Mr. Dunbar has been a member of the Capricor, Inc. Board since 2012 and a member of the Company s Board since November 2013. He is currently a member of the Company s Audit and Compensation Committees. He has been a Managing Partner of The Dunbar Group, LLC since 2011, and provides advisory services to healthcare and life science investors and companies who recognize they need short-term or interim industry expertise as they grow and remain capital efficient. Mr. Dunbar has extensive healthcare and life sciences operating experience and has served as a director or chief executive officer with private and public life science companies specializing in diagnostics, specialty pharma, cell therapy and biologics, two as chief executive officer, where he led initial public offerings. He served as chief executive officer of ISTO Technologies and ISTO Biologics, two private orthobiologics companies acquired by Thompson Street Capital Partners. Prior to ISTO, Mr. Dunbar served as a Venture Partner with Arboretum Ventures, a leading healthcare venture capital firm. Mr. Dunbar attended Auburn University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, and later received his M.B.A. He served on the Harbert College of Business M.B.A. Advisory Board and is currently an advisor with Life Science Tennessee, and to Vanderbilt University s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization. Mr. Dunbar was selected to serve as a member of the Board in part due to his significant experience with early stage private and public companies and depth of knowledge in building stockholder value, growing a company from inception and navigating significant corporate transactions and the public company process. Additionally, Mr. Dunbar has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, allowing him to contribute significant operational experience.