John Driver is a Chief Executive, Independent Director, business strategist, and change agent with broad and diversified experience in large global, mid-market, and early-stage software companies. He has a foundation in software marketing and sales and direct experience in new product launches for first-to-market categories. He has held P&L accountability for established and pre-revenue businesses. Navigating complexity, delivering innovation through technology, creating new opportunities, and motivating international organizations to exceed business and operational objectives are hallmarks of his career.Mr. Driver is an Independent Director at Broadway Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: BYFC) and its subsidiary City First Bank, N.A., and Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE). He is a member of the Audit, Nomination & Governance, Finance and Risk & Compliance Committees, is NACD Directorship Certified, and holds the NACD Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight. He has been a guest speaker for the Stanford Department of Management Science & Engineering, the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and various corporate director events and seminars. He is a Mentor for the Black Corporate Board Readiness Program and Member of the Selection Committee for the 50 Women to Watch for Boards Campaign.Currently, he leads Lynx Technology a Smart Home IoT and digital media technology firm powering a range of consumer electronics products. Mr. Driver’s specific expertise in international acquisitions and divestitures, allowed him to successfully execute a management buyout of the North American, European, and Japanese Connected Home business operations, including the transfer of the market leading Twonky™ media connectivity technology, from PacketVideo, a subsidiary of Japanese public company, NTT DOCOMO. Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of PacketVideo, a global leader delivering innovative, digital media solutions to the world’s largest service providers and consumer electronics manufacturers. He led the company’s Connected Home business operations with full P&L responsibility across North America, Europe, Japan, and India.Mr. Driver is a former Chair of the Fleet Science Center Board of Trustees, former Chair of the Stanford Associates Board of Governors, and former Marketing Chair of the San Diego YMCA Overnight Camps Board. He is a recipient of the Governor’s Award from Stanford University. He earned an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.