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William E. Mitchell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Mitchell is a founder and managing partner at Sequel Venture Partners, a position he has held since 2010. Mr. Mitchell is also a partner with Sage Partners, a consulting firm comprised of experienced senior executives specializing in corporate governance and venture acceleration. Prior to this, Mr. Mitchell was the chairman and chief executive officer of Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 125 company and a provider of distribution and supply chain services to the technology sector. Prior to his role at Arrow Electronics, Mr. Mitchell held senior executive roles at various technology companies. In the last five years, Mr. Mitchell was on the board of many publicly-traded companies, including Humana Inc., a healthcare company (2009-2019); Veritiv Corporation, an industrial packaging company (2014-2020); Spansion, Inc., a flash memory supplier (2012-2016); Rogers Corp., a diversified provider of advanced materials solutions (1994-2017); and The Brown-Forman Corp (2009-2016), a manufacturer of adult alcoholic beverages. Mr. Mitchell is currently on the board of Trace3, a private IT and engineering company; and Clover Wireless, a provider of aftermarket services to the communications industry. Mr. Mitchell has served on various other public, private, for profit, and not for profit boards of directors in the past. Mr. Mitchell received his master of science in engineering from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in engineering from Princeton University. |
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Andreas Beroutsos is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Beroutsos is the Managing Director, Investments, and senior group executive for strategic new businesses at BW Group, a global maritime group involved in shipping, floating gas and offshore energy infrastructure and production, and clean energy, a position he has held since 2020. Mr. Beroutsos was a member of the board of OSX-listed BW LPG, an energy transportation company associated with the BW Group, from 2013 until 2020. In his 13 years as a private equity investor, Mr. Beroutsos has been a senior partner at HRS Management LLC, the private-equity focused family office of Apollo Investment Management’s co-founder; and the executive vice president and senior portfolio manager for private equity & infrastructure at Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ), a leading Canadian institutional investor that manages public and para-public pension plans and insurance programs. At CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos served on the management committee, client committee, and cross-asset-class investment risk committee; and was the chair of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees. Prior to CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos led private investments at multi-strategy fund Eton Park Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Beroutsos spent 17 years at McKinsey & Co., where he became a senior partner, global leader of the private equity practice, co-leader of the financial institutions practice, head of global recruiting and member of the committee that elected the senior partners of the firm. Mr. Beroutsos has been a member of the board of directors of PetSmart, Inc., a pet supplies company, since 2015. In 2013, Mr. Beroutsos was selected by European and Greek authorities to serve on the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, overseeing the recapitalization of Greek banks. Additionally, Mr. Beroutsos has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. He holds M.B.A. and B.A. degrees, both with high distinction, from Harvard University. |
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Christopher O’Connell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. O’Connell was most recently the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Waters Corporation, a publicly traded company which develops, manufactures and distributes innovative analytical technologies, software and professional services for a broad range of life science, food & environmental and industrial customers globally, from 2015 until 2020. He currently is a senior advisor to Waters Corporation, a position he will hold until the end of 2020. Prior to this, Mr. O’Connell was an executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group of Medtronic plc, a publicly-traded medical technology, services and solutions company. Mr. O’Connell served on Medtronic’s executive committee for nine years. Prior to his roles as executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group, Mr. O’Connell held numerous other positions at Medtronic, where he spent 21 years of his career. Mr. O’Connell serves on two boards at Northwestern University and is also on the board of Ron Burton Training Village, a youth leadership and character training academy. Mr. O’Connell received his M.B.A. from Harvard University and B.A. from Northwestern University. |
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Christopher O’Connell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. O’Connell was most recently the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Waters Corporation, a publicly traded company which develops, manufactures and distributes innovative analytical technologies, software and professional services for a broad range of life science, food & environmental and industrial customers globally, from 2015 until 2020. He currently is a senior advisor to Waters Corporation, a position he will hold until the end of 2020. Prior to this, Mr. O’Connell was an executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group of Medtronic plc, a publicly-traded medical technology, services and solutions company. Mr. O’Connell served on Medtronic’s executive committee for nine years. Prior to his roles as executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group, Mr. O’Connell held numerous other positions at Medtronic, where he spent 21 years of his career. Mr. O’Connell serves on two boards at Northwestern University and is also on the board of Ron Burton Training Village, a youth leadership and character training academy. Mr. O’Connell received his M.B.A. from Harvard University and B.A. from Northwestern University. |
