NerdWallet NRDS

Mr. Lee has served as our Chief Financial Officer since March 17, 2025. Prior to joining NerdWallet, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Divvy Homes from January 2022 to March 2025. Previously, Mr. Lee spent more than seven years at Blackstone from July 2014 to December 2021, where he most recently served as a Managing Director in the Private Equity Group. Mr. Lee holds a B.S. in Mathematical Computational Science and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Chen has served as our Chief Executive Officer since 2009, as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2011, and as Chairman of the Board since September 2021. He is a Co-Founder of the Company. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Chen worked as an investor at JAT Capital Management, L.P. and Perry Capital and as an Equity Research Associate at Credit Suisse. Mr. Chen holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University.

Mr. Ling has served as a member of our board of directors since 2025. He currently serves as a Managing Partner at Rise Growth Partners, a position he has held since 2024. Prior to joining Rise Growth Partners, Mr. Ling served as a Managing Director at Corsair Capital beginning in 2011. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ling held investment roles at Lightyear Capital and J.P. Morgan. Mr. Ling holds a B.A. in Economics and International Studies from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. His extensive experience in private equity and financial services investing provides valuable expertise in capital allocation, strategic growth, and corporate governance to our Board. Mr. Ling was recommended to the Board by the Company's Chief Executive Officer based on his experience in the registered investment adviser and broader financial services industry.

Mr. McBride has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2022 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in May 2025. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Stamps.com, Inc. (formerly Nasdaq: STMP), an e-commerce mailing and shipping software company, from 2001 to November 2021. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Stamps.com from 2012 to October 2021 and as Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2004. Earlier in his career, Mr. McBride served as an Equity Research Analyst at Salomon Smith Barney from 1997 to 1999. He was a member of the board of directors of Stamps.com from August 2001 until its acquisition in October 2021 and subsequently served on the board of managers of Auctane Parent, LP from October 2021 to February 2023. He previously served on the boards of CafePress Inc. (formerly Nasdaq: PRSS) from 2015 to November 2018 and LegalZoom.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: LZ) from 2012 to 2014. Mr. McBride holds an M.S.E.E. and a B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ms. Laube has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2020. She currently serves as a Venture Partner at TTV Capital and is a member of the University of Cincinnati Business Advisory Board. Ms. Laube previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Cardlytics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDLX) from May 2020 to September 2022 and as a member of its Board of Directors from 2008 through November 2022. Prior to her appointment as CEO, Ms. Laube served as Chief Operating Officer of Cardlytics beginning in 2008. Prior to joining Cardlytics, Ms. Laube held various positions at Capital One from 1994 to 2008, including as a Vice President, and began her career at Bank One Corporation, where she specialized in operations analysis. Ms. Laube holds a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from the University of Cincinnati.

On May 21, 2026, the board of directors of NerdWallet, Inc. appointed Teresa Chia to serve as a member of the Board effective May 22, 2026.

Mr. Covell has served as our Chief Product Officer since January 6, 2026. Prior to joining NerdWallet, Mr. Covell was Chief Product Officer at Two Chairs beginning in March 2022. He previously served as an Advisor to growth-stage companies including Brightline, Brigit, Propel and NerdWallet from 2020 to 2022. He previously served as Chief Product Officer at HotelTonight until it was acquired by Airbnb in April 2019. Prior, he was Senior Director of Product at Credit Karma from December 2014 to May 2018. Prior to that he held Product leadership positions at Yahoo! and E*TRADE Financial. Mr. Covell holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Kansas.

Mr. Tatum has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since March 2025 and previously served as our Corporate Controller from August 2022 to February 2025. He joined NerdWallet in August 2022. Prior to joining NerdWallet, Mr. Tatum served in various roles at Under Armour, Inc. from January 2015 to August 2022, most recently as Senior Director, Corporate and Global Accounting. Previously, he served as Director, Financial Reporting at Millennial Media from September 2013 to January 2015 and held various roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Tatum is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland.

Mr. Lysonge has served as our Chief Legal Officer since April 1, 2023, and previously served as our General Counsel from April 2021 to March 2023. Prior to joining NerdWallet, Mr. Lysonge served as Global Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Jones Lang LaSalle beginning in January 2020. He previously served as Vice President and General Counsel of Snapfish from March 2019 through January 2020 and as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of CafePress, Inc. from October 2015 to March 2019. Mr. Lysonge holds a B.A. from Fisk University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School.

Mr. Mischner has served as our Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Home since June 2025, and he became General Manager of Consumer Lending and Vertical Expansion and executive officer of NerdWallet in April 2026. Prior to joining NerdWallet, Mr. Mischner served as President and Chief Commercial Officer of Consumer Affairs from July 2020 to June 2025. Previously, he served as Chief Commercial Officer of Cadre from January 2019 to May 2020 and as Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Mortgage (General Manager) at LendingTree from October 2013 to January 2019. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mischner founded and operated a mortgage company called Freedom Financial Solutions from February 2004 to July 2010, which he later sold and helped merge into the newly formed RMCi Financial, and held senior leadership roles at other mortgage and financial services companies. Mr. Mischner holds a B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia.