Mitek Systems MITK

Mr. West served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director since October 2024. From 2018 to 2021, Mr. West served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cardtronics plc, which, prior to its acquisition by NCR Corporation in June 2021, was the largest owner and operator of non-bank ATMs in the world. During his time at Cardtronics plc, Mr. West also served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer (2016 to 2017). Mr. West has more than 25 years of executive experience, including as President and Chief Executive Officer of Education Management Corp., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ICG Commerce, a subsidiary of Internet Capital Group, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. Former Public Company Directorships- Cardtronics plc; Education Management Corp.; Entercom Communications Corp. Education- Bachelor of Science: Business Administration with an emphasis on Finance, Emory University.

Garrett Gafke. Mr. Gafke has served as our Chief Operating Officer since April of 2025. A recognized pioneer in the digital identity sector, Mr. Gafke has been at the forefront of developing the frameworks and orchestration technologies that underpin modern global trust and fraud prevention. Since 2000, he has served as an active investor and board advisor to a diverse portfolio of startups, private equity firms, and venture funds. He previously served as President of Intellicheck (NASDAQ: IDN) overseeing the delivery of on-demand identity validation solutions. Prior to Intellicheck from October 2011 through January 2021 he was the President, CEO and founder of IdentityMind. Under his leadership, the company pioneered digital identity and anti-fraud orchestration and was ultimately acquired by GB Group Plc (LON: GBG). From October 2008 through October 2011, Mr. Gafke served as the President and CEO of Paymate a leading global payments and risk platform through its acquisition by Flexigroup Ltd (ASX: HUM). Mr. Gafke's career is marked by his participation in several of the most significant exits in fintech history: As a member of the senior executive team at CyberSource (NASDAQ: CYBS), he helped lead the company through its IPO later to be acquired by Visa (NASDAQ: VISA) for $2 billion. Prior to CyberSource, Mr. Gafke served as a member of the senior executive team of Trintech (NASDAQ: TTPA) that successfully executed the company's Initial Public Offering (IPO). Prior to Trintech, Mr. Gafke played a key role in building the Internet Commerce Division at VeriFone(NASDAQ: VFI), leading to its $1.2 billion acquisition by Hewlett-Packard (NASDAQ: HP). Mr. Gafke holds a B.A from Chaminade University.

Michael E. Diamond. Mr. Diamond has served as our Senior Vice President, Digital Banking since January 2016 and previously served as our Chief Revenue Officer from September 2013 to January 2016 and as our Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development from June 2012 to September 2013. Prior to joining Mitek, from March 2008 to June 2012, Mr. Diamond served as Senior Vice President, Business Development, at Obopay Corporation, a global mobile payments company. From July 2004 to March 2008, he served as a Business Unit Executive at IBM Corporation. From January 2001 to July 2004, Mr. Diamond served as Vice President, Business and Corporate Development, at Alphablox Corporation, a provider of software for web-based enterprise analytics, and was directly involved in shaping and driving Alphablox's acquisition by IBM Corporation. From November 1999 to January 2001, Mr. Diamond served in various roles, including Senior Vice President Business Development/General Manager, Latin America and Japan, at S1 Corporation, an online financial services technology provider. From March 1996 to November 1999, Mr. Diamond served in various management roles, including as Director, Channel Sales, at Edify Corporation, a provider of interactive voice response and online financial services software. Mr. Diamond earned a B.B.A. with an emphasis in international business from St. Norbert College.

Jason L. Gray. Mr. Gray has served as our Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary since January 2023. He previously served as our Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary from November 2018 to March 2022 and as our Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary from March 2016 to November 2018. Prior to joining Mitek, in July 2014 Mr. Gray founded and ran Gradient Legal, Inc., a provider of outsourced general counsel services to small and mid-market technology companies and advisory services to private equity and venture capital funds. From May 2013 through July 2014, Mr. Gray was a Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Accelerys, Inc., a publicly traded software company that was sold to Dassault Systems in 2014. From November 2002 until May 2013, Mr. Gray was the Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and General Counsel for Mitchell International. From 1999 through November 2002, Mr. Gray was a Vice President and General Counsel for Netratings, Inc. From 1997 through 1999 Mr. Gray was an attorney with Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati. Mr. Gray currently serves on the board of directors of OneLegacy. Mr. Gray received his juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School in 1995 and bachelor's degrees in economics and German from Andrews University in 1992.

David Lyle. Mr. Lyle has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2024. Mr. Lyle was the Chief Financial Officer at Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: MXWL) from 2015 until its acquisition by Tesla in 2019. More recently, Mr. Lyle was the Chief Financial Officer of Surgalign Holdings, Inc., operating as Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: SRGA), from March 2022 to October 2023. Prior to joining Surgalign, he was Chief Financial Officer of Airgain, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRG), from 2020 to 2022. Before joining Airgain, Mr. Lyle was the Chief Financial Officer of Sunniva, Inc. (formerly CSE: SNN, OTCQB: SNNVF) in 2019. Mr. Lyle also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Entropic Communications, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ENTR), from 2007, until it was acquired in 2015 by MaxLinear. Prior to joining Entropic, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of RF Magic, acquired by Entropic in 2007; Zyray Wireless, acquired by Broadcom in 2004; and Mobilian, acquired by Intel in 2003. Early in his career he served in corporate finance positions at large global companies, including Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM). Mr. Lyle holds a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Southern California, a master of international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a master of business administration from Arizona State University.

Mr. Fay served as Chief Financial Officer at Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) until August 2025 and brings more than 25 years of financial strategy and operational expertise to Mitek, having played a key role in scaling technology companies from early growth stages to IPO and acquisition. At Matterport, Mr. Fay oversaw the company's financial operations since 2017, during which time the company quintupled its revenues. He guided Matterport through a process to sell the company to CoStar Group for nearly $2 billion, and his leadership in transitioning Matterport from a hardware to a recurring revenue SaaS model is expected to bring valuable insights to Mitek as the company focuses on scaling its recurring revenue streams and strengthening its market positioning. Mr. Fay has more than 25 years of experience as a globally focused senior executive, lawyer, and advisor for venture-backed and public technology companies, and he has structured and led both regular way and De-SPAC IPOs on the NYSE and Nasdaq and managed strategic acquisitions across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Prior to Matterport, Mr. Fay served as Chief Financial Officer at View, managing financial, legal, HR, and operations matters while the company was privately held. He also served as Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel at NeoPhotonics (NYSE: NPTN; acquired by Lumentum Holdings) and Senior Vice President and General Counsel at @Road (NASDAQ: ATRD; acquired by Trimble), taking both companies public on the NYSE and Nasdaq, respectively. Mr. Fay previously worked as an attorney at Venture Law Group, advising public and private tech companies on IPOs, M&A, and corporate matters. Education- Bachelor of Arts: International Business and French Language, North Central College and Juris Doctor (JD): Harvard Law School.