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Andreas Beroutsos is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Beroutsos is the Managing Director, Investments, and senior group executive for strategic new businesses at BW Group, a global maritime group involved in shipping, floating gas and offshore energy infrastructure and production, and clean energy, a position he has held since 2020. Mr. Beroutsos was a member of the board of OSX-listed BW LPG, an energy transportation company associated with the BW Group, from 2013 until 2020. In his 13 years as a private equity investor, Mr. Beroutsos has been a senior partner at HRS Management LLC, the private-equity focused family office of Apollo Investment Management’s co-founder; and the executive vice president and senior portfolio manager for private equity & infrastructure at Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ), a leading Canadian institutional investor that manages public and para-public pension plans and insurance programs. At CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos served on the management committee, client committee, and cross-asset-class investment risk committee; and was the chair of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees. Prior to CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos led private investments at multi-strategy fund Eton Park Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Beroutsos spent 17 years at McKinsey & Co., where he became a senior partner, global leader of the private equity practice, co-leader of the financial institutions practice, head of global recruiting and member of the committee that elected the senior partners of the firm. Mr. Beroutsos has been a member of the board of directors of PetSmart, Inc., a pet supplies company, since 2015. In 2013, Mr. Beroutsos was selected by European and Greek authorities to serve on the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, overseeing the recapitalization of Greek banks. Additionally, Mr. Beroutsos has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. He holds M.B.A. and B.A. degrees, both with high distinction, from Harvard University. |
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William E. Mitchell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Mitchell is a founder and managing partner at Sequel Venture Partners, a position he has held since 2010. Mr. Mitchell is also a partner with Sage Partners, a consulting firm comprised of experienced senior executives specializing in corporate governance and venture acceleration. Prior to this, Mr. Mitchell was the chairman and chief executive officer of Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 125 company and a provider of distribution and supply chain services to the technology sector. Prior to his role at Arrow Electronics, Mr. Mitchell held senior executive roles at various technology companies. In the last five years, Mr. Mitchell was on the board of many publicly-traded companies, including Humana Inc., a healthcare company (2009-2019); Veritiv Corporation, an industrial packaging company (2014-2020); Spansion, Inc., a flash memory supplier (2012-2016); Rogers Corp., a diversified provider of advanced materials solutions (1994-2017); and The Brown-Forman Corp (2009-2016), a manufacturer of adult alcoholic beverages. Mr. Mitchell is currently on the board of Trace3, a private IT and engineering company; and Clover Wireless, a provider of aftermarket services to the communications industry. Mr. Mitchell has served on various other public, private, for profit, and not for profit boards of directors in the past. Mr. Mitchell received his master of science in engineering from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in engineering from Princeton University. |
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Andreas Beroutsos is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Beroutsos is the Managing Director, Investments, and senior group executive for strategic new businesses at BW Group, a global maritime group involved in shipping, floating gas and offshore energy infrastructure and production, and clean energy, a position he has held since 2020. Mr. Beroutsos was a member of the board of OSX-listed BW LPG, an energy transportation company associated with the BW Group, from 2013 until 2020. In his 13 years as a private equity investor, Mr. Beroutsos has been a senior partner at HRS Management LLC, the private-equity focused family office of Apollo Investment Management’s co-founder; and the executive vice president and senior portfolio manager for private equity & infrastructure at Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ), a leading Canadian institutional investor that manages public and para-public pension plans and insurance programs. At CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos served on the management committee, client committee, and cross-asset-class investment risk committee; and was the chair of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees. Prior to CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos led private investments at multi-strategy fund Eton Park Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Beroutsos spent 17 years at McKinsey & Co., where he became a senior partner, global leader of the private equity practice, co-leader of the financial institutions practice, head of global recruiting and member of the committee that elected the senior partners of the firm. Mr. Beroutsos has been a member of the board of directors of PetSmart, Inc., a pet supplies company, since 2015. In 2013, Mr. Beroutsos was selected by European and Greek authorities to serve on the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, overseeing the recapitalization of Greek banks. Additionally, Mr. Beroutsos has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. He holds M.B.A. and B.A. degrees, both with high distinction, from Harvard University. |
