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Information about our Executive Officers and Directors

The following table provides information regarding our executive officers and directors as of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Title/Position

William (“Bill”) Santana Li

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Mercedes Soria

EVP and Chief Intelligence Officer / CISO

EVP and Chief Design Officer

William (“Will”) G.

Robert (“Bob”) A.

Melvin (“Mel”) W.

Executive Officers

William (“Bill”) Santana Li has served as the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) since April 2013, when he co-founded the Company.

Li is an American entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience from working in the global automotive sector and founding and leading a number of startups.

From 1990 to 1999, Mr.

Li held multiple business and technical positions at Ford Motor Company across four continents.

His positions at Ford ranged from component, systems, and vehicle engineering with the Visteon, Mazda, and Lincoln brands;

to business and product strategy on the United States youth market, India, and the emerging markets in Asia-Pacific and South America;

as well as the financial turnaround of Ford of Europe.

In addition, he was on the “Amazon” team, which established an all-new modular plant in Brazil.

Subsequently, he served as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions.

After internally securing $250 million in financing, Mr.

Li founded and served as COO of GreenLeaf LLC, a Ford Motor Company subsidiary that became the world’s second largest automotive recycler.

Under his leadership, GreenLeaf grew to more than 600 employees, 20 locations worldwide, and annual sales of approximately $150 million.

After successfully establishing GreenLeaf, Mr.

Li was recruited by SoftBank Venture Capital to establish and serve as the President and CEO of the Model E Corporation, a newly established automobile manufacturer that focused on the “Subscribe and Drive” model in California.

Li also founded Carbon Motors Corporation in 2003, and as its Chairman and CEO until February 2013, focused it on developing the world’s first purpose-built law

enforcement patrol vehicle.

Carbon Motors Corporation filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in June 2013.

Li earned a BSEE from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy.

He is married to Mercedes Soria, the Company’s EVP and Chief Intelligence Officer / CISO.

The Board believes Mr.

Li is qualified to serve on our Board due to his more than 30 years of experience in various industries, including as our Chairman and CEO, and co-founder of the Company.

Dwivedi has served as the EVP and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2024.

Dwivedi most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nxu, Inc.

from January 2022 until December 2023.

Prior to his CFO role at Nxu, Dwivedi served as Director of Finance for Cox Automotive from 2019 to January 2022 where he successfully ran the Manheim Logistics business.

From 2018 to 2019, he was the Director of Presales within the finance solutions group at Workiva, and from 2010 to 2017 Mr.

Dwivedi served in several corporate finance roles of increasing responsibility at the General Electric Company across both the GE Capital and GE Industrial businesses.

Dwivedi began his career at ABN-AMRO, N.A.

and was instrumental in building one of the first data analytics teams at Sears Holdings Company.

Dwivedi earned his Bachelors in Finance from Loyola University – Chicago and his MBA from Yale School of Management.

Mercedes Soria has served as our EVP and Chief Intelligence Officer since May 2013 and has been with Knightscope since April 2013.

Soria is a technology professional with over 15 years of experience in systems development, life cycle management, project leadership, software architecture and web applications development.

Soria led IT strategy development at Carbon Motors Corporation from 2011 until 2013.

From 2002 to 2010, Ms.

Soria was Channel Manager and Software Development Manager for internal operations at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

From 1998 to 2002, Ms.

Soria worked as a software developer at Gibson Musical Instruments leading the effort to establish its online presence.

Soria obtained Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from Middle Tennessee State University with honors, as well as an Executive MBA from Emory University.

She is also a certified Six Sigma green belt professional and a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

She is married to William Santana Li, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Aaron Lehnhardt has served as our Chief Design Officer since November 2015.

Previously, from the Company’s inception in April 2013 until November 2015, Mr.

Lehnhardt served as Chief Designer of the Company.

From 2002 to April 2013, Mr.

Lehnhardt was the co-owner of Lehnhardt Creative LLC where he worked on advanced propulsion vehicle design, personal electronics, product design, video game design, and concept development work.

From 2004 to 2011, Mr.

Lehnhardt was Chief Designer at California Motors (“Calmotors”), where he led the design for various concepts for HyRider hybrid vehicles, the Calmotors 1000 horsepower hybrid super car, Terra Cruzer super off-road vehicle, multiple vehicles for the U.S.

Military, and various other hybrid and electric vehicles.

He was also the lead designer and partner of Ride Vehicles LLC, a sister company to Calmotors, which worked on a 3-wheeled, standup personal mobility vehicle.

William (“Bill”) Santana Li’s background information is set forth under “Executive Officers” above.

William (“Will”) G.

Billings has served as a director since February 2024.

He has served as the vice president of finance and chief accounting officer of GlobalFoundries, one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers, since November 2021, where he is responsible for overseeing the company’s global finance and accounting operations.

Prior to joining GlobalFoundries, from August 2021 to November 2021, Mr.

Billings was vice president of accounting and chief accounting officer at Coursera, an online course provider.

Before that, he served as the Global Corporate Controller of Airbnb, Inc., an online marketplace for lodging and tourism activities, from July 2019 to August 2021.

Prior to that, Mr.

Billings served as Vice President of Finance and Global Controller at World Fuel Services Corporation, an energy, commodities, and services company, from November 2015 to July 2019.

From November 2013 to October 2015, Mr.

Billings served as Global Technical Controller of General Electric Company, a multinational energy, equipment, solutions and services company.

Billings is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Southern University A&M and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rice University.

The Board believes Mr.

Billings is qualified to serve on the Board due to his significant finance, accounting, and operations experience.

Robert (“Bob”) A.

Mocny has served as a director since February 2024.

He has been a strategic advisor to the Biometrics Institute Limited since May 2020, a venture partner at Ridge Lane, LP since May 2020, a principal at Deep Water Point & Associates since May 2020, and has provided technical expertise to the Center for National Security and Immigration on immigration related legislation since June 2021.

He previously served in various roles at the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security (the “DHS”) from April 2001 to February 2020, most recently as the deputy director of technology and innovation at the Federal Protective Service of the DHS from October 2016 to February 2020.

Prior to the DHS, Mr.

Mocny served at the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice from

December 1992 to April 2001, culminating in his role as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner from April 1998 to April 2001.

Mocny has spearheaded numerous technology innovation initiatives, including office automation software programs and the development of the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (or “SENTRI”) program, which was recognized with a Hammer Award by Vice President Al Gore and is now one of the core Trusted Traveler programs operated by DHS.

Mocny holds a bachelor’s degree in Soviet Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

The Board believes Mr.

Mocny is qualified to serve on the Board due to his significant security, law enforcement and government experience and technological expertise.

Melvin (“Mel”) W.

Torrie has served as a director since February 2024.

He has served as the chief executive office, president, and chairman of the board of directors of Autonomous Solutions Inc.

(“ASI”) since November 2000.

ASI was founded in 2000 as a spinoff from Utah State University and provides technology to create fully autonomous vehicles by retrofitting existing equipment.

In his role at ASI, Mr.

Torrie has piloted robotic development partnerships with some of the largest vehicle manufacturers in the world.

Torrie has taught at Utah State University and is a frequent keynote speaker and trainer on the topics of artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous vehicles, industrial robotics, and leadership.

Torrie has a master’s degree in electrical engineering and a computer science minor from Utah State University.

The Board believes Mr.

Torrie is qualified to serve on the Board due to his significant experience in leadership and with technology, autonomous vehicles, and robotics.

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