Lorin Selby has served as a director since May 2025. Admiral Selby retired as a Rear Admiral from the U.S. Navy in June 2023 after nearly 37 years of service. Admiral Selby served in several high-profile positions throughout his Navy career, making significant impacts as a Navy leader. His last assignment was as the Chief of Naval Research from May 2020 to June 2023. In that role, he led a distributed team of 3,800 personnel and developed leading-edge technologies for the Navy and Marine Corps, overseeing a $4 billion budget. A stand-out achievement in this role was the establishment of the Navy's Hedge Strategy, which calls for the addition of thousands of small, scalable, unmanned systems and sensors, to augment existing battle force ships. He also initiated the Integrated Battle Problem experimentation series, allowing companies and government laboratories to demonstrate their ideas and products to the Navy and Marine Corps in operationally relevant environments. Previously, he served as the Chief Engineer of the United States Navy and Deputy Commander for Ship Design, Integration, and Naval Engineering at the Naval Sea Systems Command from June 2016 until May 2020. Admiral Selby was brought in to drive innovation, optimize performance, and generate new ways of doing business. He also served as the Commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Centers, becoming the first submarine officer assigned to lead a surface warfare R&D hub for these same reasons. His command at sea was the nuclear fast-attack submarine USS GREENEVILLE (SSN 772). Admiral Selby also held highly visible roles like the Deputy Director of the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs to the U.S. House of Representatives. Following his retirement, Admiral Selby has taken on various consulting roles, advising small and mid-sized technology companies. He currently serves as President and CEO of Selby Partners Consulting LLC and is a founding partner in a maritime-focused growth equity fund, Mare Liberum Capital Partners. Admiral Selby holds a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Virginia, a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, and a Nuclear Engineer Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has also completed extensive executive business coursework, and his achievements have been recognized through numerous personal and unit awards. Admiral Selby is well qualified to serve as a director on our Board due to his extensive leadership experience, deep expertise in technology and innovation, and proven ability to drive technological advancements.