| Robert Rasamny |
Robert Rasamny is currently the Chief Administrative Officer at Acacia Research Corp. He previously worked as an Associate General Counsel at Portfolio Advisors LLC, Chief Compliance Officer & Head-Legal at Melvin Capital Management LP, Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel at Blue Harbour Group LP, and Assistant General Counsel at Sound Point Luna LLC. Mr. Rasamny completed his undergraduate degree at the United States Naval Academy and his graduate degree at Fordham University School of Law. |
| Martin D. McNulty |
Martin D. McNulty is currently the CEO, COO, Director & Head-Mergers & Acquisitions at Acacia Research Corp. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. He also worked as a Managing Director at Starr Investment Holdings LLC from 2013 to 2020 and as a Vice President at Metalmark Capital LLC from 2008 to 2013. Additionally, he held the position of Senior Associate at Sun Capital Partners, Inc. and worked as a Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. McNulty obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 2000. |
| Kirsten Hoover |
Kirsten Hoover is currently the Chief Financial & Accounting Officer at Acacia Research Corp. She previously worked as a Senior Manager-Financial Reporting at Veritone, Inc. and as a Controller at Acacia Research Corp. Ms. Hoover obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
| Gavin T. Molinelli |
Mr. Gavin T. Molinelli is a Chairman at Acacia Research Corp. and a Partner & Portfolio Manager at Starboard Value LP. Mr. Molinelli is currently the Chair of the Board of Acacia Research Corporation.
Prior to Starboard’s formation in 2011, as part of the spin-off, Mr. Molinelli was a Director and an Investment Analyst at Ramius LLC for the funds that comprised the Value and Opportunity investment platform. Prior to joining Ramius in October 2006, Mr. Molinelli was an analyst in the Technology Investment Banking group at Banc of America Securities LLC. Previously, Mr. Molinelli served on the boards of Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., Depomed, Inc., Wausau Paper Corp. and Actel Corp.
Mr. Molinelli received a B.A. in Economics from Washington and Lee University. |
| Maureen E. O'Connell |
Maureen E. O'Connell is currently the Director at Information Systems Audit & Control Association, Inc., Lead Independent Director at Acacia Research Corp., Non-Executive Director at HH Global Ltd., Independent Director at REV Group, Inc., Director at HH Global Group Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Arix Bioscience, and Independent Trustee at NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Previously, she held positions such as Director at Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Independent Director at Harte-Hanks, Inc., Independent Director at Sucampo Pharmaceuticals LLC, Non-Executive Director at Arix Bioscience Plc, Independent Director at Filament Health Corp., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Barnes & Noble, Inc., CFO, Chief Administrative Officer & Executive VP at Scholastic Corp., President & Chief Operating Officer at Gartner, Inc., Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at RentPath LLC, EVP, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer at Scholastic, Inc., Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Affinion Data Services, Inc., Senior VP-Finance & Marketing Analysis at BMG Direct, Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Publishers Clearing House, Inc., President at Gartner Research Group, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Cxloyalty Group, Inc., and Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at PriMedia, Inc. She obtained her undergraduate degree from The Leonard N Stern School of Business in 1985. |
| Marc W. Booth |
Marc W. Booth is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Acacia Research Group LLC and a Member at Licensing Executives Society and OCTANe. He is also the Chief Intellectual Property Officer at Acacia Research Corp. since 2018. In the past, he worked as the Senior Director-Engineering at Powerwave Technologies, Inc., VP-Engineering & In-Flight Entertainment Division at Sony Group Corp. from 1991 to 1999, Chief Technology Officer & VP-Engineering at Comarco Wireless Technologies, Inc. from 1999 to 2002, and Executive Vice President & General Manager at Acacia Research Group LLC from 2013 to 2017. Mr. Booth holds a graduate degree from the University of Southern California in 1981 and an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Riverside in 1979. |
| Isaac Theodore Kohlberg |
Isaac Theodore Kohlberg is currently serving as an Independent Director at Acacia Research Corp., a Director at TTFactor Società Benefit Srl, a Director at Eclosion2 & Cie Scpc, a Non-Executive Director at Arix Bioscience, and as the Chief Technology Development Officer at Harvard University. He previously served as the CEO at Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd., Tel Aviv University Economic Corp. Ltd., Tel-Aviv University, and Yeda Research & Development Co. Ltd. He has also served as a Director at Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd., Elicio Therapeutics, Inc. (Old), and eXIthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Additionally, he has served as a Strategic Advisor at Access BridgeGap Ventures and as the VP-Industrial Liaison, Head-Science & Technology at New York University Medical Center. Kohlberg holds an MBA degree from INSEAD and a graduate degree from Tel-Aviv University. |
| Katharine Wolanyk |
Katharine Wolanyk is an Independent Director at Acacia Research Corp., a Managing Director at Burford Capital LLC, and a Member-Managers Board at YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago LLC. She previously served as President, Chief Legal Officer & Director at Soverain Software LLC, Counsel-Intellectual Property at Terremark Worldwide, Inc., Senior Vice President-Corporate Development at divine, Inc., Senior VP-Corporate Development & Attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, and General Counsel at Data Return LLC. Wolanyk holds an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and a graduate degree from The University of Chicago Law School. |
| Geoffrey G. Ribar |
Geoffrey G. Ribar is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Taray, Inc. He is also an Independent Director at Acacia Research Corp., Everspin Technologies, Inc., and MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. Ribar has previously worked as a Director at Fulcrum Microsystems, Inc., Director at MACOM Technology Solutions, Inc., Vice President & Controller at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at Asyst Technologies, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at NVIDIA Corp., Chief Financial Officer at Matrix Semiconductor, Inc., Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., Chief Financial Officer at Telegent Systems, Inc., and Chief Financial Officer at SiRF Technology, Inc. Ribar has also served as the Senior Vice President at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. from 2017 to 2018. Ribar completed his undergraduate and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan. |