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Christopher O’Connell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. O’Connell was most recently the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Waters Corporation, a publicly traded company which develops, manufactures and distributes innovative analytical technologies, software and professional services for a broad range of life science, food & environmental and industrial customers globally, from 2015 until 2020. He currently is a senior advisor to Waters Corporation, a position he will hold until the end of 2020. Prior to this, Mr. O’Connell was an executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group of Medtronic plc, a publicly-traded medical technology, services and solutions company. Mr. O’Connell served on Medtronic’s executive committee for nine years. Prior to his roles as executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group, Mr. O’Connell held numerous other positions at Medtronic, where he spent 21 years of his career. Mr. O’Connell serves on two boards at Northwestern University and is also on the board of Ron Burton Training Village, a youth leadership and character training academy. Mr. O’Connell received his M.B.A. from Harvard University and B.A. from Northwestern University. |
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William E. Mitchell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Mitchell is a founder and managing partner at Sequel Venture Partners, a position he has held since 2010. Mr. Mitchell is also a partner with Sage Partners, a consulting firm comprised of experienced senior executives specializing in corporate governance and venture acceleration. Prior to this, Mr. Mitchell was the chairman and chief executive officer of Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 125 company and a provider of distribution and supply chain services to the technology sector. Prior to his role at Arrow Electronics, Mr. Mitchell held senior executive roles at various technology companies. In the last five years, Mr. Mitchell was on the board of many publicly-traded companies, including Humana Inc., a healthcare company (2009-2019); Veritiv Corporation, an industrial packaging company (2014-2020); Spansion, Inc., a flash memory supplier (2012-2016); Rogers Corp., a diversified provider of advanced materials solutions (1994-2017); and The Brown-Forman Corp (2009-2016), a manufacturer of adult alcoholic beverages. Mr. Mitchell is currently on the board of Trace3, a private IT and engineering company; and Clover Wireless, a provider of aftermarket services to the communications industry. Mr. Mitchell has served on various other public, private, for profit, and not for profit boards of directors in the past. Mr. Mitchell received his master of science in engineering from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in engineering from Princeton University. |
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Sidney Taurel is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Taurel is the chairman of the board of Pearson plc, a provider of digital education products and services, where he is a member of the nomination & governance and remuneration committees, a position he has had since 2016. Mr. Taurel is also the chairman emeritus at Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical company, a position he has held since 2009. Mr. Taurel began working for Eli Lilly in 1971. He was named president of Eli Lilly International Corporation in 1986, executive vice president of the Pharmaceutical Division in 1991, executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company in 1993, and president and chief operating officer in 1996. He was named chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company in 1998 and chairman in 1999. Mr. Taurel retired as chief executive officer in early 2008 and as chairman in late 2008. Mr. Taurel is a member of the board of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), a computer company, a position he has held since 2001, where he is a member of the directors and corporate governance committee. In the last five years, Mr. Taurel was also on the board of the publicly traded company McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (now S&P Global Inc.), a business and financial information company (1996-2016). Mr. Taurel also served as a senior advisor in the private equity and investment banking sector, has received three U.S. presidential committee appointments in the past and is an officer in the French Legion of Honor. Mr. Taurel is a member of the Board of Overseers at Columbia Business School. Mr. Taurel received his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and his undergraduate degree from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris, France. |
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William E. Mitchell
William E. Mitchell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Mitchell is a founder and managing partner at Sequel Venture Partners, a position he has held since 2010. Mr. Mitchell is also a partner with Sage Partners, a consulting firm comprised of experienced senior executives specializing in corporate governance and venture acceleration. Prior to this, Mr. Mitchell was the chairman and chief executive officer of Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 125 company and a provider of distribution and supply chain services to the technology sector. Prior to his role at Arrow Electronics, Mr. Mitchell held senior executive roles at various technology companies. In the last five years, Mr. Mitchell was on the board of many publicly-traded companies, including Humana Inc., a healthcare company (2009-2019); Veritiv Corporation, an industrial packaging company (2014-2020); Spansion, Inc., a flash memory supplier (2012-2016); Rogers Corp., a diversified provider of advanced materials solutions (1994-2017); and The Brown-Forman Corp (2009-2016), a manufacturer of adult alcoholic beverages. Mr. Mitchell is currently on the board of Trace3, a private IT and engineering company; and Clover Wireless, a provider of aftermarket services to the communications industry. Mr. Mitchell has served on various other public, private, for profit, and not for profit boards of directors in the past. Mr. Mitchell received his master of science in engineering from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in engineering from Princeton University.
