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J. Michael Kilgore - President & CEO

Prior to founding Chainalytics, Mike Kilgore served as vice president of sales and marketing at OmniSpace Technologies where he was responsible for defining product and market strategies for the OmniSpace B2B collaboration platform. Other executive roles include serving as vice president of sales and marketing at daly.commerce, a leading provider of supply chain execution software, and vice president of planning and marketing at InterTrans Logistics Solutions, leading to their successful acquisition by i2 Technologies. Mike's initial role at InterTrans was as director of supply chain planning, leading the market introduction and successful delivery of the supply chain strategist network optimization software.

Mike also served as a manager in the national supply chain practice of Ernst & Young LLP, where he was the focus area leader for supply chain strategy services and led the delivery of many strategic network optimization engagements to clients across a broad range of industries. Mike also worked in corporate transportation and distribution with Georgia-Pacific's pulp and paper group and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He has a bachelor's degree in transportation/physical distribution from Auburn University and a master's of science in business logistics from The Pennsylvania State University.
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Jeff Anderson - Chief Financial Officer

Prior to Chainalytics, Jeff spent 13 years with BCD Travel (formerly known as Worldtravel BTI) in a series of progressive roles within their finance and accounting function, most recently as Senior Vice President Corporate Controller - Global. During Jeff's tenure, the company's net revenue grew from just over $60 million to approximately $900 million in 2008 through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. BCD's acquisitions spanned the globe, including companies in Germany, U.K., Ireland, Australia, Sweden, and India. Jeff led the accounting integration of many of the company's global acquisitions as well as the company's conversion from Dutch and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to International Finance Reporting Standards (IFRS). Jeff also led the company's implementation of PeopleSoft Financials.

Jeff's professional experience also includes working with both Arthur Andersen and Price Waterhouse in their audit practices. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a veteran of the United States Army.

Jeff holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Kennesaw State University.
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Jeffery M. Metersky - Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy Practice

Prior to joining Chainalytics, Jeff Metersky served as senior program manager at i2 Technologies where he was responsible for all business development, practice development, and services delivery for i2's strategic planning practice. As vice president of consulting at InterTrans Logistics Solutions, Jeff was responsible for all delivery activities associated with InterTrans' decision science suite and was the second product manager of the Supply Chain Strategist network optimization software. Jeff also served as vice president of strategic planning consulting at Synquest-BENDER Management Consultants were he was responsible for product management and services delivery for BENDER's network optimization offering and other client engagements. Jeff also worked for International Business Machines in their corporate logistics and transportation organization where he was responsible for network design and EDI/automatic identification strategies. Additionally, Jeff has served as a senior industrial engineer for General Motors focusing on supply chain management improvement initiatives.

Jeff has global consulting experience in over 20 strategic planning engagements across a variety of industries, ranging in complexity from distribution network rationalization to green-field full supply chain design. He has a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from The University of Illinois and a master's of business administration in materials and logistics management from Michigan State University.
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Gary Girotti - Vice President, Transportation Practice

Prior to joining Chainalytics, Gary served as vice president in charge of logistics products at i2 Technologies where he managed product development, marketing, and delivery for i2's logistics solutions including logistics network optimization, transportation modeling, and transportation management. Prior to this role, Gary held numerous positions in product management for i2's Logistics Solutions Group and its predecessor, InterTrans Logistics. Before joining InterTrans in 1996, Gary worked with Bain and Company helping Fortune 500 companies to improve their management of logistics. Gary also has prior experience with international logistics firms including Nedlloyd Container Lines and CP Rail Systems.

Gary holds an MBA from University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
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Neal S. Solomon - Vice President, Business Development

Prior to joining Chainalytics, Neal served as vice president of strategic alliances at Siemens Business Services where he was responsible for generating significant revenue via strategic alliance relationships. Other executive roles include serving as vice president of international business development at NetVendor and director of consulting alliances at i2 Technologies.

Before joining i2, Neal served as a manager within Ernst & Young LLP's supply chain practice where he focused on supply chain network design and operations strategy initiatives. Neal also held positions in supply chain planning and operations with Black & Decker. Early in his career, Neal was a senior consultant within Andersen Consulting's Logistics Strategy Practice.

Neal holds a master of science in business logistics from The Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor's degree in business from Clarkson University.
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Steve Ellet - Principal, Supply Chain Strategy Practice

Prior to joining Chainalytics, Steve served as Product Manager for i2 Technologies where he managed their market-leading strategic planning product, Supply Chain Strategist. In this role, Steve worked with clients to further their successful adoption through enhancement of i2's strategic planning services and product capabilities. Steve was responsible for the design and introduction of Supply Chain Strategist's multi-period planning module, Tactician, as well as the discrete-event simulation module, Simulator.

