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Michael is the founder and CEO of GSV Asset Management (GSV), a growth-focused investment platform based in Silicon Valley which he founded in 2010. He serves as an advisor as well as Investment Committee member of GSV Ventures, a fund investing in the emerging education technology sector. GSV Ventures has invested in companies such as Coursera, Course Hero, Photomath, and Guild Education. He is also co-founder of the ASU+GSV Summit, a leading education conference. // Prior to GSV, from June 2001 to September 2008, Michael was the co-founder and CEO of ThinkEquity Partners LLC, a growth-focused investment firm. From 1998 to 2001, he was head of global growth research at Merrill Lynch and was voted to the Institutional All American Research Team as well as named “Best on the Street” by the Wall Street Journal. // He is a board member at SharesPost, Whittle Schools, OZY Media, BookClub.com, a board observer at Coursera and Class Dojo, and an advisor to TAL Education Group and Arizona State University. Since 2020, Michael has also served as chairman of the Center for Education. Michael is the founder of GSV Bootcamp and GSV MBA, an accredited graduate program for entrepreneurs. // Michael has authored three books: Finding the Next Starbucks, The Global Silicon Valley Handbook, and The Mission Corporation (co-authored with a business partner). He holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Minnesota, and also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. // We believe that Michael Moe is well qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive investment and advisory experience.

Since September 2015, Bob Daugherty has served as dean of the Forbes School of Business & Technology (FSTB). He is responsible for defining FSTB’s strategic priorities and for providing the resources and management to pursue them. // Since 2000, Bob has served as a member of the investment committee for Hudson Pacific Group, a multi-family office focused on value oriented, growth investing. From May 2010 to December 2011, he served as CEO of the Jack Welch Management Institute. From January 2002 to March 2010, he was a managing director at Knowledge Investment Partners Education Company LLC, an investment management firm focused on the education sector. Between August 2013 and December 2018, Bob served a five-year term as a Fulbright Scholar Specialist, a program funded by the U.S. State Department with a focus on Africa and the Middle East. He also writes a regular column for Forbes China on investing, education and leadership. // Bob holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University, an M.Phil in Management from the University of Cambridge and an MALS in American Studies from Columbia University. // We believe that Bob Daugherty is well qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive investment and private equity experience.

Since January 2015, Joe has served as a managing member of 1913 Ventures LLC, a private investment firm. Between March 2010 and January 2014, he served as a member of the management committee and as an advisor to Bridgewater Associates, where he was a leader in the transition from a founder led organization to an institutional quality enterprise, with specific focus on the recruitment of key talent and the transformation of existing business functions. // Previously, between 1997 and 2010, Joe served in multiple roles at GE, including as CEO of four business units at GE Capital (GE Global Investment Management; GE Real Estate/Americas; GE Private Equity; and GE e-Business). Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, KPMG and Sovereign National Management, advising and structuring transformative acquisitions, leading integration activities and building high performance teams. Joe’s board experience includes serving as a director of both public and private companies including KnowledgeShares.Org, Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE: REG), Wine.com and MetaProp NYC (since January 2019). He also worked frequently with the GE Capital board of directors while at GE. Additionally, he sits on the University of Connecticut’s Foundation board of directors. // Joe holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut School of Business and an M.B.A. from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. // We believe that Joe Parsons’ experience makes us well suited to identify, source, negotiate, and execute an initial business combination.