focused on pre-incorporation activities related to VirnetX Inc. From April 2002 to April 2003, Mr. Larsen was a Limited Partner at Osprey Ventures, L.P., a venture fund that makes investments primarily in business and consumer technology companies. From October 2000 to April 2002, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Security Products Division of Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a software and firmware developer, and he has also held senior executive positions over a period of over twenty years at various leading technology companies, including RSA Security, Inc., Xerox Corporation, Rolm/International Business Machines Corporation, Novell, Inc., General Magic, Inc., and Ramp Networks. Mr. Larsen holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Utah.
With his years of managerial experience, Mr. Larsen brings to the Board demonstrated management ability at senior levels. Mr. Larsen’s day-to-day leadership and intimate knowledge of our business and operations provide the Board with Company-specific experience and expertise. Mr. Larsen’s drive for innovation and excellence position him well to serve as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Gary W. Feiner has been a director since 2014. Mr. Feiner has served as President at Feiner Financial Inc. since 1993, an accounting and financial planning services company founded in 1977. Mr. Feiner has a wide breadth of business leadership knowledge covering tax law, audit, corporate planning, securities regulation, and finance. He advises on structuring comprehensive and creative strategies for achieving profitable growth and establishing effective relationships between companies and investment bankers. He is a recognized industry expert with a reputation for a “hands on” client-focused approach. He has provided personalized services in the fields of finance, medicine, law, real estate, education and technology.
With his extensive experience expanding across business leadership, accounting, finance, banking, tax law and audit, Mr. Feiner provides the Board with valuable insights into financial strategy and corporate governance, including executive compensation, and was selected to serve on the Board for his unique qualifications.
Class II Directors
Thomas M. O’Brien has been a director since July 5, 2007. He is currently a principal at a private consulting firm and a private investor. Mr. O’Brien also serves as a director for a nonprofit entity. Until December 31, 2017, he was Chief Executive Officer and President of TravelCenters of America LLC (NASDAQ: TA) since February 2007 and a Managing Director of TA since October 2006. Until December 31, 2017, he was an employee of The RMR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMR) since May 1996 and served as an Executive Vice President of that company since September 2008, prior to which he served in various roles since May 1996, including holding various positions with public entities related to RMR. From 1988 to 1996, Mr. O’Brien was a senior manager with Arthur Andersen LLP where he served a number of public company clients. Mr. O’Brien graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, with a B.S. in Economics.
As a former certified public accountant, chief financial officer, chief executive officer, and director of public companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and NASDAQ, Mr. O’Brien brings to the audit committee, of which he is Chairman, and our Board, a deep understanding of complex accounting and finance issues faced by the Company and can provide critical insight into the financial and other reporting requirements of a U.S. public company. In addition, his extensive capital markets experience is an invaluable resource as the Company regularly assesses its capital and liquidity needs.
Heidy Chow has been a director since June 2024. She is currently and has been the Chief Financial Officer of Snail Games USA, Inc., a technology-based company focused on investments in the gaming, digital entertainment, and technology spaces, since September 2020, as well as the Chief Financial Officer of Snail Inc. (NASDAQ: SNAL), global developer and publisher of digital entertainment and parent company of Snail Games USA, Inc., since November 2022. Ms. Chow has also been a member of the board of directors of Snail Games USA, Inc. and Snail, Inc. since November 2021 and January 2022, respectively. Prior to joining Snail Games USA, Inc., Ms. Chow was a partner with The Pun Group, LLP, a certified public accounting group, from August 2015 to September 2020, and from July 2014 to June 2015, Ms. Chow served as a manager of Ernst and Young, a certified public accounting and advisory firm. Since 2019, Ms. Chow has also served as chair of the audit committee for Franklin Wireless Corp., a provider of integrated wireless solutions utilizing the latest in fourth generation long-term evolution and fifth generation technologies, including mobile hotspots, routers, customer premise equipment and various trackers. Ms. Chow graduated from California Polytechnic University of Pomona with a B.S. in 2002 and has been licensed as a Certified Public Accountant since March 2008.
