Ms. Walters-Hoffert was appointed to our Board on June 28, 2019. Ms. Walters-Hoffert was a co-founder of Daré Bioscience, Inc. and following the company’s merger with Cerulean Pharma, Inc. in July of 2017, became Chief Financial Officer of the surviving public company (NASDAQ: DARE). For over twenty-five (25) years, Ms. Walters-Hoffert was an investment banker focused on small-cap public companies in the technology and life science sectors. From 2003 to 2015, Ms. Walters-Hoffert worked at Roth Capital Partners as Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division. Ms. Walters-Hoffert has held various positions in the corporate finance and investment banking divisions of Citicorp Securities in San José, Costa Rica and Oppenheimer & Co, Inc. in New York City, New York. Ms. Walters- Hoffert has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Venture Group, as Past Chair of the UCSD Librarian’s Advisory Board, and as Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. Ms. Walters-Hoffert currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Elementary Institute of Science in San Diego. Ms. Walters-Hoffert graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a B.S. in Management Sciences. As a senior financial executive with over twenty-five years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance and based on Ms. Walters-Hoffert’s expertise in audit, compliance, valuation, equity finance, mergers, and corporate strategy, the Company believes Ms. Walters-Hoffert is qualified to be on the Board.

Mr. Robinette was appointed to our Board on June 28, 2019 and our lead independent director on September 10, 2021. Mr. Robinette has been a CEO Coach and Master Chair since 2013 as an independent contractor to Vistage Worldwide, Inc., an executive coaching company. In addition, since 2013 Mr. Robinette has been providing business consulting related to top-line growth and bottom-line improvement through his company EPIQ Development. From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Robinette was the Founder and CEO of EPIQ Space, a marketing website for the satellite industry, a member-based community of suppliers promoting their offerings. Mr. Robinette was with Peregrine Semiconductor, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance RF CMOS integrated circuits, from 2007 to 2013 in two roles as a Director of Worldwide Sales as well as the Director of the High Reliability Business Unit. Mr. Robinette started his career from 1991 to 2007 at Tyco Electronics Ltd. (known today as TE Connectivity Ltd.), a passive electronics manufacturer, in various sales, sales leadership and product development leadership roles. Mr. Robinette received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Marketing from San Diego State University. Based on the above qualifications, the Company believes Mr. Robinette is qualified to be on the Board.

Dr. Bo-Linn was appointed to the Board of Directors on January 14, 2022. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Peritus Partners, Inc., a global business valuation accelerator and information technology operations and consulting company from February 2008 through 2022. Dr. Bo-Linn currently serves as a director of Kore Wireless (NYSE:KORE), a company specializing in wireless IoT Internet of Things (“IoT”) connectivity technology since October 2021. Dr. Bo-Linn has held various executive corporate C-suite leadership roles in multiple companies and former Vice-President of IBM Corporation. She has been previously elected to the board of directors of multiple private and midcap public companies in e-commerce, manufacturing and distribution, technology, lithium, telecommunications, healthcare, software, and  marketing. Her board experience includes Lead Independent Director, and Chair of all major committees (Audit, Governance, Compensation) and Chair of Tech/Cybersecurity, and Sustainability. Dr. Bo-Linn holds a Doctor of Education in “Computer-based Management Information Systems and Organizational Change” from the University of Houston. She was named one of the “Top 50 Directors” by the National Association of Corporate Directors and inducted into the Hall of Fame for Women in Technology. The Board believes that Dr. Bo-Linn’s extensive executive management and board experience in private and public companies qualifies her to serve on the Board of Directors

Mr. Robinette was appointed to our Board on June 28, 2019 and our lead independent director on September 10, 2021. Mr. Robinette has been a CEO Coach and Master Chair since 2013 as an independent contractor to Vistage Worldwide, Inc., an executive coaching company. In addition, since 2013 Mr. Robinette has been providing business consulting related to top-line growth and bottom-line improvement through his company EPIQ Development. From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Robinette was the Founder and CEO of EPIQ Space, a marketing website for the satellite industry, a member-based community of suppliers promoting their offerings. Mr. Robinette was with Peregrine Semiconductor, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance RF CMOS integrated circuits, from 2007 to 2013 in two roles as a Director of Worldwide Sales as well as the Director of the High Reliability Business Unit. Mr. Robinette started his career from 1991 to 2007 at Tyco Electronics Ltd. (known today as TE Connectivity Ltd.), a passive electronics manufacturer, in various sales, sales leadership and product development leadership roles. Mr. Robinette received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Marketing from San Diego State University. Based on the above qualifications, the Company believes Mr. Robinette is qualified to be on the Board.

Ms. Walters-Hoffert was appointed to our Board on June 28, 2019. Ms. Walters-Hoffert was a co-founder of Daré Bioscience, Inc. and following the company’s merger with Cerulean Pharma, Inc. in July of 2017, became Chief Financial Officer of the surviving public company (NASDAQ: DARE). For over twenty-five (25) years, Ms. Walters-Hoffert was an investment banker focused on small-cap public companies in the technology and life science sectors. From 2003 to 2015, Ms. Walters-Hoffert worked at Roth Capital Partners as Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division. Ms. Walters-Hoffert has held various positions in the corporate finance and investment banking divisions of Citicorp Securities in San José, Costa Rica and Oppenheimer & Co, Inc. in New York City, New York. Ms. Walters- Hoffert has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Venture Group, as Past Chair of the UCSD Librarian’s Advisory Board, and as Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. Ms. Walters-Hoffert currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Elementary Institute of Science in San Diego. Ms. Walters-Hoffert graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a B.S. in Management Sciences. As a senior financial executive with over twenty-five years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance and based on Ms. Walters-Hoffert’s expertise in audit, compliance, valuation, equity finance, mergers, and corporate strategy, the Company believes Ms. Walters-Hoffert is qualified to be on the Board.

