John Driver, Nacd.Dc Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

Smart home IoT and digital media technology solutions. Customers include some of the world's largest service providers and consumer electronics manufacturers across North America, Europe, Asia and Japan.Leadership & Strategy• Acquired Packetvideo’s North American and European Connected Home business operations in 2015 through an Asset Purchase Agreement; the next year acquired the company’s Japan Connected Home business including the transfer of intellectual property rights such as the market leading Twonky™ media connectivity technology. • Change agent with the financial acumen to outsource the entire business operation, reducing overhead, increasing profitability, and strengthening vendors’ businesses as a result. • Collaboration with best in class vendors and experts preserves financial resources and personal bandwidth to continue to research and invest in new innovations. • Recognized with a 2018 IoT Evolution Connected Home and Building Innovation Award for Lynx MiND™ from IoT Evolution Magazine. Innovation• Continuing to develop the Twonky™ software platform, currently embedded in tens of millions of consumer devices, for customers in North America, Europe, Asia, and Japan. Partnering with Consumer Electronics companies, Service Providers and Content Providers who provide digital video, photo and music products or services to consumers to provide media connectivity software supporting all media types, platforms, and major industry standards that allows consumers to quickly and securely discover their media libraries stored in the home, control them from any mobile device, and enjoy them on any screen or speaker. • Robust sales of Twonky™ deliver revenues to fund the development of line extensions, new, and adjacent technologies and ultimately expand Lynx’s footprint in the IoT market. • Recently developed innovative technologies patented in the US and pending PCT international approval.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, Us

Independent Director on Board of Directors at Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE). - Audit Committee- Finance CommitteeVital Energy, Inc. is an independent energy company with headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vital's business strategy is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties, primarily in the Permian Basin of West Texas.

Washington, Dc, Us

Independent Director on Board of Directors at Broadway Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: BYFC) and wholly-owned subsidiary City First Bank, N.A. - Audit Committee- Corporate Governance Committee- Risk and Compliance CommitteeCity First Bank is a leading community-oriented bank in Southern California and the Washington, D.C. market serving low-to-moderate income communities.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Immediate Past Chair & Honorary Trustee 2023 - presentChair, Trustee Affairs (Nom/Gov) 2023-2024Board Chair 2021 - 2023Board Vice-Chair 2019-2021Chair, Trustee Affairs (Nom/Gov) 2018-2019

Sherman Oaks, Ca, Us

The NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter provides Corporate Directors with a forum for sharing experiential knowledge, gaining actionable insights into governance trends, and networking to enhance their visibility in the board director community.-Nominating & Governance Committee Roundtable Chair

Los Angeles, California, Us

50/50 Women on Boards is the leading global education & advocacy campaign accelerating gender balance and diversity on corporate boards. -Member of the 2024 Selection Committee for the 50 Women to Watch for Boards Campaign

Santa Clara, California, Us

Mentor for the Black Corporate Board Readiness Program at the Silicon Valley Executive Center of Santa Clara University. The Black Corporate Board Readiness (BCBR) program accelerates diverse representation in corporate governance by accompanying highly experienced, qualified Black leaders through a structured executive education program.

Stanford, California, Us

Board Chair 2016-2018

San Diego, Ca, Us

Marketing Committee Chair 2010

San Diego, Ca, Us

Led company’s Connected Home business operations with full P&L responsibility across North America, Europe, Japan and India. Earlier, drove comprehensive global marketing strategy and its execution.Strategic Acquisition• Served as the public face of the company working directly with investment bankers to find a buyer following NTT DOCOMO’s decision to divest of PacketVideo. Successfully completed a management buyout in an Asset Purchase Agreement approved by the PacketVideo Board of Directors, based on knowledge of and commitment to the business. Within 12 months retired the debt secured for the acquisition. Concurrently, established Lynx Technology. Leadership• Prior to purchase grew profitability of the division as COO. • Prioritized helping partner companies differentiate products, seize the growing consumer demand for the connected home, and reduce customer attrition by adding compelling value to products and services as an early adopter of the Connected Home Market.• Brand recognized for the highest performance and reliability in digital media solutions for mobile and consumer electronic products and services.

Mobile social commerce platform driving sales through employees’ social networks • Co-founded and raised seed funding, while managing pre-revenue operations from concept through product release in two Beta cities, Los Angeles and San Francisco.• Strategy would more deeply engage restaurant servers in the key points of hospitality including overall value, sales generation, and high-touch service by connecting directly with customer and friend networks.

San Mateo, Ca, Us

A $265M provider of On-Demand (SaaS) and On-Premise enterprise software & services• Built and managed a new field marketing organization with teams in the US, Germany, France, UK, Sweden, Japan, Australia, and India. • Harnessed SEM (search engine marketing) and SEO (search engine optimization) among other strategies to generate $36M in new license opportunity pipeline for global sales force.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

A $13B Computer Systems, Software & Services Company • Served as the Corporate Leader of Sun's global mid-market strategy and team (targeting companies with $100M to $1B in revenues). Initially developed a formal business plan that included a 100% partner strategy and vertical industry approach. Gained full support and resources to execute by successfully demonstrating the need and sales opportunity in the segment.• Achieved significant results in increased market share in mid-market banking, retail, and manufacturing, including 500 new clients in healthcare sector.• Delivered the marketing strategies and programs to highly professional team of 90+ Field Marketing Managers across 15 international sales regions focused on industry-specific (vertical) demand generation activities covering 10 industries.• Integrated a partner marketing program of an acquired company, developing a cohesive and expanded overall strategy.

eCommerce Software Company

Technology Sales & Marketing Consulting Firm

Multimedia Software Company

Houston, Texas, Us

A multi-billion dollar Computer Systems, Software & Services Company

London, Gb

Global Consulting & Accounting Firm

B.S., Industrial Engineering

Mba, General Management