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Mr. Valenti founded QuinStreet and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board of Directors since July 1999 and as our Chairman since March 2004. Prior to QuinStreet, Mr. Valenti served as a partner at Rosewood Capital, a venture capital firm; as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company; in various management roles at Procter & Gamble; and as a decorated nuclear submarine officer and qualified submarine warfare specialist (gold dolphins) for the U.S. Navy. Mr. Valenti is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, where he graduated with highest honors and was named the Georgia Tech Outstanding Senior; the U.S. Navy postgraduate nuclear engineering program; and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business with an M.B.A., where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Ms. Bhanap has served as our Chief Technology Officer since July 2009 and our President, Product and Technology, since July 2015. She previously served as our Senior Vice President of Engineering from November 2006 to July 2009, as our Vice President of Product Development from January 2004 to November 2006, as our Senior Director from January 2003 to January 2004 and as our Director of Product Management from October 2001 to January 2003. Prior to joining us, Ms. Bhanap served as head of fixed income sales technology for Europe at Morgan Stanley for five years and as a senior associate at Booz Allen Hamilton for one year. Ms. Bhanap holds a B.S. in Computer Science with Honors from Imperial College, University of London, and an M.B.A. from the London Business School.

Mr. Wong has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 2013, and as Vice President of Finance from June 2012 to September 2013. Mr. Wong previously served as our Senior Director of Finance and Accounting from May 2011 to June 2012 and as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis from February 2008 to May 2011. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wong served as director of finance at Lexar Media, a flash memory manufacturer, and a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc., from August 2006 to February 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Wong held various finance positions with both public and privately-held technology companies. Mr. Wong holds a B.S. in Economics from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Mr. Stevens joined QuinStreet in December 2016 and currently serves as our chief operating officer. Mr. Stevens previously served as our senior vice president of business and corporate development, as well as president of international operations, from December 2008 to January 2012. From February 2012 to December 2016, Mr. Stevens served as vice president of global business development and corporate development at Cloudera, Inc. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Stevens served as president and chief executive officer of vSide. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Stevens served as senior vice president of business services at Borland Software Corporation. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Stevens worked at Inktomi Corporation, a network infrastructure software provider, in a variety of legal and business roles, including general counsel, general manager, and senior vice president of corporate development. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Stevens was a corporate attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C. Mr. Stevens holds B.S. degrees in Finance and Management from the University of Oregon and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law.

Mr. Collins has served as our Chief Legal & Privacy Officer since July 2019. Mr. Collins previously served as our General Counsel, Senior Vice President, and Chief Compliance Officer since April 2014 and head of Corporate Development since October 2014. Prior to joining us, Mr. Collins served as vice president of corporate development at Bloom Energy from March 2010 to March 2014. From November 2006 to March 2010, Mr. Collins served as general counsel, senior vice president, chief compliance officer, and head of internal audit at Novellus Systems, Inc., which was acquired in 2011 by Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq: LRCX). Before Novellus, Mr. Collins served as associate general counsel and vice president at Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) from August 2005 to September 2006. At Oracle, Mr. Collins was head of the corporate and securities group. Prior to joining Oracle, Mr. Collins was a corporate partner at Mayer Brown LLP, a global law firm, where he worked from 1991 until 2005. Mr. Collins holds a B.A. in Political Economy from Williams College and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Mr. Huizinga has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2015. Mr. Huizinga served as a member of the board of directors of Next Insurance, Inc. from October 2024 to July 2025. From December 2021 to May 2025, Mr. Huizinga served as a member of the board of directors of Movella Holdings Inc., where he served as the chair of the audit committee. From December 2020 to May 2023, Mr. Huizinga served as the chief financial officer of Apollo Neuroscience, Inc. From August 2018 to February 2020, Mr. Huizinga served as chief financial officer of ACME Technologies, Inc. Mr. Huizinga served as chief financial officer of Sun Basket, Inc. in 2017. From 2000 to 2016, Mr. Huizinga served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH). From 1984 to 2000, Mr. Huizinga served at various positions including partner at Arthur Andersen LLP, in the firm's audit business unit, where he also served as a worldwide expert within the firm's technology practice, primarily in the software and Internet sectors. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of California. Mr. Huizinga holds a B.S. in Business Administration from San Jose State University.