Mr. Carter is the current Chair of the Board and has served as a director since March 2022. Mr. Carter previously served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair of the Board from June 1, 2024 to October 1, 2024, as Chair of the Board from December 2023 through May 2024, as Executive Chair from January 24, 2023 to December 1, 2023, and as a special advisor to our former CEO and Board of Directors sharing his industry knowledge and assisting with product and market strategy from December 2020 through February 2022 when he joined the Board as a director. From September 2014 to July 2018 he served as the Chief Executive Officer and previously Chief Operating Officer of ID Analytics, now LexisNexis, a provider of fraud, identity and credit risk solutions powered by advanced machine learning and AI capabilities. He is widely credited with catalyzing a transformation at ID Analytics that led to rapid growth acceleration, improved margins and significant market share expansion. From May 2019 until December 2020, Mr. Carter served as the Chief Operating Officer and Advisor of Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence company which creates transformative core technology for the robotics industry. From January 2005 to June 2013, Mr. Carter served as Senior Vice President and GM for Fraud and Identity Solutions and Analytics Solutions, globally, with Experian. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles in in financial services industries for companies including First Union (now Wells Fargo), Associates First Capital (now Citi) and American Express. Mr. Carter previously served as an Executive Officer of Mitek from July 2013 until September 2014. Mr. Carter previously served on the boards of Vital4, LendingUSA, Guardinex and Ubiq Security (board chair) - all private companies. Mr. Carter has also advised various private equity firms on prospective acquisitions of SaaS, FinTech and data and AI enabled companies. Mr. Carter is a seasoned executive with a diverse range of experiences as a technology business leader, advisor and board member. Having held C-level positions for leading solution providers and previously in client-side industry roles. Education- Bachelor of Arts, University of Delaware; Master in Business Administration (MBA): University of Delaware; Lerner College of Business and Directorship Certification from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Ms. Repo most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of ICEYE, a Finnish earth observation data and insights company through its own micro satellite constellation from February 2021 to August 2025. From 2013 to 2018, Ms. Repo held various executive positions at Tesla, an electric vehicle manufacturer, most recently serving as Corporate Treasurer and Vice President Finance where she raised nearly $13 billion in capital and set Tesla's strategic balance sheet planning to ensure the necessary capital for its ambitions and as Chief Financial Officer of Tesla Financial Services, establishing from greenfield, its captive auto and energy leasing programs globally. From 2019 to 2020, Ms. Repo served as the Chief Operating Officer of MariaDB Corporation, an open-source data storage company. In 2019, Ms. Repo served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of DriveOn, an automotive fintech company, and in 2018, Ms. Repo served as the Chief Financial Officer of Topia, a talent mobility platform. From 2007 to 2013, she served as Senior Director of International Tax at Juniper Networks, Inc., now merged with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a multinational corporation that develops and markets networking products, including routers, switches, network management software, network security products, and software-defined networking technology. Ms. Repo served on the board of directors of Matterport, Inc. from 2022 to 2025, which was acquired by CoStar Group for nearly $2 billion, and served as Audit Chair as well as member of the Nomination and Governance Committee. Ms. Repo also serves on the board and as Audit Chair of the Fiskars Group, a NASDAQ public company in Finland and on the board and as a member of the audit committee of General Motors Financial Bank in the U.S. Previously, Ms. Repo served on the board of Call2Recycle, Inc., the largest battery stewardship and recycling organization in North America, where she chaired the audit & technology committee. Other Current Public Company Directorships- Fiskars Group. Former Public Company Directorships- Matterport, Inc. Education- Bachelor of Science: Business Administration & Finance, University of Southern California and Juris Doctor (JD): Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.

Ms. Stevenson has served as a director since November 2020 and previously as our Lead Independent Director from June 2024 to October 2024 and from January 2023 to December 2023. Previously, Ms. Stevenson served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Foundational Data Services Business Unit at NetApp, Inc., a publicly traded provider of cloud data services. Prior to that, Ms. Stevenson served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Data Center Products and Solutions for Lenovo, a multinational technology company, from March 2017 to October 2018. From September 2009 to February 2017, she served as a corporate vice president at Intel Corporation, holding various positions including Chief Operating Officer for the client and internet of things businesses and systems architecture group from September 2016 to February 2017, Chief Information Officer from February 2012 to August 2016, and General Manager, IT Operations and Services, from September 2009 to January 2012. Prior to joining Intel, Ms. Stevenson spent seven years at the former Electronic Data Systems, now DXC Technology, with responsibility for global development and delivery of enterprise services. She also spent more than 17 years at IBM in various finance and operational roles. Ms. Stevenson also serves on the board of Verisk Analytics and on their executive committee, their Governance, Corporate Sustainability and Nominating Committee, and as the Chair of their Risk Committee. Other Current Public Company Directorships- Verisk Analytics. Former Public Company Directorships- Quarterhill, Inc.; Skyworks Solutions, Inc.; Boston Private Financial Holdings. Education- Bachelor of Science: Accounting and Business Management, Northeastern University and Master of Business Administration (MBA): Cornell University.

