CLEARFORCE - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Team
• Vice President of Technology

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Team
• Chief Marketing & Product Officer

Chad serves as the Chief Product & Marketing Officer for ClearForce where his teams are focused on market driven products, customer success, growth, partnerships, and strategic initiatives. He has a 30-year business and technology career including the last 14 years working in the background screening industry where he developed strategic partnerships with CRAs and data providers. He served as a trusted advisor in this market for new products, revenue growth, partnerships, profitability, operational efficiency, and M&A. Chad was the founder and President of Nevalon Technologies, the firm that developed the Synaptec™ RPA platform for automated court data services. He also served as VP & GM for Securitec Screening, a leading data provider to CRAs where he created their Court Data as a Service offering and was responsible for the P/L. Chad led the sale of Nevalon and Securitec as a package to Appriss in 2020. Equifax acquired Appriss in 2021. While at Appriss and Equifax, he served as VP Strategic Market Growth and VP New Product Revenue for court data products. He spent 8 years in the Corporate Performance Management software market with leaders including Longview and Host Analytics. Chad began his career with EDS as a systems engineer and progressed into sales, leadership, and ownership positions. He is an entrepreneur, investor, and career tech executive. Chad has a BS in Business Management from Virginia Tech and is also a graduate of the EDS System Engineering Development program.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Team

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Dan is a serial entrepreneur and business leader in the data analytics and risk management industry, with 30+ years of experience in financial services and related fields. He has founded several successful businesses in consumer and commercial lending, data analytics, machine learning technology and related service operations. He is the founder and CEO of Concerto Card, an Austin-based credit card and loyalty platform. He is the founder and former CEO of Mercury Financial (aka, Credit Shop), a financial services startup he grew to become a top-25 credit card issuer in 3 years. Dan has started and led several businesses focused on serving financial institutions, including Optimal Risk (risk analytics), Austin Logistics (machine learning, risk analytics and optimization), and Advanced Call Center Technologies (receivables management). Prior to these entrepreneurial endeavors, Dan ran credit risk management for JPMorgan Chase's credit card portfolio and served as the Chief Risk Officer at Household Card Services.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Jody Weis served in the FBI for 23-years, holding every position from Special Agent to Deputy Assistant Director. As a member of the FBI's Senior Executive Service, Weis served as the Special Agent in Charge of both the Los Angeles and Philadelphia field offices, as well as working as Deputy Assistant Director in both the Human Resources Division and the Office of Professional Responsibility. During his investigative years, Weis focused on fugitives, violent crimes, gangs, and terrorism matters. He also performed the ancillary duties of SWAT, Special Agent Bomb Technician, and Firearms Instructor. Following a rash of controversial incidents, Mayor Daley appointed Weis as the 54th Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. In 3-years, he drove cultural change and implemented policies that resulted in the lowest homicide totals in 45-years, reduced lawsuits against police officers by nearly 50%, and formed scores of new relationships with both community and law enforcement partners. The Chicago Police Department is the second largest police department in the US, with more than 13,000 sworn officers and with an operating budget in excess of $1B. In 2014, Accenture made the decision to pursue public safety opportunities in North America and brought Weis, and his 26-years of law enforcement experience, on board to serve as its North American public safety expert. For the past 7-years, Weis was a pioneer of Accenture's US public safety practice. He has proven to Accenture leadership that its public safety industry can pursue and win work in North America. Weis was also a key member of Accenture's global public safety team, bringing his experience, knowledge, and insight to Accenture to offer the expertise of an actual police practice that complemented this global firm's immense consulting, technical, and strategic capabilities. This unique combination separated Accenture from many, if not all, of its competitors Weis is a graduate of the University of Tampa, and served 5+ years as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Commander, earning the rank of Captain in the US Army. He and his wife Janice live in Scottsdale, AZ.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board
• Senior Executive

