Brian Halligan is the Co-founder of the company and has served as a member of our Board since 2005. Mr. Halligan previously served as Executive Chairperson from 2014 until May 2025 and previously served as our chief executive officer from 2005 until September 2021. Mr. Halligan is also an author and a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to founding HubSpot, Mr. Halligan worked as the vice president of sales of Groove Networks, which was later acquired by Microsoft Corporation, and prior to that PTC Inc. Mr. Halligan served on the board of directors of Fleetmatics Group, a global provider of fleet management solutions until its acquisition by Verizon Communications Inc. in November 2016. In October 2022, he co-founded Propeller Ventures, a climate-focused tech venture capital firm. Mr. Halligan has also served as a senior advisor for Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC, a venture capital firm, since May 2024. We believe Mr. Halligan is qualified to serve as a director on our Board due to his knowledge of HubSpot and our business and his prior service as our Chief Executive Officer.