Mr. Barclay F. Corbus has served as a director of Bed Bath & Beyond since March 2007. He also served on the board of directors of tZERO, a privately held blockchain technology company, and Medici Ventures, Inc. ( Medici Ventures ), our former wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in blockchain technologies, until April 2021. Mr. Corbus has served as Senior Vice President of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), a provider of renewable fuel for vehicles, with responsibility for strategic development and renewable fuel project development, since September 2007. He served as Co-CEO of WR Hambrecht + Co., an investment banking firm, from July 2004 to September 2007, and prior to that date served in other executive positions with WR Hambrecht + Co. Prior to joining WR Hambrecht + Co. in March 1999, Mr. Corbus was in the investment banking group at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. Mr. Corbus graduated from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Government and has a M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School. The specific experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that led the Board to conclude that Mr. Corbus should serve as a director considering our business and structure were his substantial experience in finance, management, and strategic planning, and his experience analyzing and evaluating corporate business plans, capital structures and needs, and debt, equity and hybrid financing alternatives resulting from his work for Clean Energy Fuels Corp., WR Hambrecht + Co., and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette. As a result of the above and other experiences, Mr. Corbus possesses particular knowledge, skill and/or experience in a number of other areas that strengthen the Board s collective knowledge, experience, and capabilities, including but not limited to senior leadership, finance or accounting, global or international business, strategic planning, business transformation, and human capital management.