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Board of Directors

Walter V. Klemp

Executive Chairman

Mr. Klemp is a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits through his career. Most recently, he was Chief Executive Officer of Soliton, Inc., a medical device company he co-founded, took public on Nasdaq in 2018 and which was acquired by AbbVie in 2021 for approximately $550 Million. Mr. Klemp joined Autonomix in January 2022 as Executive Chairman.

Additionally, Mr. Klemp is a Co-Founder of Moleculin Biotech, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, and has served as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since July 2015 and as President since August 2017. From November 2011 to December 2020, Mr. Klemp served as Chief Executive Officer and then Executive Chairman on the Board of Directors of Soliton. Prior to Soliton, Mr. Klemp served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Zeno Corporation from 2004 to April 2011, where he developed and marketed dermatology devices and drugs from concept through FDA approval and market launch.

Additionally, from 1987 to 2000, Mr. Klemp served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Drypers Corporation, a publicly traded multinational consumer products company that was listed as #1 on the INC 500 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies.

Lori Bisson

Executive Vice Chairman

Ms. Bisson is a seasoned Life Sciences and MedTech executive with a proven track record. She has executed multiple successful IPOs and exits, including her previous role as Chief Financial Officer of Soliton, which was acquired by AbbVie in 2021 for approximately $550 Million. Ms. Bisson joined Autonomix Medical in July 2023 and served as Chief Executive Officer and Director until June 2024. From January 2015 until June 2022, Ms. Bisson served as Chief Financial Officer of Soliton, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing new technology for use in aesthetics.

Prior to joining Soliton, Ms. Bisson worked as a financial and business development consultant as a shareholder in Condon & Company, PC, from 2009 through December 2014, where she advised a number of life science companies. From 2005 to 2009, Ms. Bisson served as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations for Zeno Corporation, a medical device company focused on new technology in the aesthetics area. Ms. Bisson previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Gulfstream Trading, Ltd., an international oil trading organization, from 2001 to 2005. From 1995 to 2001, Ms. Bisson held various positions with Drypers Corporation, a publicly traded multinational consumer products company, where she ultimately held the title of Vice President of Integrated Solutions and oversaw accounting, information technology and logistics for the U.S. operation.

Ms. Bisson began her career at Arthur Andersen, LLP as an auditor focused on consumer products companies. Ms. Bisson also serves as an advisor to Moleculin Biotech, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oncology drug candidates. Ms. Bisson is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from Baylor University.

Jonathan P. Foster

Director

Mr. Foster joined us in January 2022 as a director. Mr. Foster has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Moleculin Biotech, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, since August 2016. Mr. Foster brings more than 30 years in financial experience holding a variety of executive and senior financial positions with public, private, start-up to large corporate and international companies.

From February 2012 to August 2016, Mr. Foster served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of InfuSystem Holdings, Inc., a national provider of infusion pumps and related services to the healthcare industry. From May 2011 to January 2012, Mr. Foster served as a consultant to the Chief Financial Officer of LSG Sky Chefs, USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Prior to that Mr. Foster served in various C-suite capacities with public and private companies with his start beginning as Manager at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Mr. Foster served on the Board of Financial Institutions for the State of South Carolina from 2006 to 2012 and from June 2018 until December 2021 served on the Board of Directors of Soliton, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing new technology for use in aesthetics, where he was the Chairman of the Audit and Compensation Committees and the past Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee. In December 2021 Soliton, Inc. was acquired by AbbVie, Inc.

Since June 2021, Mr. Foster has served on the Board of Directors of Volcon, Inc. where he is the past Chairman and current member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee and is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Foster is a Certified Public Accountant (South Carolina) and holds the designation of Chartered Global Management Accountant from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He received his BS in Accounting from Clemson University in 1985.

David Robins

Director

Mr. Robins was a Co-Founder of our company and has served as a director since February 2022. Mr. Robins is also a founder and board member of LifeLens that is currently developing on the body sensing devices. Since 2013, Mr. Robins has served as co-CEO of DavosPharma, a privately held corporation that focuses on supporting biotechnology and medical device companies with manufacturing their products for clinical trials and commercialization.

He received his BS in Engineering Chemistry from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and a MS in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University. Mr. Robins has a significant background in taking medical devices and drugs from clinical trials to commercialization and FDA approvals.

Dr. Christopher Capelli

Director

Dr. Capelli currently works at AbbVie as the Scientific Officer & Medical Device Advisor/Soliton for Allergan Aesthetics R&D Surgical Devices. Prior to being acquired by AbbVie in December 2021, he was the Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Science Officer and Co-founder for Soliton, Inc., a medical device company that was commercializing RESONIC™ for the dermatologic esthetics marketplace based on its Rapid Acoustic Pulse (“RAP”) technology. Dr. Capelli is the lead inventor of Soliton’s RAP technology.

A graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Capelli earned his MD from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and maintains a medical license in the State of Wisconsin. As a result of his scientific work since graduating from MIT, Dr. Capelli holds over 100 issued patents and patent applications worldwide. These patents served as the basis for the creation of five companies having a total market capitalization greater than $36 billion. As a businessman, Dr. Capelli has been directly involved in the start-up of numerous venture-capital backed biomedical company ventures.

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