Jared Isaacman has served as Shift4 Payments, Inc. s Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board of Directors since its formation, and is the Founder of Shift4 Payments, LLC, as well as serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Shift4 Payments, LLC s board of managers from 1999 until 2020. Mr. J. Isaacman previously served as the Chairman of Shift4 Payments, LLC s board of managers from 1999 until 2020. Mr. J. Isaacman is also the founder of Draken International, a provider of contract air services. Mr. Isaacman was the commander of Inspiration4, a private spaceflight using SpaceX s Crew Dragon Resilience, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 16, 2021. Mr. Isaacman is also expected to command the planned Polaris Dawn mission, a planned private human spaceflight mission, operated by SpaceX, which is currently scheduled to launch no earlier than the summer of 2024. Mr. J. Isaacman was the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for 2021. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. J. Isaacman was named as a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, was the youngest person to ever be named to the list of Industry Leaders by The Green Sheet, a leading publication in the credit card industry, and has been recognized as one of America s Best Entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek magazine and 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 by Inc. Magazine. He holds a Bachelor s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. We believe Mr. J. Isaacman is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive experience in executive leadership positions in the payment processing industry and his knowledge of our business in particular, gained through his services as our Founder and Chief Executive Officer. In December 2024, President Donald Trump nominated Mr. Isaacman to be the next administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ). Mr. Isaacman has announced his intention to remain as the Company s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board subject to the ratification and confirmation of his nomination by the United States Senate, and to retain the majority of his equity interest while reducing his voting power. As a result, Mr. Isaacman intends to continue to serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board during the confirmation process.