Mr. Gaston has served as a member of our Board since September 2021. Mr. Gaston is the former Chairman of the board of directors of Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., previously served as co-chair of its Compensation Committee, and is formerly a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Gaston is also President and CEO of PG Consulting, a management consulting company founded by Mr. Gaston in 2012 that assists corporations and non-profits in building Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”), ESG strategies, Strategic Planning, Private/Public Partnerships and Philanthropic strategies. He holds a B.A. in management from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University.