Board of Directors

Mr. Vernachio has served as our Chief Operating Officer since June 2021. From April 2017 to May 2021, Mr. Vernachio served as President of Mountain Hardwear, Inc., an outdoor apparel, equipment, and accessories company, where he led all aspects of Mountain Hardwear’s global business, including brand positioning, go-to-market strategies, and execution across all distribution channels. From March 2011 to March 2017, Mr. Vernachio served in several roles at The North Face, an outdoor products company and subsidiary of VF Corporation, including most recently as Vice President of Global Product from July 2012 to March 2017, in which role he oversaw the brand’s apparel, footwear, and equipment across all regions. Mr. Vernachio holds an A.S. in Forest Sciences and Biology from Paul Smith’s College.

Mr. Boyce has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2016 and as our Lead Independent Director since July 2020. Mr. Boyce is a former partner at TPG Capital, one of the largest global investment partnerships, where he founded and led TPG’s Operating Group from 1997, in which capacity he served on several public company boards of directors, until his retirement in 2013. Mr. Boyce has served as an advisor to Spyce Food Co., an innovative restaurant automation company, since October 2019, Proteus Motion Inc. (formerly Boston Biomotion), an intelligent exercise and rehab equipment company, since April 2019, and Altamont Capital Partners, a private equity firm, since 2016. Mr. Boyce has served on the board of directors of Executive Network Partnering Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition corporation, from August 2020 to October 2022. Mr. Boyce holds a B.S.E from Princeton University and an M.B.A from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Brown has served as a member of our Board of Directors since he co-founded our company in May 2015. From October 2015 through May 2023, Mr. Brown served as our Co-Chief Executive Officer, and from May 2015 to October 2015, Mr. Brown served as our Chief Executive Officer. Prior to co-founding Allbirds, Mr. Brown served as Manager in the Innovation Strategy and Business Development Department at Redscout, a brand consulting firm, from March 2015 to August 2015. In 2010, Mr. Brown was Vice Captain of the New Zealand World Cup football team. Mr. Brown holds a B.S. in Design from the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning at the University of Cincinnati and an M.Sc. in International Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ms. Hughes is Assistant Dean at the Syracuse University College of Law, where she leads the offices of Admissions & Financial Aid, Marketing & Communications, Career Services, and study abroad programs. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Fortune 500 Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global technology and supply chain company and at Public Storage, a S&P 500 real estate investment trust in the self-storage industry. She also held senior legal roles focused on governance, M&A and corporate finance at Ingram Micro Inc., a Fortune 100 technology distribution company, as well as a Partner in the corporate and securities practice at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. Ms. Hughes currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of DirectWomen and previously served as an independent director of NUBURU, Inc. (NYSE American: BURU), where she chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee and served on the Audit and Compensation Committees. She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Mr. Levitan has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2016. Mr. Levitan is a Managing Member of Maveron LLC, or Maveron, a venture capital firm, which he co-founded in January 1998. Mr. Levitan has served as a member of the board of directors of Trupanion, Inc., a publicly traded pet insurance provider, since April 2007. Mr. Levitan currently serves on the boards of directors of numerous private companies and non-profit organizations. Mr. Levitan holds a B.A. in history from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Thanawala has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2024. Mr. Thanawala was appointed Chief Financial Officer and President, North America of Papa John’s International in November 2025 after serving as Chief Financial Officer and EVP, International since September 2024. He also served as Chief Financial Officer since July 2023 and as Interim Chief Executive Officer from March 2024 to August 2024 of Papa John’s International. Previously, from October 2016 to July 2023, Mr. Thanawala held positions at Nike, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer of Nike North America, Global VP and CFO of the Converse brand and Global VP of Retail Excellence. Prior to his time at Nike, Inc., Mr. Thanawala spent eight years at ANN INC., holding progressively increasing responsibilities in finance and operations and eventually becoming CFO of the ANN INC. business, a subsidiary of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Mr. Thanawala holds a B.S. from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Mr. Zwillinger has served as a member of our Board of Directors since he co-founded our company in May 2015. Mr. Zwillinger previously served as our Chief Executive Officer from May 2023 to March 2024, as our Co-Chief Executive Officer from October 2015 to May 2023, and as our President from the founding of the company in May 2015 to March 2024. Prior to co-founding Allbirds, Mr. Zwillinger served as Vice President of Industrial Products at TerraVia Holdings, Inc. (formerly Solazyme, Inc.), a biotechnology company from 2009 to 2015. Mr. Zwillinger served on the board of directors of Big Sky Growth Partners, Inc., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition corporation, from April 2021 to December 2022. Mr. Zwillinger holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. with honors from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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