Michele P. Sullivan is a retired partner of Crowe LLP ( Crowe ), joining the firm in 1992 and working there until her retirement on March 31, 2023. During her 30+ years at Crowe, she specialized in providing consulting services to the financial services sector and worked with top United States and global banks, as well as mid-market insurance carriers and fintech companies, providing consulting services on risk, compliance, internal audit, technology, strategic acquisitions, merger integration, and governance matters. Ms. Sullivan is a certified public accountant (CPA) and holds the Directorship Certification issued by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Sullivan provides the Board and the Committees she serves with considerable accounting, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, internal audit, and regulatory oversight experience acquired through her years of serving as a CPA and advising public companies on their financial statements, related SEC filings and governance, risk and compliance matters. Ms. Sullivan has been determined by the Board to be an audit committee financial expert under the rules and regulations of the SEC.