Ms. Wells was President and Chief Executive Officer of Mindflash Technologies, Inc., a privately held enterprise software company, from 2010 to 2017. In that capacity, she led the company from SaaS product launch to a market leadership position and recognition as a Top 50 Small US Company to Work for by the Great Place to Work Institute. Previously, Ms. Wells was Chief Marketing Officer at Mint Software, Inc. from 2007 to 2009. There, she led the growth strategy for this breakthrough, personal finance software company from product launch to the company's acquisition by Intuit. Prior to Mint, Ms. Wells had a 20-year career in strategic marketing with The American Express Company and The Charles Schwab Corporation and led marketing for Intuit, Inc. and the Expedia Group. She currently serves on the boards of Walker & Dunlop, a leading commercial real estate finance company, and Betterment Holdings, Inc., a digital wealth management platform with over $65 billion in AUM, and as an Advisor at Sway Ventures, a venture capital firm, on their fintech and enterprise software investments. She was previously a director at Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc, a bank holding company, and Apex Technology Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company. In September 2019, Ms. Wells was appointed by the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business as a Lecturer in Management. Other Current Public Company Directorships- Walker & Dunlop (Chair of Audit & Risk Committee, member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee). Former Public Company Directorships- Apex Technology Acquisition Corp and Boston Private Financial Holdings. Education- Bachelor of Science: Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Master of Business Administration (MBA): Stanford University; Directorship Certification and Cyber-risk Oversight Certification from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Mr. Gupta previously served as Group President, Billing and Payments at Fiserv, from November 2014 to December 2016, and as Group President, Digital Payments, at Fiserv from December 2006 to November 2014. More recently he served as CEO of RevSpring, a high-growth technology services organization that provides intelligent financial engagement and payment solutions to 2,000 leading healthcare providers from January 2017 to March of 2019. In prior roles, Mr. Gupta served as President at eFunds (sold to FIS), CEO of a payments joint venture, President of a digital marketing company, and also held senior roles at Fidelity Investments and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC). Mr. Gupta is a current board member at the following companies: Corpay, Avant, SavvyMoney, Solutions by Text, and Capital Good Fund. Additionally, he is an advisor at NYCA, a venture capital fund, and the following private equity funds: Advent International and StoicLane, as well as several fintech companies. He is an Ambassador for the University of Southern California, a member of USC Provost Associates, and a mentor to multiple startup teams at the Viterbi School of Engineering. Mr. Gupta holds a CPA certification from India. Other Current Public Company Directorships- Corpay. Former Public Company Directorships- Cardtronics plc. Education- Bachelor of Arts: Commerce, Delhi University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) Magna Cum Laude: Indiana University.

Mr. Rossi is a founder and Senior Managing Director of Cornerstone Equity Investors, L.L.C., a Connecticut based private equity firm. The investment principals of Cornerstone have funded approximately 100 companies in a variety of industries but with a particular emphasis on technology and telecommunications, health care services and products and business services. Cornerstone and its predecessor firm have provided financing to a large number of successful companies including Dell Computer, Health Management Associates, Linear Technology, Micron Technology, Novatel Wireless, Inc. and Equitrac, Inc. Mr. Rossi was the Chairman of the Board of Cardtronics plc from 2018 until its sale in 2021, and was a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees and Chair of the Finance Committee from November 2010 to January 2021. From November 1997 to June 2016, Mr. Rossi was a director of Maxwell Technologies, Inc., serving as Chair from 2011 to 2016. Prior to the formation of Cornerstone Equity Investors in 1996, Mr. Rossi was President of Prudential Equity Investors, Inc., the private equity arm of Prudential Insurance Company of America. Mr. Rossi's industry focus is on business services and technology companies. Other Current Public Company Directorships- Vali Cyber, Inc. Former Public Company Directorships- Cardtronics plc; ChemDesign, Inc.; Conner Peripherals; International Manufacturing Services;; Maxwell Technology; Novatel Wireless; Stor Media. Education- Bachelor of Arts w/ honors: Economics, Saint Vincent College and Master of Business Administration (MBA) F.C. Austin Scholar: J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

On February 5, 2026, the Company appointed Eric Bell as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately. In this position, Mr. Bell will serve as the Company's principal accounting officer. Mr. Bell has over 25 years of experience, having served as the Company's Vice President, Global Corporate Controller since December 2023. He previously served as Chief Accounting Officer at Paya Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYA), a leading provider of integrated payment and frictionless commerce solutions that help customers accept and make payments, expedite receipt of money, and increase operating efficiencies, from November 2020 to November 2023. Prior to that he held several positions, including Senior Corporate Controller at Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUPN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system diseases, from May 2012 to November 2020. Mr. Bell, age 48, holds a B.S. in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting from the University of Connecticut, and is a Certified Public Accountant.