Thomas Carey has served as a member and as Chairperson of our Board since January 2024, after previously serving on the board of directors of SomaLogic, Inc. ( SomaLogic ) since March 2023. He has over twenty-five years in executive search and consulting experience in the life sciences sector. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of the Perspective Group, a life sciences consulting firm, and he specializes in broad advisory and recruitment functions. From 2010 through 2015, Mr. Carey served as Global Head of the Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice for Russell Reynolds Associates and led the Life Sciences Board Practice for Spencer Stuart. Prior to entering the search industry, Mr. Carey served as an investment banker and then as Chief Financial Officer of various private and public healthcare and information technology companies. Mr. Carey earned a bachelor s degree from the College of the Holy Cross and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He also previously served as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Vital Biosciences and held an eight-year tenure on the board of directors of Exact Sciences (Nasdaq: EXAS). Mr. Carey brings more than twenty years of broad life sciences industry expertise. We believe that Mr. Carey s background in finance and the executive search industry also provides our Board a valuable perspective with respect to financial strategy, key executive hires, and other personnel-related matters.