Mr. Marcus has served as a Director of Aries Maritime since the closing of the Company's initial public offering on June 3, 2005.

Mr. Marcus has been a Professor of Marine Systems in the Ocean Engineering Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for over ten years. Mr. Marcus works as a consultant to various government organizations, academic institutions and corporations. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture.

He holds Master's degrees in Shipping and Shipbuilding Management and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Marcus also holds a Doctorate degree in Business Administration, specializing in Transportation and Logistics, from Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration. He is a citizen and a resident of the United States.