Andreas Beroutsos
Andreas Beroutsos is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Beroutsos is the Managing Director, Investments, and senior group executive for strategic new businesses at BW Group, a global maritime group involved in shipping, floating gas and offshore energy infrastructure and production, and clean energy, a position he has held since 2020. Mr. Beroutsos was a member of the board of OSX-listed BW LPG, an energy transportation company associated with the BW Group, from 2013 until 2020. In his 13 years as a private equity investor, Mr. Beroutsos has been a senior partner at HRS Management LLC, the private-equity focused family office of Apollo Investment Management’s co-founder; and the executive vice president and senior portfolio manager for private equity & infrastructure at Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ), a leading Canadian institutional investor that manages public and para-public pension plans and insurance programs. At CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos served on the management committee, client committee, and cross-asset-class investment risk committee; and was the chair of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees. Prior to CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos led private investments at multi-strategy fund Eton Park Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Beroutsos spent 17 years at McKinsey & Co., where he became a senior partner, global leader of the private equity practice, co-leader of the financial institutions practice, head of global recruiting and member of the committee that elected the senior partners of the firm. Mr. Beroutsos has been a member of the board of directors of PetSmart, Inc., a pet supplies company, since 2015. In 2013, Mr. Beroutsos was selected by European and Greek authorities to serve on the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, overseeing the recapitalization of Greek banks. Additionally, Mr. Beroutsos has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. He holds M.B.A. and B.A. degrees, both with high distinction, from Harvard University.
Christopher O’Connell
Christopher O’Connell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. O’Connell was most recently the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Waters Corporation, a publicly traded company which develops, manufactures and distributes innovative analytical technologies, software and professional services for a broad range of life science, food & environmental and industrial customers globally, from 2015 until 2020. He currently is a senior advisor to Waters Corporation, a position he will hold until the end of 2020. Prior to this, Mr. O’Connell was an executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group of Medtronic plc, a publicly-traded medical technology, services and solutions company. Mr. O’Connell served on Medtronic’s executive committee for nine years. Prior to his roles as executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group, Mr. O’Connell held numerous other positions at Medtronic, where he spent 21 years of his career. Mr. O’Connell serves on two boards at Northwestern University and is also on the board of Ron Burton Training Village, a youth leadership and character training academy. Mr. O’Connell received his M.B.A. from Harvard University and B.A. from Northwestern University.
Christopher O’Connell
Christopher O’Connell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. O’Connell was most recently the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Waters Corporation, a publicly traded company which develops, manufactures and distributes innovative analytical technologies, software and professional services for a broad range of life science, food & environmental and industrial customers globally, from 2015 until 2020. He currently is a senior advisor to Waters Corporation, a position he will hold until the end of 2020. Prior to this, Mr. O’Connell was an executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group of Medtronic plc, a publicly-traded medical technology, services and solutions company. Mr. O’Connell served on Medtronic’s executive committee for nine years. Prior to his roles as executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group, Mr. O’Connell held numerous other positions at Medtronic, where he spent 21 years of his career. Mr. O’Connell serves on two boards at Northwestern University and is also on the board of Ron Burton Training Village, a youth leadership and character training academy. Mr. O’Connell received his M.B.A. from Harvard University and B.A. from Northwestern University.