Prior to, and in conjunction with, his product management responsibilities, Steve was a member of i2's professional services practice where he led the delivery of strategic supply chain analysis on over 20 large-scale strategic planning projects across a wide range of industries, including leading clients such as Avery-Dennison, AMP, Campbell's Soup, Haworth, Mattel, Office Depot, and OxyChem. These projects supported strategic decisions across various business issues including mergers/acquisitions, facility site selection, capacity planning, overall network rationalization, capital expense justification, and manufacturing strategy planning.

Prior to i2, Steve served as a Logistics Manager and Manufacturing Analyst for Blue Circle North America, a division of one of the world's largest manufacturers of building materials.

Steve holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Bill Loftis - Principal, Transportation Practice

Bill Loftis is a senior logistics and supply chain management professional with over 20 years in supply chain consulting. He has successfully led the development and implementation of improvement initiatives for clients in a wide variety of industries. Bill’s project experience has taken him into a wide range of supply chain areas, including supply chain strategy, facility network strategy, transportation operations, inventory strategy, third- and fourth- party solutions, multi-enterprise collaboration and distribution operations.

Bill was previously a director at Deloitte Consulting, focused on leading large complex supply chain strategy and logistics operations engagements. He began his consulting career at SysteCon, a niche material handling and facility planning consultancy, which soon merged with Coopers & Lybrand, where he developed broader supply chain management experience. Since then, Bill’s focus has been primarily in transportation operations.

Bill holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Tech.
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Tim Brown - Principal, Supply Chain Strategy Practice

Tim Brown is a senior logistics and supply chain management professional with over 20 years in supply chain consulting. Tim’s project experience spans a wide range of supply chain areas, including supply chain strategy, inventory optimization, third party logistics selection and implementation, software selection, service operations strategy, and distribution operations.

Tim was previously an Associate Partner at IBM Global Business Services, where he focused on supply chain strategy, logistics transformation and optimization. He began his consulting career at SysteCon and served as the optimization team leader in Andersen Consulting’s supply chain management practice. Prior to consulting, Tim served in supply chain management positions with Frito-Lay, Tropicana, and Georgia-Pacific.

Tim holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Management Science degree with a specialization in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is also a certified project manager (PMP) and certified in production and inventory management (CPIM).
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Mike Eaton – Principal, Transportation Practice

Mike Eaton has over 20 years of experience in supply chain and logistics management with a focus on transportation management and the application of transportation technology. In these roles, Mike has worked in the food and consumer products sectors for Nabisco Brands, Colgate Palmolive, The Martin-Brower Company, and Perlman-Rocque. Mike also spent several years with i2 Technologies working with its suite of Transportation Management, Optimization, and Modeling tools. Prior to joining Chainalytics, Mike was the Director, Customer Services and Logistics, for Perlman-Rocque, a dedicated provider of customized foodservice distribution to McDonald’s.

Mike holds a B.A. in Geography, Certificate in Cartography, from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Abraham Joseph - Managing Director, Chainalytics India

Prior to joining Chainalytics, Abraham was a member of the Supply Chain Planning team at PSS World Medical Inc, working with the PSS executive team to develop, manage and deliver various strategic planning projects. These projects helped identify significant savings and enabled the company to execute their marketing, procurement, and operations functions using optimal strategies.

As a member of i2's professional services practice, Abraham successfully delivered on supply chain projects in such diverse industries as consumer goods, process manufacturing, high-tech, 3PL and Aerospace. Abraham also served as a lead member of the professional services group at Synquest-BENDER Management Consultants where he successfully conducted strategic supply chain projects in multiple industries including CPG and Automotive.

Abraham has global consulting experience and has led the delivery of strategic planning analysis in over 20 projects with clients including PepsiCo, Kellogg Company, Ford Motor Company, GE Aircraft Engines, British American Tobacco, PolyOne, Taylor Made - Adidas, North American Van Lines, Shaw's Supermarket, Cooper Tires, Invista, Huawei Technologies, Reliance Industries, and Avery Denison.

Abraham has an MBA in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BS, Mechanical Engineering degree from Mangalore University.
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Academic Advisor

Christopher G. Caplice, Ph.D. - MIT

Concurrent with his role as Chief Scientist at Chainalytics, Dr. Caplice is a Principal Research Associate at the Center for Transportation & Logistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also serves as the Executive Director of the MIT Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG) program.

Prior to joining Chainalytics, Dr. Caplice served in various leadership positions at several software firms to include Vice President of Product Management for Logistics.com and Director and General Manager of Sabre Inc.'s Logistics Product Strategy and Delivery Group.

Dr. Caplice was involved in the development, marketing, and delivery of the OptiBid™ decision support system, the first commercially available shipper-carrier combinatorial bidding tool. He has participated in the procurement of over $7 billion in annual transportation services saving clients over $500 million and led more than a dozen client engagements with Fortune 500 firms.

Dr. Caplice received his doctorate in Transportation and Logistics Systems from MIT in 1996, an MSCE at the University of Texas at Austin in 1990, and a BSCE from the Virginia Military Institute, with Distinction, in 1984.
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