Dr. Bo-Linn was appointed to the Board of Directors on January 14, 2022. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Peritus Partners, Inc., a global business valuation accelerator and information technology operations and consulting company from February 2008 through 2022. Dr. Bo-Linn currently serves as a director of Kore Wireless (NYSE:KORE), a company specializing in wireless IoT Internet of Things (“IoT”) connectivity technology since October 2021. Dr. Bo-Linn has held various executive corporate C-suite leadership roles in multiple companies and former Vice-President of IBM Corporation. She has been previously elected to the board of directors of multiple private and midcap public companies in e-commerce, manufacturing and distribution, technology, lithium, telecommunications, healthcare, software, and  marketing. Her board experience includes Lead Independent Director, and Chair of all major committees (Audit, Governance, Compensation) and Chair of Tech/Cybersecurity, and Sustainability. Dr. Bo-Linn holds a Doctor of Education in “Computer-based Management Information Systems and Organizational Change” from the University of Houston. She was named one of the “Top 50 Directors” by the National Association of Corporate Directors and inducted into the Hall of Fame for Women in Technology. The Board believes that Dr. Bo-Linn’s extensive executive management and board experience in private and public companies qualifies her to serve on the Board of Directors

Dr. Bo-Linn was appointed to the Board of Directors on January 14, 2022. She was the Chief Executive Officer of Peritus Partners, Inc., a global business valuation accelerator and information technology operations and consulting company from February 2008 through 2022. Dr. Bo-Linn currently serves as a director of Kore Wireless (NYSE:KORE), a company specializing in wireless IoT Internet of Things (“IoT”) connectivity technology since October 2021. Dr. Bo-Linn has held various executive corporate C-suite leadership roles in multiple companies and former Vice-President of IBM Corporation. She has been previously elected to the board of directors of multiple private and midcap public companies in e-commerce, manufacturing and distribution, technology, lithium, telecommunications, healthcare, software, and  marketing. Her board experience includes Lead Independent Director, and Chair of all major committees (Audit, Governance, Compensation) and Chair of Tech/Cybersecurity, and Sustainability. Dr. Bo-Linn holds a Doctor of Education in “Computer-based Management Information Systems and Organizational Change” from the University of Houston. She was named one of the “Top 50 Directors” by the National Association of Corporate Directors and inducted into the Hall of Fame for Women in Technology. The Board believes that Dr. Bo-Linn’s extensive executive management and board experience in private and public companies qualifies her to serve on the Board of Directors

Mr. Robinette was appointed to our Board on June 28, 2019 and our lead independent director on September 10, 2021. Mr. Robinette has been a CEO Coach and Master Chair since 2013 as an independent contractor to Vistage Worldwide, Inc., an executive coaching company. In addition, since 2013 Mr. Robinette has been providing business consulting related to top-line growth and bottom-line improvement through his company EPIQ Development. From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Robinette was the Founder and CEO of EPIQ Space, a marketing website for the satellite industry, a member-based community of suppliers promoting their offerings. Mr. Robinette was with Peregrine Semiconductor, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance RF CMOS integrated circuits, from 2007 to 2013 in two roles as a Director of Worldwide Sales as well as the Director of the High Reliability Business Unit. Mr. Robinette started his career from 1991 to 2007 at Tyco Electronics Ltd. (known today as TE Connectivity Ltd.), a passive electronics manufacturer, in various sales, sales leadership and product development leadership roles. Mr. Robinette received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Marketing from San Diego State University. Based on the above qualifications, the Company believes Mr. Robinette is qualified to be on the Board.

Ms. Walters-Hoffert was appointed to our Board on June 28, 2019. Ms. Walters-Hoffert was a co-founder of Daré Bioscience, Inc. and following the company’s merger with Cerulean Pharma, Inc. in July of 2017, became Chief Financial Officer of the surviving public company (NASDAQ: DARE). For over twenty-five (25) years, Ms. Walters-Hoffert was an investment banker focused on small-cap public companies in the technology and life science sectors. From 2003 to 2015, Ms. Walters-Hoffert worked at Roth Capital Partners as Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division. Ms. Walters-Hoffert has held various positions in the corporate finance and investment banking divisions of Citicorp Securities in San José, Costa Rica and Oppenheimer & Co, Inc. in New York City, New York. Ms. Walters- Hoffert has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Venture Group, as Past Chair of the UCSD Librarian’s Advisory Board, and as Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. Ms. Walters-Hoffert currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of The Elementary Institute of Science in San Diego. Ms. Walters-Hoffert graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a B.S. in Management Sciences. As a senior financial executive with over twenty-five years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance and based on Ms. Walters-Hoffert’s expertise in audit, compliance, valuation, equity finance, mergers, and corporate strategy, the Company believes Ms. Walters-Hoffert is qualified to be on the Board.