NLIGHT INC (LASR)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
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Director information for LASR
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LASR | Lead Independent Director, Chairperson of Compensation Committee | 64 | ["Venture partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures","Chief Executive Officer of several portfolio companies","Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for @mobile","Vice President at AT&T Custom Electronic Systems","Experience in various engineering and management positions with Northrop Corporation and Hughes Aircraft Company","B.S. in Engineering from Cornell University","M.S. in Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology","M.B.A. from the University of Maryland"] | ["Compensation Committee","Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee","Information and Technology Security Committee","Technology and Security Compliance Committee","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Bill Gossman has served as the chairperson of our compensation committee since October 2023, as lead independent director since April 2022, as a member of our board of directors since May 2016, as a member of our compensation committee since April 2022 and previously from May 2016 to February 2018, as a member of our nominating and corporate governance committee since June 12, 2025, as the chairperson of our information and technology security committee from January 2021 to June 2022, and, as a member of our information and technology security committee since June 2022. Additionally, Mr. Gossman previously served as a member of our technology and security compliance committee from May 2016 to September 2019, as a member of our audit committee from February 2018 to April 2019, and as our acting chief financial officer from April 2001 to July 2001. Mr. Gossman has been a venture partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures from April 2009 to 2018. He rejoined the firm after serving from January 2001 to March 2003. In his capacity with Mohr Davidow, he has served on the boards of directors or as chief executive officer of several of its portfolio companies, including HealthTap from May 2018 to December 2024, Marble Security, Inc. from May 2011 to July 2014 and AudienceScience, Inc., where he served as chief executive officer from 2003 to 2007, and again, at the company's request, from June 2016 until June 2017. AudienceScience entered into receivership and began to wind up its operations in June 2017. Prior to Mohr Davidow, Mr. Gossman founded and served as the chief operating officer and chief financial officer for @mobile, a wireless networking company, until its sale to Openwave in 2000. Prior to @mobile, Mr. Gossman served as vice president with the AT&T Custom Electronic Systems unit of Bell Laboratories, and in a variety of engineering and management positions with Northrop Corporation and Hughes Aircraft Company. Mr. Gossman received a B.S. in engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. We believe Mr. Gossman s extensive senior management and business experience in venture capital, and as a founder, director and chief executive officer of numerous companies, qualifies him to serve on our board.