Dr. Seth Berl has been our director since 2025. Dr. Berl is a technology executive with governmental and private experience and expertise in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science, cybersecurity, embedded and internet of things systems, tactical edge networks, satellite communications, and enterprise-scale storage and networking. Since May 2026, Dr. Berl has served as a Chief Technologist and Director, Public Sector Enterprise Architecture for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an enterprise technology company. Between May 2025 and May 2026, Dr. Berl served as Global GTM, Government Technologies Chief Technologist at Intel Corporation, where he helped shape technology and go-to-market strategy for worldwide government solutions. From June 2024 to May 2025, Dr. Berl served as Deputy Chief Data Officer at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) where he led the enterprise data program harnessing data and artificial intelligence to drive operational results. From 2020 to 2024, Dr. Berl served as Chief Technology Officer at GovSmart, Inc., a private firm where he led technical direction, built strategic partnerships, and helped drive product innovation for federal agencies and commercial clients. Prior to these roles, Dr. Berl worked as a nuclear and atomic physics researcher at the University of Virginia and Old Dominion University, coordinating with National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), DOE, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Northrop Grumman, and the U.S. Air Force for product development, including, among others, a quantum physics package for acceleration and rotation sensing, quantum computing memory, and the design and fabrication of microelectronics and semiconductors. Dr. Berl also founded Smartec, LLC, a technology-consulting firm that served Fortune 500 companies and OpSpark, LLC, a company specializing in data and AI governance services. Dr. Berl received a Master and a Doctorate in Atomic Physics from the University of Virginia, and holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics, from Old Dominion University. We believe that Dr. Berl is qualified to serve as a director of our company because of his industry and government experience.