Scott Sandell

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Scott Sandell, Lead Independent Director

Mr. Sandell has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2010, as a member of our compensation committee since February 2019, and as our Lead Independent Director since September 2019. He has served as Managing General Partner of New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), a venture capital firm, since April 2017, Co-Managing General Partner of NEA from March 2015 to April 2017, and as a General Partner of NEA since September 2000. Mr. Sandell joined NEA in January 1996 and served as head of the firm’s technology investing practice for 10 years. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Coursera, Inc., an online learning platform, and several privately-held companies. Mr. Sandell previously served on the board of directors of Robinhood Markets, Inc., a financial technology company, Tuya, Inc., an IoT development platform service provider, and Bloom Energy Corporation, a provider of solid-oxide fuel cell systems. Mr. Sandell holds an A.B. in Engineering from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.