William Spruill has served on our board of directors since November 2022. Mr. Spruill is the co-founder and former president of Global Data Consortium (GDC), the most widely channel-distributed global identity verification platform. Mr. Spruill served as president from inception in 2010 until May 2022. During his tenure, he oversaw the formation of more than 50 enterprise channel relationships and established a cohort of more than 120 data suppliers creating a unique consortium business model that drove roughly $70M in revenues over the life of the business during Mr. Spruill s tenure. Mr. Spruill led the recent acquisition of GDC to the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) for $300 million making it one of the largest minority founder exits in the enterprise technology sector in U.S. history. Following the acquisition, Mr. Spruill served as Senior Business Advisor to LSEG from June 2022 to December 2022. Since August 2022, Mr. Spruill has served as president of 2ndF, a mission-driven organization that strives to drive inclusive growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Mr. Spruill is an active angel investor in the technology sector. Past investment exits include Union Metrics (sold to Trendkite/Cision); Magnus Health (private equity acquisition) and Loqate (acquired by GB Group UK). Mr. Spruill is also an active mentor to founder teams globally helping to navigate early growth stage challenges and exit strategies. We believe that Mr. Spruill is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his financial expertise and his experience in the technology sector.