Dr. Franklin is an accomplished senior executive who is credited with revolutionizing several large scale, national public health systems. She has focused her expertise in key wellness areas to include suicide prevention, mental health, and substance abuse. A transformational leader, Dr. Franklin has spent her 25-year career driving complex organizational and policy change in the federal sector before recently transitioning to the private sector. She has served as a senior executive in both the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), where she served as the principle advisor on all matters related to suicide prevention. As a national leader in the suicide prevention, Dr. Franklin was responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary team of experts in the advancement of evidence-based prevention practices for over three million active duty members, 20 million veterans, and their families. Dr. Franklin has represented DoD and the VA during testimony in front of both chambers of Congress and she has advised the Office of the President, the Domestic Policy Council, and the National Security Council. An innovative leader, she spearheaded a national effort to close the gaps between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veteran Affairs by leading cross agency efforts tied to a White House Executive Order addressing critical periods of risk for servicemen, women and veterans. In addition, Dr. Franklin has led numerous caucus roundtable discussions with members of Congress and she has presented or served on multiple task-force groups, panels for national-level committees such as the National Academies of Sciences, the Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, the Fort Hood Task Force, and she was recently elected to serve on the American Association of Suicidology board. Dr. Franklin has authored multiple chapters in the Military Social Work textbooks and she has published in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to suicide prevention and substance abuse. Since transitioning to the private sector, Dr. Franklin has been instrumental in the advancement of mental health literacy across the nation and she has championed the development of training on evidence-based practices with the goal of obtaining more efficacious mental health care outcomes for at-risk population groups. Dr. Franklin has a PhD in social work from Virginia Commonweal University and an advanced certificate from the Center for Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis (CARMA). Dr. Franklin holds certificates from Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education on Leading Large Organizational Change and Women in Leadership as well as the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School course on Executive Leadership.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Job Titles:

• Customer Success Director

Kyle is responsible for Customer Success and Data Partnerships at ClearForce. He has spent the last decade simplifying complex data solutions by partnering with internal and external customers to define and achieve success. Prior to joining ClearForce Mr. Manning managed the Insurance technology partnership group with a primary focus on underwriting SaaS platforms for TransUnion. His responsibilities included identifying and executing partnership opportunities, developing GTM plans, and designing solution integrations. Prior to that, he played a key role in scaling a start-up company Drivers History Inc. which focused on public record traffic data collection. He oversaw multiple operational groups with a focus on client onboarding, data management, and business system design. Preceding this role, he was a business data analyst supporting the sales team as a data SME and solution engineer.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Job Titles:

• Account Director
• Executive

Job Titles:

• Vice President

Vice President, Michael Hudson Col USMC (ret) is a member of INSA (Intelligence and National Security Alliance). Mike sits on the Insider Threat Subcommittee and Security Policy Review Committee (SPRC) and holds the Consulting chair for Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC) Insider Threat working group. Mike is a respected expert, speaker, and advisor on the topic of insider threat, continuous evaluation, and suicide prevention.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Norm Nixon made NBA history as a two time all-star and a member of two NBA world championships as a Los Angeles Laker. As Vice President of the NBA Player Association, he developed expertise in the collective bargaining process. Upon retiring from the NBA in 1989, Mr. Nixon pursued several business ventures. As a sports and entertainment agent, he negotiated over $200 million in contracts, representing clients such as TLC, AI Wilson, Peter Warrick, LL Cool J, and Jalen Rose. He has secured and overseen nearly $10 million in grants during his time as Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, where he has produced more than 12 successful musicals. He was also the executive producer of the Emmy-nominated show The Debbie Allen Special for ABC. He produced A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which broke box office records, featured the first all African-American cast, and received an Olivier Award in London. He has worked with the Annenberg, Bloomberg, Thelma Pearl Howard and California Community Foundation.

Norm Willox, former Chief Privacy Officer of LexisNexis and the Chief Executive Officer / Founder of Bluewater International, with significant experience developing high growth companies from $5M to $500M. These companies have been largely information services technology operations, including Insurance, Financial Services, Energy, Healthcare Data, Government, Law Enforcement, Cybersecurity and Homeland Security. At LexisNexis, Mr. Willox served as Chief Executive Officer of Government Services, as well as Chief Officer for Privacy, Industry, and Regulatory Affairs. Mr. Willox presently serves on numerous corporate advisory boards, including Infozen, Coalfire, Baird Venture Partners, Comvest, Center for Identity at University of Texas, and I Got It Solutions. Mr. Willox has been a frequent speaker and published numerous articles, reports and studies regarding fraud, identification, authentication, and privacy before many national and international professional and law enforcement organizations. He received a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration from West Chester University.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board
• Vice Chairman of DHR International

