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David G. Dewalt

Mr. DeWalt is the Founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NightDragon, a venture capital and advisory firm he established in 2012 focused on cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy. He has also served as a Managing Director of AllegisCyber Capital, an early‑stage cybersecurity venture capital firm, since 2017. Mr. DeWalt previously served as the Executive Chairman of FireEye, Inc., a global network cybersecurity company. He served as FireEye’s Chief Executive Officer from November 2012 to June 2016 and Chairman of the Board from June 2012 to January 2017. Mr. DeWalt was President and Chief Executive Officer of McAfee, Inc., a security technology company, from 2007 until 2011 when McAfee, Inc. was acquired by Intel Corporation. Earlier, Mr. DeWalt held executive positions with EMC Corporation, including serving as Executive Vice President and President of Customer Operations and Content Management Software, and Chief Executive Officer of Documentum, Inc. Mr. DeWalt also serves on the Board of Directors of Exelon Corporation.