Dr. Kushner has more than 40 years of experience leading telecommunications, media, manufacturing, consumer products, technology, and defense companies, having served in leadership roles at 36 public and private companies. He brings to the Board expertise in optimizing corporate performance, including in the areas of corporate strategy, M&A, revenue enhancement, governance, customer service and support, cost reduction, new product introduction, supply chain management and complex financial and operational restructuring. Key Experience and Qualifications Advisory leadership experience Leads FTI s Board of Director practice and is the former leader of the private capital advisory services practice at FTI s Private Equity practice, which he started in 2017 and grew to just under 10% of FTI s revenues by June 2023. He is also the former leader of FTI s Technology practice and Aerospace and Defense practice, and former co-leader of its Activism practice. At FTI, he has led or supported over 100 engagements across the spectrum of corporate performance enhancement M&A experience Worked on the acquisition or disposition of more than 35 public and private companies and major assets while serving as an independent director, CEO or chief restructuring officer Business Experience Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Inc., a global business advisory firm (2009 to present) Co-founder, CXO, L.L.C., a boutique interim and turnaround management consulting firm that was acquired by FTI in 2008 (2001 to 2008) Has served as CEO of over 10 companies, including four telecom companies, two software companies, a data center company and a defense contractor Periodically has served as an independent director, the CEO, interim CEO or chief restructuring officer of a variety of companies, including several that elected to utilize bankruptcy proceedings as part of their financial restructuring process and, as such, served as an executive officer of various companies that filed bankruptcy petitions under federal law Certain Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement Previously served on the boards of directors of companies, including Cumulus Media Inc., Thryv, Inc., Mudrick Capital Acquisition II, Zodiac Systems; Damovo PLC, Mudrick Capital Acquisition, Luxfer Holdings PLC, EveryWare Global (now The Oneida Group), DLN Holdings LLC, Sage Telecom, Inc., Pacific Crossing Limited and Headway Solutions Serves as a member of the Chancellor s Council Executive Committee of the University of Texas System, a member of the Advisory Council of the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin and an Emeritus member of the Cornell University Engineering College Council Education B.S. degree in Applied and Engineering Physics from Cornell University M.S. degree in Applied Physics and minor in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell University