Mr. Beard served as the Chief Operating Officer of global professional services firm Guidehouse, Inc. from 2018 through 2024. Starting January 2025, he transitioned to joining the board of Guidehouse, Inc. He was responsible for guiding the company to exclusively use public cloud services and simultaneously incorporate advanced cyber security capabilities both for the enterprise and its clients. He has more than 30 years of experience as a corporate officer, board member, and professional consultant in the application and exploitation of technology for businesses operating in high risk environments. He was previously with PwC, where his practice focused on cybersecurity-related services and corporate transactions in the technology sector. He is the former General Manager of the Cybersecurity and Intelligence Unit of SAIC, where he also served as the company s Chief Information Officer. He is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Science Applications International Corporation (now Leidos), and General Manager of the Cybersecurity and Intelligence Business Unit. Previously, Mr. Beard led the global Transportation and Industrial Markets segment of KPMG consulting. Mr. Beard has served as a director of Healthstream, Inc., a publicly-traded company focused on providing workforce and provider solutions for healthcare organizations, since 2025. Mr. Beard holds a Master of Jurisprudence from Seton Hall School of Law, an MBA from the University of Montana and a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University. He is a graduate of the US Air Force Space & Missile program.