| Kara Lynn Sprague |
Kara Lynn Sprague is an Independent Director at Trimble, Inc. since 2024. She is also the Chief Product Officer & Executive Vice President at F5, Inc. since 2017. Previously, she worked as the Director at Girls Who Code, Inc. from 2016 to 2022. Ms. Sprague is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| Francis J. Pelzer |
Francis J. Pelzer is currently a Director at Freshworks, Inc. and a Director at Duck Creek Software, Inc. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at F5, Inc. and has held various Director positions at Limeade, Inc., Modumetal, Inc., Benefitfocus, Inc., Cleartrip Pvt Ltd., and Washington Technology Industry Association. He was also the Chief Financial Officer at Concur Technologies, Inc. and the Chief Financial Officer-Business Network at SAP SE. Additionally, he worked as a Vice President at Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and as a Management Consultant at Kurt Salmon US LLC. Pelzer received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. |
| Yvette H. Smith |
Yvette H. Smith is currently serving as the Chairman at INROADS, Inc. She is also an Independent Director at Verint Systems, Inc. and the Chief Information Officer at F5, Inc. Ms. Smith has a graduate degree from Dartmouth College, an MBA from Emory University, and an undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology. |
| Kunal Anand |
Kunal Anand is the founder of Prevoty, Inc., which was founded in 2013. He held the title of Chief Technology Officer at Prevoty, Inc. Mr. Anand's current job is as the Chief Technology Officer & Executive VP at F5, Inc., where he started in 2024. Mr. Anand's former job was as the Chief Technology & Information Security Officer at Imperva, Inc. Mr. Anand completed his undergraduate degree at Babson College. |
| Lyra Schramm |
Lyra Schramm is currently the Chief People Officer & Executive Vice President at F5, Inc. Previously, she worked as the Vice President-Strategy & Innovation at Google LLC. She completed her undergraduate degree at Washington State University. |
| Mike Wiley |
Mike Wiley has worked as a Director at Pliant Io, Inc. and as the Chief Technology Officer-Applications & VP at F5, Inc. |
| Tom Fountain |
Tom Fountain is the founder of Ingrian Networks, Inc. He is currently the Chief Strategy Officer & EVP-Global Services at F5, Inc. He previously worked as the Vice President-Corporate Strategy at Juniper Networks, Inc. from 2009 to 2012. From 2012 to 2018, he held the position of Senior VP-Strategy & Corporate Development at Intel Security Group. Mr. Fountain also has experience as a Principal at Mayfield Fund LLC from 2003 to 2008 and as the SVP-Strategy, Corporate Development & Operations at McAfee LLC from 2012 to 2018. In terms of education, Mr. Fountain attended Stanford University where he obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees. He also holds an MBA from Stanford University. |
| Samir Sherif |
Samir Sherif is currently working as the Chief Information Security Officer & Senior VP at F5, Inc. He previously worked as the Chief Information Security Officer at Absolute Software Corp. and Imperva, Inc. Mr. Sherif completed his undergraduate degree at Xavier University and holds an MBA from Williams College of Business. |
| Alan J. Higginson |
Alan J. Higginson is currently the Chairman at F5, Inc. He previously served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Hubspan, Inc. from 2001 to 2007 and as the Chairman from 2009 to 2012. He also held the position of Director at Pivot3, Inc. from 2011 to 2020. In addition, he has served as a Director at Clarity Health Services, Inc. and Adept Cloud, Inc., as well as an Advisor at Kline Hawkes & Co. Mr. Higginson started his career as the Executive Vice President-Worldwide Sales at Sierra Entertainment, Inc. from 1990 to 1995 and later became the President of Atrieva Corp. from 1995 to 1998. He obtained his undergraduate degree and MBA from Santa Clara University. |
| François Locoh-Donou |
François Locoh-Donou is the founder of Cajou Espoir. He is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at F5, Inc., an Independent Director at Capital One Financial Corp., and a Director at Capital One, NA. Previously, he worked at Ciena Corp. as the Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President from 2015 to 2017. He also worked as a Product Manager at Level 3 Parent LLC and as a Development Engineer at Photonetics SA. Mr. Locoh-Donou received a graduate degree from Télécom Paris, an undergraduate degree from Centrale Marseille, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. |
| Tamra A. Erwin |
Tamra A. Erwin is an Independent Director at Deere & Co., F5, Inc., and a Trustee at The Paley Center for Media. She is also a Director at John Deere Ltd. (Australia), Verizon Foundation, and York Space Systems LLC. Previously, she served as Group CEO-Verizon Business & Executive VP at Verizon Communications, Inc. from 2019 to 2022. She was also Vice Chairman at Chrysalis, Inc. and CommNexus San Diego. Earlier in her career, she was the Chief Marketing Officer at Verizon Wireless, Inc. from 1999 to 2011. |
| Michael F. Montoya |
Michael F. Montoya is an Independent Director at F5, Inc. and the Chief Information Security Officer & Senior VP at Equinix, Inc. He previously worked as the Chief Cybersecurity Officer at Microsoft Corp., the Chief Information Security Officer & Senior VP at Digital Realty Trust, Inc., and the Vice President-Cloud Security at Mandiant Singapore Pte Ltd. Montoya received an undergraduate degree from The University of New Mexico. |
| Sripada Shivananda |