Andreas Beroutsos
Andreas Beroutsos is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Beroutsos is the Managing Director, Investments, and senior group executive for strategic new businesses at BW Group, a global maritime group involved in shipping, floating gas and offshore energy infrastructure and production, and clean energy, a position he has held since 2020. Mr. Beroutsos was a member of the board of OSX-listed BW LPG, an energy transportation company associated with the BW Group, from 2013 until 2020. In his 13 years as a private equity investor, Mr. Beroutsos has been a senior partner at HRS Management LLC, the private-equity focused family office of Apollo Investment Management’s co-founder; and the executive vice president and senior portfolio manager for private equity & infrastructure at Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ), a leading Canadian institutional investor that manages public and para-public pension plans and insurance programs. At CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos served on the management committee, client committee, and cross-asset-class investment risk committee; and was the chair of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees. Prior to CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos led private investments at multi-strategy fund Eton Park Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Beroutsos spent 17 years at McKinsey & Co., where he became a senior partner, global leader of the private equity practice, co-leader of the financial institutions practice, head of global recruiting and member of the committee that elected the senior partners of the firm. Mr. Beroutsos has been a member of the board of directors of PetSmart, Inc., a pet supplies company, since 2015. In 2013, Mr. Beroutsos was selected by European and Greek authorities to serve on the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, overseeing the recapitalization of Greek banks. Additionally, Mr. Beroutsos has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. He holds M.B.A. and B.A. degrees, both with high distinction, from Harvard University.
William E. Mitchell
William E. Mitchell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Mitchell is a founder and managing partner at Sequel Venture Partners, a position he has held since 2010. Mr. Mitchell is also a partner with Sage Partners, a consulting firm comprised of experienced senior executives specializing in corporate governance and venture acceleration. Prior to this, Mr. Mitchell was the chairman and chief executive officer of Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 125 company and a provider of distribution and supply chain services to the technology sector. Prior to his role at Arrow Electronics, Mr. Mitchell held senior executive roles at various technology companies. In the last five years, Mr. Mitchell was on the board of many publicly-traded companies, including Humana Inc., a healthcare company (2009-2019); Veritiv Corporation, an industrial packaging company (2014-2020); Spansion, Inc., a flash memory supplier (2012-2016); Rogers Corp., a diversified provider of advanced materials solutions (1994-2017); and The Brown-Forman Corp (2009-2016), a manufacturer of adult alcoholic beverages. Mr. Mitchell is currently on the board of Trace3, a private IT and engineering company; and Clover Wireless, a provider of aftermarket services to the communications industry. Mr. Mitchell has served on various other public, private, for profit, and not for profit boards of directors in the past. Mr. Mitchell received his master of science in engineering from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in engineering from Princeton University.
Andreas Beroutsos
Andreas Beroutsos is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Beroutsos is the Managing Director, Investments, and senior group executive for strategic new businesses at BW Group, a global maritime group involved in shipping, floating gas and offshore energy infrastructure and production, and clean energy, a position he has held since 2020. Mr. Beroutsos was a member of the board of OSX-listed BW LPG, an energy transportation company associated with the BW Group, from 2013 until 2020. In his 13 years as a private equity investor, Mr. Beroutsos has been a senior partner at HRS Management LLC, the private-equity focused family office of Apollo Investment Management’s co-founder; and the executive vice president and senior portfolio manager for private equity & infrastructure at Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ), a leading Canadian institutional investor that manages public and para-public pension plans and insurance programs. At CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos served on the management committee, client committee, and cross-asset-class investment risk committee; and was the chair of the private equity and infrastructure investment committees. Prior to CDPQ, Mr. Beroutsos led private investments at multi-strategy fund Eton Park Capital Management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Beroutsos spent 17 years at McKinsey & Co., where he became a senior partner, global leader of the private equity practice, co-leader of the financial institutions practice, head of global recruiting and member of the committee that elected the senior partners of the firm. Mr. Beroutsos has been a member of the board of directors of PetSmart, Inc., a pet supplies company, since 2015. In 2013, Mr. Beroutsos was selected by European and Greek authorities to serve on the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, overseeing the recapitalization of Greek banks. Additionally, Mr. Beroutsos has served on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. He holds M.B.A. and B.A. degrees, both with high distinction, from Harvard University.
