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Chris Diorio, Ph.D., one of our co-founders, has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2000, as chief executive officer since November 2014 and as vice chair since September 2013. Previously, he served as our chief strategy and technology officer from September 2013 to November 2014, chief technology officer from November 2006 to September 2013, chair from April 2000 to January 2013, vice president of engineering from 2004 to 2006 and as a consultant to us from April 2000 to June 2004. In addition, he is an affiliate professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington, a former director and chair of the RAIN Alliance, a director of the GS1 Innovation Board and EPCglobal Board of Governors and a former director of Bluegiga Technologies Ltd. Dr. Diorio received a B.A. in physics from Occidental College and an M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology.

Cary Baker has served as our chief financial officer since February 2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Baker was senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of RealNetworks, Inc. from May 2017 to February 2020. From February 2015 to April 2017, he served as chief financial officer of HEAT Software, Inc., and from March 2014 to October 2016, Mr. Baker also served as chief financial officer of NetMotion Software, an affiliate of HEAT Software, Inc. From May 2010 to November 2013, he also held key financial leadership roles at Clearwire Corporation, including most recently as vice president, finance. Mr. Baker's earlier experience includes financial leadership roles at Boost Mobile and Sprint Corporation. Mr. Baker holds an M.B.A. from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a B.S. in finance from the University of Idaho.

Steve Sanghi has served as our chair since June 2022 and as a member of our board of directors since March 2021. Mr. Sanghi has been executive chairman of Microchip Technology, Inc., or Microchip, a publicly listed semiconductor company, since March 2021. Mr. Sanghi has also served as Microchip's chief executive officer and chairman from 1993 to March 2021 and as Microchip's president and chief executive officer from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Sanghi rejoined Microchip as interim chief executive officer and president in November 2024 due to the sudden retirement of its chief executive officer and president. Prior to joining Microchip, Mr. Sanghi held management positions at Waferscale Integration, Inc. and Intel Corporation. Mr. Sanghi also currently serves as a board member for Intel Corporation. He is also a former director of Mellanox Inc., Hittite Microwave, and Myomo Inc. Mr. Sanghi received a B.S. in Science, Electronics and Communication from Punjab University and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts.

Meera Rao has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2022. Ms. Rao has held several senior executive positions, most recently from January 2011 to March 2016 as Chief Financial Officer at Monolithic Power Systems, a leading company in high-performance analog solutions, and as Vice President of Finance from January 2009 to December 2010. Prior to Monolithic Power Systems, Ms. Rao has held various executive roles at leading technology companies, including Integration Associates Inc. from 2004 to 2006, Atrica from 2002 to 2003, Raza Foundries from 2000 to 2002, NVIDIA February 1998 to May 1999 and AMD from 1988 to 1998. Ms. Rao is also a director for Rambus, an industry-leading chip manufacturer, since August 2019 and currently serves as the chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Cyber Risk Committee. Ms. Rao is a certified public accountant (inactive status) and holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Rochester in New York.

Umesh Padval has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2020. Mr. Padval is a managing partner at Seligman Ventures, a venture capital firm. Prior to joining Seligman, Mr. Padval was a managing director at Thomvest Ventures, and a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Mr. Padval currently also serves as a board member for Epic Microsystems and Cognichip. Mr. Padval received a B.Tech. in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, a M.S. in engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and a M.S. in engineering from Stanford University.

Miron Washington has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2023. Mr. Washington has served as the Chief Digital Officer at Parts Town, a commercial OEM replacement parts manufacturing company, since November 2022. Prior to joining Parts Town, Mr. Washington served as Vice President, Customer Experience at Home Depot from May 2019 to November 2022. Prior to joining Home Depot, Mr. Washington served as a Senior Vice President, Digital Commerce/Product Management at Monotype Imaging, a digital typesetting and typeface design company, from September 2017 to May 2019. Mr. Washington has also held senior leadership positions at Amazon, Staples, and Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Washington has served on many non-profit boards and currently serves on two advisory boards. Mr. Washington holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the Leavy School of Business at Santa Clara University and an MST from Oregon Health & Science University (OGI Campus). Mr. Washington has also completed the Black Corporate Board Readiness program at Santa Clara University.