Sripada Shivananda is currently an Independent Director at F5, Inc. He previously worked as Vice President-Global Platform & Infrastructure at eBay, Inc. from 2013 to 2015. He will also be the Chief Technology Officer & Executive VP at PayPal Holdings, Inc. from 2021 to 2023. Shivananda has a graduate degree from The Ohio University and an undergraduate degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. |
| Michel Combes |
Michel Combes is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie Européenne Pour la Finance et L'industrie SAS. He is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MC Conseil SAS. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman of Alliance Magnesium, Inc. and as an Independent Director of F5, Inc. In his former roles, Mr. Combes served as the Executive Director and CEO-European Region at Vodafone Group Plc. He was also the Chairman and CEO of TDF SAS, Société Française de Radiotéléphone SA, and YPSO France SAS. He served as the CEO and Director of Alcatel-Lucent SAS and Altice France SA. Furthermore, he held positions such as Chairman and CEO of Globecast America, Inc., Chairman and CEO of SFR Group, Inc., and President, CEO, and Director of Sprint Corp.Mr. Combes has an extensive education background, having obtained a doctorate from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL. He also holds undergraduate degrees from Ecole Polytechnique and Télécom Paris. |
| Michael L. Dreyer |
Michael L. Dreyer is currently a Director at Coherent, Inc., an Independent Director at Coherent Corp., an Independent Director at F5, Inc., and a Director at Deep Labs, Inc. He previously held positions such as Independent Director at Finisar Corp., Chief Operations Officer at SVB Financial Group, and VP-Electronic Commerce Center of Excellence at American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. He also served as Global Head-Technology at Visa, Inc. and Senior VP-Processing & Emerging Products at Visa U.S.A., Inc. Dreyer's education includes an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Washington State University. |
| Elizabeth Lynch Buse |
Elizabeth Lynch Buse is an Independent Director at U.S. Bancorp, F5, Inc., International Museum of Women, U.S. Bank NA (Canada), eNett International Pty Ltd., and U.S. Bank NA (Boston MA). She was the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Monitise Ltd. and a Director at Monitise Ltd., Artio Global Investors, Inc., Vital Processing Services LLC, and Travelport LP. She was also an Executive Vice President-Global Services at Visa, Inc. and an Executive VP-Product Development & Management at Visa U.S.A., Inc. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA degree from Haas School of Business. |
| Marianne Budnik |
Marianne Budnik is an experienced director and marketing executive. She is currently an Independent Director at F5, Inc., a Director at Aras Corp., a Director at Adevinta Products & Technology UK Ltd., an Independent Director at Cerence, Inc., and will be the Chief Marketing Officer at Vast Data, Inc. starting in 2023. Her former positions include being an Independent Director at Schibsted ASA, Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President at CA Technologies, Inc., Vice President-Global Marketing Programs at EMC Corp., Chief Marketing Officer at Acme Packet, Inc., Chief Marketing Officer at CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Chief Marketing Officer at CyberArk Software Ltd., Chief Marketing Officer at SimpliVity Corp., and Chief Marketing Officer at Talon Cyber Security Ltd. She holds an MBA from Boston University and an undergraduate degree from Babson College. |
| Peter S. Klein |
Peter S. Klein is currently an Independent Director at F5, Inc., a Director at Joshua Green Corp., the Lead Independent Director at Accolade, Inc., a Director at NPower Seattle, a Director at Sarcos Corp., and an Independent Director at Denali Therapeutics, Inc. He previously served as an Independent Director at Joshua Green Corp., an Independent Director at Apptio, Inc., a Director at Livible, Inc., an Independent Director at Palladyne AI Corp., a Principal at McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., the Chief Financial Officer at Microsoft Corp., the Treasurer & Vice President at HomeGrocer.com, Inc., the Chief Financial Officer at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, a Principal at Orca Bay Capital Corp., the Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Microsoft Business Division, and the Chief Financial Officer at Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. Mr. Klein holds an MBA from the University of Washington and an undergraduate degree from Yale University. |
| Nicholas Mehta |
Nicholas Mehta is the founder of Forum Ventures, founded in 2012, and Chipshot.com, founded in 1990. At Chipshot.com, he held the title of Vice President-Marketing from 1990 to 2008. His current jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Gainsight, Inc. since 2013, Independent Director at F5, Inc. since 2019, Independent Director at PubMatic, Inc. since 2023, Director at Gild, Inc., Independent Director at Lead Edge Growth Opportunities Ltd. since 2021, and Independent Director at Audienceplus, Inc. since 2023. His former jobs include Chief Executive Officer at LiveOffice LLC, Director-Product Management at XDegrees, Inc., Director at Hoopla Software, Inc., Principal at Gen Digital Inc. from 2010 to 2013, and Vice President at VERITAS Software Corp. from 2004 to 2007. He also served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at TVL Management Corporation and Executive-in-Residence at Accel Partners LLC. Mr. Mehta's education includes a graduate degree from Harvard University, an undergraduate degree from Harvard College, and a graduate degree from the Graduate School of Arts & Science. |