Christopher O’Connell
Christopher O’Connell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. O’Connell was most recently the president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Waters Corporation, a publicly traded company which develops, manufactures and distributes innovative analytical technologies, software and professional services for a broad range of life science, food & environmental and industrial customers globally, from 2015 until 2020. He currently is a senior advisor to Waters Corporation, a position he will hold until the end of 2020. Prior to this, Mr. O’Connell was an executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group of Medtronic plc, a publicly-traded medical technology, services and solutions company. Mr. O’Connell served on Medtronic’s executive committee for nine years. Prior to his roles as executive vice president and president of the restorative therapies group, Mr. O’Connell held numerous other positions at Medtronic, where he spent 21 years of his career. Mr. O’Connell serves on two boards at Northwestern University and is also on the board of Ron Burton Training Village, a youth leadership and character training academy. Mr. O’Connell received his M.B.A. from Harvard University and B.A. from Northwestern University.
William E. Mitchell
William E. Mitchell is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Mitchell is a founder and managing partner at Sequel Venture Partners, a position he has held since 2010. Mr. Mitchell is also a partner with Sage Partners, a consulting firm comprised of experienced senior executives specializing in corporate governance and venture acceleration. Prior to this, Mr. Mitchell was the chairman and chief executive officer of Arrow Electronics, a Fortune 125 company and a provider of distribution and supply chain services to the technology sector. Prior to his role at Arrow Electronics, Mr. Mitchell held senior executive roles at various technology companies. In the last five years, Mr. Mitchell was on the board of many publicly-traded companies, including Humana Inc., a healthcare company (2009-2019); Veritiv Corporation, an industrial packaging company (2014-2020); Spansion, Inc., a flash memory supplier (2012-2016); Rogers Corp., a diversified provider of advanced materials solutions (1994-2017); and The Brown-Forman Corp (2009-2016), a manufacturer of adult alcoholic beverages. Mr. Mitchell is currently on the board of Trace3, a private IT and engineering company; and Clover Wireless, a provider of aftermarket services to the communications industry. Mr. Mitchell has served on various other public, private, for profit, and not for profit boards of directors in the past. Mr. Mitchell received his master of science in engineering from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in engineering from Princeton University.
Sidney Taurel
Sidney Taurel is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Taurel is the chairman of the board of Pearson plc, a provider of digital education products and services, where he is a member of the nomination & governance and remuneration committees, a position he has had since 2016. Mr. Taurel is also the chairman emeritus at Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical company, a position he has held since 2009. Mr. Taurel began working for Eli Lilly in 1971. He was named president of Eli Lilly International Corporation in 1986, executive vice president of the Pharmaceutical Division in 1991, executive vice president of Eli Lilly and Company in 1993, and president and chief operating officer in 1996. He was named chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company in 1998 and chairman in 1999. Mr. Taurel retired as chief executive officer in early 2008 and as chairman in late 2008. Mr. Taurel is a member of the board of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), a computer company, a position he has held since 2001, where he is a member of the directors and corporate governance committee. In the last five years, Mr. Taurel was also on the board of the publicly traded company McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (now S&P Global Inc.), a business and financial information company (1996-2016). Mr. Taurel also served as a senior advisor in the private equity and investment banking sector, has received three U.S. presidential committee appointments in the past and is an officer in the French Legion of Honor. Mr. Taurel is a member of the Board of Overseers at Columbia Business School. Mr. Taurel received his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and his undergraduate degree from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris, France.