Mr. Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. has served as a director of Bed Bath & Beyond since June 2007, and as Lead Independent Director since February 2026. For more than the last five years Mr. Tabacco was the founding partner and has served as managing partner of the San Francisco office of Berman Tabacco. A 1974 honors graduate of George Washington University School of Law, Mr. Tabacco litigates antitrust, securities fraud, commercial high tech, and intellectual property matters. Since entering private practice in the early 1980s, Mr. Tabacco has served as trial or lead counsel in numerous antitrust and securities cases. Prior to 1981, Mr. Tabacco served as senior trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. The specific experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills that led the Board to conclude that Mr. Tabacco should serve as a director considering our business and structure were his experience and leadership in securities and shareholder matters, his experience and leadership in litigation, and his experience managing his law firm. As a result of the above and other experiences, Mr. Tabacco 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, legal or risk management, regulatory or government, and technology or information/cyber security.