| AJ Naddell |
AJ Naddell is currently the Chief Product Officer at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts) since 2024. Prior to this, Mr. Naddell held the position of Senior Vice President-Product Management & Sales at ImageWare Systems, Inc. starting in 2021. Mr. Naddell previously worked at International Business Machines Corp. as a Program Director. Mr. Naddell completed their undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis and also studied at Washington University School of Medicine. |
| David K. Traverse |
David K. Traverse is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts). He started this position in 2023. Prior to his current role, he obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. |
| Craig A Herman |
Craig A Herman is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts) since 2022 and Vice President-Strategic Enterprise Accounts at Char Software, Inc. since 2014. He completed his undergraduate degree from Marquette University. |
| Mohamed Lazzouni |
Mohamed Lazzouni is currently the Director at Epochal Technologies, Inc. and the Chief Technology Officer at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts). Previously, he held positions such as Chief Technology Officer-eCommerce Division at EMC Corp., Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Viisage Technology, Inc., Chief Product Officer & President-Currency at Authentix, Inc., and Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC. Dr. Lazzouni holds a doctorate degree from the University of Oxford and a graduate degree from the University of London. |
| Robert A. Eckel |
Robert A. Eckel is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts), Director at International Biometric Industry Association, and President at Digimarc ID Systems LLC. Previously, he was the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC, President, Treasurer & Director at L-1 Secure Credentialing LLC, Principal at Hughes Aircraft Co., VP & General Manager-Air Traffic Management at Raytheon Co., President-Government Programs and President-Identity System Division at Digimarc Corp. Eckel holds a graduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut. |
| Gary Evee |
Gary Evee is an Independent Director at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts) since 2021. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer at Evee Consulting Group LLC. He completed his undergraduate degree from Hampton University. |
| Brian D. Connolly |
Mr. Brian D. Connolly is an Independent Director at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts) and a Co-Founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner at Millstreet Capital Management LLC. He is on the Board of Directors at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts). He co-founded Millstreet Capital Management in 2010.
Prior to co-founding Millstreet Capital Management, Mr. Connolly worked at Regiment Capital Advisors where he managed sector portfolios within the various Regiment Funds that included core long and short positions, credit hedge trades, credit default swaps, collateralized loan obligations, and direct lending strategies. He also represented Regiment on several steering committees where he played an active role in distressed investments. Prior to joining Regiment Capital, he worked as a High Yield Research Analyst at Fidelity Investments, a firm he joined upon graduation from business school. At Fidelity Investments, he was part of the High Yield group during the launches of Fidelity’s bank loan and leveraged company stock funds. Prior to business school, he worked in the healthcare group for investment bank Alex. Brown & Sons and at the private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners.
Mr. Connolly graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in American History in 1992 and received a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management in 2000. |
| Peter R. Faubert |
Peter R. Faubert currently works at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts), as Independent Director from 2020. Mr. Faubert also formerly worked at Primix Solutions, Inc., as Principal, Viisage Technology, Inc., as Chief Accounting Officer & Controller, SeaChange International, Inc., as CFO, Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer & SVP from 2016 to 2019, Ariba, Inc., as Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as General Manager, WB Games Boston, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer from 2005 to 2009, Evolv Technologies, Inc., as Senior Vice President-Strategic Finance, Burntsand, Inc., as Vice President-Finance & Corporate Controller, Deloitte & Touche LLP, as Principal, Advanced Wireless Automation, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer, JNJ Mobile, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2012, Vision Government Solutions, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer from 2012 to 2013, This Technology, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer from 2013 to 2015, and Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc., as Senior Vice President-Strategic Finance from 2021 to 2022. Mr. Faubert received his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University. |
| John Springs Stafford |
John Springs Stafford is the founder of Ronin Capital LLC, where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer starting in 2001. He is also the founder of Zen Investments LLC. Mr. Stafford's current job positions include being an Independent Director at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts), a Director at Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc., a Director at Zipwhip, Inc., a Director at ALTR Solutions, Inc., and a Member of the Chicago Board of Trade. In the past, Mr. Stafford held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Ronin Trading LLC. He was also a Director at Xencor, Inc. from 1997 to 2016, a Director at All Optical Networks, Inc., and a Managing Director at Stafford Trading, Inc. from 1996 to 2001. Additionally, he was a Member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and Cboe Exchange, Inc. (Illinois). Mr. Stafford obtained his undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago. |
| Brent P. Johnstone |
Brent P. Johnstone is the founder of Quarry Capital Management LLC (founded in 2005) and Actvantage LP (founded in 2019), where he holds the title of Managing Director. He is also the founder of Bulldog Research.com, Inc. Mr. Johnstone's current jobs include Chairman at Aware, Inc. (Massachusetts) since 2012 and Director at Royal Pet Supplies, Inc. since 2009. His former jobs include being a Strategic Marketing Associate at SystemSoft Corp. from 1995 to 1996, Vice President at Thomcorp Holdings, Inc. from 2003 to 2005, and General Manager-TheMarketsPro at TheMarkets.com LLC from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Johnstone obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1998 and an undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1993. |