Mr. Pauldine has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2014. Mr. Pauldine was the president of DeVry University from July 2006 to June 2014 and executive vice president of DeVry Education Group Inc., now Adtalem Global Education, Inc. (NYSE: ATGE), from October 2005 to June 2014. Upon retiring from DeVry, Mr. Pauldine founded Pauldine Enterprises LLC, for which he provides speaking, leadership development and consulting services. Prior to his work at DeVry, from 1989 to 2005, Mr. Pauldine served at Education Management Corporation, where his last position was executive vice president and president of The Art Institutes system of schools. From 1979 to 1989, Mr. Pauldine held various operational and management positions at DeVry. He previously served as a member of the board of The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, now Career Education Colleges and Universities, from 2007 to 2013, including as vice chair from 2011 to 2012 and as board chair from June 2012 to June 2013. He also served as a board member for the American Red Cross, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, Communities in Schools, Sarasota University, ASPIRA, DeVry Brazil, and the Shelter for Abused Women & Children in Naples. Mr. Pauldine holds a B.A. in Communication Arts from The University of Dayton and an M.A. in Leadership from McGregor School, Antioch University.

Mr. Simons has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July 1999 and our Lead Independent Director since July 2021. Mr. Simons is a managing director of Split Rock Partners, a venture capital firm, which he founded in June 2004. Prior to founding Split Rock Partners, Mr. Simons served as general partner of St. Paul Venture Capital, a venture capital firm, from November 1996 to June 2004. Previously, Mr. Simons was a partner at Marquette Venture Partners and held banking positions at Trammell Crow Company and First Boston Corporation. Mr. Simons also serves as an advisory board member of Vouch, Inc. Mr. Simons holds a B.A. in Economics and History from Stanford University and an M.S. in Management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.

Mr. Sheehan has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2017. Since 2014, Mr. Sheehan has served as the Managing Partner of Tippet Venture Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm. Mr. Sheehan was a partner of Sutter Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm, from 2007 to February 2021. Mr. Sheehan has served on the board of directors of Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), a publicly held technology company, since May 2008. Mr. Sheehan also serves on the board of directors of a number of privately-held companies in the technology industry. Mr. Sheehan holds a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School.

Asmau Ahmed has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July 2021. Ms. Ahmed has served as the chief artificial intelligence and data officer at Varo Bank since May 2025. Ms. Ahmed has served as a member of the board of directors of Pony AI Inc. (NASDAQ: PONY) since November 2024, where she serves as a member of the audit committee, and as a member of the board of directors at blackcomputeHER since July 2018, a non-profit organization that supports computing and technology education for black women and girls. Previously, Ms. Ahmed served as a Managing Director at Alphabet from July 2021 to April 2024. From September 2018 to July 2021, Ms. Ahmed served as an SVP/Managing Director - Business Executive at Bank of America. From September 2016 to August 2018, Ms. Ahmed served as a digital product executive at Capital One where she oversaw enterprise digital product and strategy for customer-facing products and experiences. From January 2012 to December 2017, Ms. Ahmed was a founder, chief executive officer, and board member at Plum Perfect, a visual search and advertising technology company. From September 2006 to November 2012, Ms. Ahmed served as a management consultant at Deloitte. Ms. Ahmed holds a B.S. with Honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Glickman has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2017. Mr. Glickman is currently a Lecturer in Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Managing Partner at Promise Venture Studio. He also advises technology executives and entrepreneurs and serves on the boards of several technology firms and nonprofit organizations. Mr. Glickman was previously a co-founder and chief executive officer of enterprise software company Merced Systems, and of BabyCenter, Inc., a consumer website for new and expectant parents. Mr. Glickman also served as the founding chief financial officer of Teach for America, Inc. Mr. Glickman holds a B.A. in French and Economics from Amherst College, an M.A. in Educational Policy & Analysis from the Stanford School of Education, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he graduated an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Ms. Smith has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2021. Ms. Smith has served as a member of the board of directors of Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT) since October 2020, where she serves as a member of the compensation committee and the audit committee; as a member of the board of directors of Elevate Services, Inc., a private company that offers consulting, technology, and services to law departments and law firms, since November 2018, where she serves as the chair of the compensation committee and a member of the audit committee. Ms. Smith has served as an operating partner at Craft Ventures since September 2019 and also serves as a consultant and advisor to various technology companies. Previously, Ms. Smith served as general counsel at a number of public and private technology companies, most recently, Square, Inc. (n/k/a Block, Inc.), from December 2016 to March 2018. From July 2015 to October 2016, Ms. Smith served as general counsel and corporate secretary for Zenefits, and from May 2010 to June 2015, she served as general counsel to SuccessFactors, Inc. Ms. Smith served as deputy general counsel and then SVP, general counsel and corporate secretary for DoubleClick from March 2000 to September 2005, and general counsel for Right Media and associate general counsel for Yahoo! Inc. from January 2007 to May 2010. Ms. Smith holds a B.A. in History from Montana State University-Bozeman and a J.D. from Cornell Law School.