald’s three core businesses – Cantor, Newmark and BGC. Mr. Lutnick also serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of each of the following Cantor Equity Partners series of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald: Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. from December 2024 to its combination with Twenty One Capital on December 2025, Cantor Equity Partners I, Inc. since December 2024, Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. from January 2025 until consummation of its initial business combination with Securitize, Inc. in July 2026, Cantor Equity Partners III, Inc. since January 2025 until consummation of its initial business combination with AIR Global PLC in May 2026, Cantor Equity Partners IV, Inc. since January 2025, Cantor Equity Partners V, Inc. since January 2025 and of each of Cantor Equity Partners VI, Inc. and Cantor Equity Partners VII, Inc. since July 2025. Prior to being named Chairman of Cantor in 2025, Mr. Lutnick worked as an Executive in corporate strategy at Cantor Fitzgerald after initially joining Cantor in 2022 in equity sales and trading. Prior to his positions at Cantor, he began his career as a credit analyst at Oak Hill Advisors from June 2021 to April 2022. Mr. Lutnick graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University. Consideration for Recommendation: Our Board believes that Mr. Brandon Lutnick’s diverse corporate experience, including managing corporate strategy and overseeing special projects, supports his nomination and election to our Board. Kyle Lutnick. Mr. Kyle Lutnick has served as one of our directors since January 2026. Mr. Lutnick is Executive Vice Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald and Chief Strategy Officer and Board Director of Newmark. Mr. Lutnick has served as Executive Vice Chairman of Cantor and President of CF Group Management, Inc., the managing general partner of Cantor, since February 2025. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of Newmark Group, Inc. (“Newmark”) since February 2025 and as its Chief Strategy Officer since May 2026. From April 2024 to February 2025, Mr. Lutnick served as Global Managing Director of Knotel, Inc. (“Knotel”), a flexible workspace business owned by Newmark. From May 2021 to March 2024, he held other positions at Knotel, including General Manager of UK & EMEA and Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining Knotel, from September 2020 to April 2021, he was an Associate on Newmark’s retail advisory team, advising clients in New York City. Mr. Lutnick graduated from Stanford University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Consideration for Recommendation: Our Board believes that Mr. Kyle Lutnick’s extensive experience in real estate and business management supports his nomination and election to our Board. Arthur F. Backal. Mr. Backal has served as one of our independent directors since February 2017. Mr. Backal founded and has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Backal Hospitality Group, LLC, a premier New York-based hospitality and event services company, since December 2007. Mr. Backal also founded and has served as the President of State of the Art Enterprises, Inc., a premier New York-based full- service event planning company, since November 2002. Prior to founding Backal Hospitality Group and State of the Art Enterprises, Mr. Backal focused on the New York hospitality industry, holding various positions with a number of hotels in New York City, including the Plaza, the Pierre, the Helmsley Palace and the St. Regis. Mr. Backal served as a director of Rodin Income Trust, Inc. from March 2021 until its dissolution in December 2022. Mr. Backal holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Business from Michigan State University. Our Board believes that Mr. Backal’s extensive experience in business management supports his nomination and election to our Board.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Director Compensation for 2025
Director Compensation for 2025 The following table sets forth the compensation paid by us to our directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025:
Director Compensation for 2025
| Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash | Total | | Arthur F. Backal | $28,000 | $28,000 | | John M. Matteson | 28,000 | 28,000 | | Dean Palin | 33,000 | 33,000 | | Brandon Lutnick | — | — | | Howard Lutnick(1) | — | — | | Danny H. Salinas | — | — | | Paul M. Pion(1) | — | — |
Director Compensation for 2025
| (1) Mr. Howard Lutnick resigned from his position of Chairman of our Board effective as of March 1, 2025, and Mr. Pion resigned from his position as a director effective as of September 1, 2025. |