Peter Metzger serves as vice chairman of DHR International and is based in the firm's Washington DC office. Prior to joining DHR, Pete was vice chairman at CTPartners. Pete's clients include large public companies and privately-held firms spanning a wide range of industries. His personal relationships with national business and political leaders and board chairs provide his clients with the best possible choices in forming their leadership teams. In addition to his private sector access, he maintains close ties to the leaders of the national intelligence/law enforcement/cyber agencies, as well as the military departments and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Earlier in his search career, Pete was a partner at Heidrick & Struggles, where he led both the Government Relations/Association and Global Security Practices. He started his business career as president of the nation's largest privately-held franchise home-building company. Pete's market sectors include CEO/C-Level Recruitment, Board Services, Cyber/Information Security, Legal Services, Professional Services, Trade Associations, Global Security, Risk Management, Not-for-profit and Government Affairs. Prior to entering the private sector, Pete served as a U.S. Marine officer. His service included combat leadership roles from Vietnam to Somalia. He was personally decorated for valor in both theaters. He also served as a foreign intelligence officer in the CIA and as the Marine Military Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. Pete has the distinction of being the only consultant in the search industry to have a current U.S. Government Top Secret (SSBI) clearance. He is on the boards of NTT Data Federal Services, ClearForce (a leading cyber surveillance company) as well as the Israeli Global Security Company, Asero Worldwide. He graduated from the University of Colorado and later completed graduate studies in national security policy and Latin American studies. He is a graduate of the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute and The Inter-American Defense College of the Organization of American States.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board
• Senior Human Resources Executive

Steve is an accomplished senior human resources executive with a track record of successfully working with leadership teams to drive business results in diverse industries and global business environments - including highly regarded blue chip companies, startups, and a turnaround. He has held executive positions with some of the world's most successful and iconic companies, including The Walt Disney Company, PepsiCo and Honeywell. Steve is currently President of Milovich Partners, a strategic human capital consulting, advisory and executive coaching company. Milovich Partners' overarching focus is to build clients' capability to navigate and lead in the VUCA world - a world increasingly characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Prior to establishing Milovich Partners in September 2017, Steve held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, Talent and Workforce Diversity for The Walt Disney Company's Disney | ABC Television Group. He began his career with The Walt Disney Company in 2002 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Human Resources, Organization and Leadership Development. Prior to The Walt Disney Company, Steve held executive human resources positions at PepsiCo, Walker Digital (which developed Priceline.com), Honeywell/AlliedSignal and Macy's/Broadway Stores. He began his career at United States Steel Corporation, holding management positions in employee and labor relations. Steve is a member of the Board of Directors at the Institute of the Future in Palo Alto, California. He is also is a member of the advisory boards for two startup companies: Clear Force and Flerish. Steve sits on the Corporate Advisory Board of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and is an emeritus advisory board member of the USC Center for Effective Organizations. He is also a member of the National Advisory Board for the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. Steve earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Utah State University and an executive MBA from Pepperdine University. He also holds coaching certifications from both The Hudson Institute and The International Coaching Federation.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Advisory Board

Job Titles:

• CEO
• Co - Founder
• Member of the Management Team

Tom is an entrepreneur with more than 25 years of analytic and risk management experience as a co-founder and CEO of ClearForce, a cyber and employee risk management company based in Vienna, VA. Prior to ClearForce, Tom was the CEO of ALI Solutions (aka, Austin Logistics). During his tenure at ALI, Tom served as the CFO and headed the Marketing, Product and Business Development functions at ALI, where he established global distribution channels and co-invented several patented systems including priority queuing algorithms. Prior to ALI Solutions, Tom was a Vice President at JP Morgan Chase's card risk management division where he developed and managed the credit risk policy for the card and unsecured credit portfolios. Tom also served as the Vice President of Analytics for Noble Systems Corporation. Tom co-founded and served as a board member of Advanced Call Center Technologies, a contact center service business started in 1997 and sold in 2003. As an entrepreneur, Tom has raised over $35M in seed and venture capital. He has consulted for many of the top U.S. banks, published numerous articles and presented topics at industry events and conferences related to risk management, insider threats and the application of analytic technology and policy. In 2018, he won the AFCEA Small Business Innovation Shark Tank competition. Tom has an MBA in Finance from New York University and a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia. ClearForce Co-Founder and CEO, Tom Miller is former CEO of ALI Solutions (Austin Logistics). He co-invented several patented systems including priority queuing algorithms and is former Vice President at JP Morgan Chase's card risk management division. Tom is an industry leading speaker and author related to people-risk management and the application of analytic technology.