Jeff P. Gehl
has served as our director since May 2017. Since 2001,
Mr. Gehl has been a Managing Partner of RCP Advisors, a private equity firm he
co-founded.
Mr. Gehl is responsible for leading RCPs client relations and fund-raising activities, as well as its
relationships with private equity fund managers in the Western United States, and he also serves as a member of the investment committees and advisory boards of various funds in which RCP is invested. Prior to
co-founding
RCP, he was involved in a number of private equity-financed companies, where he held senior positions in finance and operations. In addition, Mr. Gehl founded and served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of MMI, a technical staffing company, and acquired Big Ballot, Inc., a sports marketing firm. He also serves as a director of P10 Holdings, Inc., an asset management investment firm that is the parent company of RCP, and as a
director of Super League Gaming, Inc., a leading amateur esports platform provider. Mr. Gehl received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern Californias Entrepreneur Program, where he
received the Entrepreneur of the Year award in 1989. We believe that Mr. Gehl is qualified to serve on our Board based on his extensive experience in financing, developing and managing high-growth technology companies.
G. Louis Graziadio, III
has served as our director since August 2016. Since March 1990, Mr. Graziadio has been President
and Chief Executive Officer of Second Southern Corp., the managing partner of Ginarra Partners, L.L.C., a closely-held company involved in a wide range of investments and business ventures. Mr. Graziadio is also Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of Boss Holdings, Inc., a distributor of consumer goods. From August 2016 to June 2018, Mr. Graziadio served as the Executive Chairman of Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia), a leading patent licensing firm.
From 1984 to 2000, Mr. Graziadio served as a director of Imperial Bancorp, the parent company of Imperial Bank, a Los Angeles-based commercial bank acquired by Comerica Bank in January 2001. Mr. Graziadio, and companies with which he is
affiliated, are significant shareholders in numerous private and public companies in a number of different industries. Since 1978, Mr. Graziadio has been active in restructurings of both private and public companies, as well as corporate
spin-offs and initial public offerings. Mr. Graziadio previously served as a director of True Religion Apparel, Inc., a publicly traded premium clothing company, from May 2005 until its sale in July 2013, and as a director of World Point
Terminals, LP, a previously publicly traded company which owns, operates, develops, and acquires terminal assets relating to the storage of light refined products and crude oil, from August 2013 to August 2017. In addition, Mr. Graziadio is a
member of the Pepperdine University Board and the Board of Visitors of the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. He is also a founding member of the board of directors of the Los Angeles Fire Department Scholarship
Fund. We believe that Mr. Graziadio is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive experience as a member of senior management at several different companies, as well as his expertise in the area of finance, investment and capital
market transactions. In addition, his experience in serving on the boards of directors of public companies provides our Board with valuable skills and capabilities to help guide the governance of our company.
Christopher J. Oates
has served as our director since July 2014. Since 2003, Mr. Oates has been the Founder and Managing
Director of RimLight, LLC, a privately-held, actively managed investment and strategic advisory firm. Prior to the formation of RimLight, LLC, Mr. Oates held senior level strategic planning, finance and business development positions in both
public and private companies where he specialized in the design and implementation of entry strategies for markets throughout Europe, South America and the Middle East, with a primary focus on China, Southeast Asia and the balance of the
Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Oates is also Founder and Managing Partner of Nio Advisors, LLC, an international investment and strategic advisory firm servicing growth-based companies and select financial institutions. We believe that Mr. Oates
is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive experience and knowledge in strategic transactions, business development and financial management of media and technology companies, which provide valuable insight to our Board with respect to
our operations and growth strategies.
Ryan Steelberg
is a
co-founder
of our company
and has served as a director since our inception in June 2014 and as the President of our subsidiary, Veritone One, Inc., since June 2015. In March 2017, he was appointed as President of our company. From October 2007 to December 2014, he
served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Steelberg served as the Head of
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