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Board of Directors

Bruce
Director

Mr. Mehlman will serve as a member of the board of directors of New iLearningEngines. Mr. Mehlman founded Mehlman Consulting and has served as a Partner of Mehlman Consulting since December 2003. Mr. Mehlman also serves on the board of non-governmental organizations and as the Executive Director of the Technology CEO Council. Mr. Mehlman received a B.A. in History from Princeton University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. Our Board has determined that Mr. Mehlman’s expertise in public policy and experience in executive leadership qualifies him to serve as a member of our Board.

Harish
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Chidambaran has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of iLearningEngines since November 2010. Prior to joining iLearningEngines, Mr. Chidambaran served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Products of Ninth Sense Inc. from 2008 to 2010 and as President of Goorka Inc. from 2004 to 2007. Mr. Chidambaran received a B.T. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Kerala College of Engineering, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Idaho and a M.S. in Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Chidambaran is qualified to serve on the New iLearningEngines Board based on his substantial business, leadership and management experience in the technology sector.
Balakrishnan Arackal
President & Chief Business Officer
Mr. Arackal has served as Chief Business Officer of iLearningEngines since February 2021, having previously served as Executive Vice President of iLearningEngines from 2014 to May 2020. Prior to joining iLearningEngines, Mr. Arackal served as Executive Director at Experion Biotechnologies Inc. from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Arackal received a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communication from Mepco Schlenk Engineering College and his M.B.A. from G.R.Damodaran Academy of Management.
Matthew Barger
Director
Upon consummation of the Business Combination, Mr. Barger will serve as a member of the iLearningEngines Board. Mr. Barger has served as the Managing Member of MRB Capital LLC since 2008. Mr. Barger has also served as Senior Advisor at Hellman & Friedman, LLC (“H&F”) since 2007 and previously served as Managing Director of H&F from 1984 to 2006. Mr. Barger has served on the Board of Directors of Hall Capital Partners LLC since 2007 and Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. since 2013, and on the Advisory Board of Mustard Seed since February 2022. Mr. Barger received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University and a M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Thomas Olivier
Director
Tom is a Managing Director with Arrowroot Capital, and President and CFO of Arrowroot Acquisition Corp., a Special Purpose Acquisition Company focused on the Enterprise Software sector. Prior to joining Arrowroot, he was a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Technology/Media/Telecom Group. He has over 20 years of experience working with technology companies as an investment banker, entrepreneur, and corporate legal advisor. Previously, Tom was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Digital Media at Pacific Crest Securities. Before joining Pacific Crest, he was a Managing Director with Morgan Keegan’s Technology Group, which acquired his prior firm, Revolution Partners, in 2008. Prior to Revolution Partners, Tom was Co-General Counsel and Strategy Officer at iOptions, an online employee stock option portal. He also spent over five years practicing corporate law, most recently with Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, representing organizations in all stages of development, from start-ups to publicly held corporations, venture capital and investment banking firms, and both issuers and underwriters in numerous public offerings. Prior to attending law school, Tom spent over two years at Morgan Stanley & Co. as an analyst in its Information Services Department.
Ian Davis
Director
Upon consummation of the Business Combination, it is expected that Sir Ian Davis will be appointed to serve as a member of the iLearningEngines Board. Since June 2021, Mr. Davis has served on the board of directors of Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. and is currently the Chairperson of the board of directors of Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. He is a Non-Executive Director of Majid al Futtaim and of two private companies, and as an advisor to Apax Partners and Mubadala. From 2013 to October 2021, Mr. Davis was the Chairman of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. Mr. Davis worked with McKinsey & Company for over 30 years and served as Chairman and Worldwide Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company from 2003 until 2009. He is now Senior Partner Emeritus. Mr. Davis also served on the board of Johnson & Johnson as a non-executive director from 2010 to March 2023. From 2010 to December 2020, he was a Non-Executive Director of BP p.l.c., where he was also Senior Independent (Lead) Director. From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Davis was a non-executive director of the United Kingdom Cabinet Office and of Teach for All, a not-for-profit educational foundation. Mr. Davis earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Balliol College, University of Oxford.
Board of Director
Director
Upon consummation of the Business Combination, it is expected that Michael T. Moe will be appointed to serve as a member of the iLearningEngines Board. Mr. Moe co-founded GSV Asset Management, LLC and has served as its Chief Executive Officer, Co-Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer since 2010. Mr. More currently serves Non-Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Genius Group Limited (NYSEAMERICAN: GNS) since March 2024 and previously served as Chairman of the board of directors of LZG International, Inc. from March 2023 to March 2024, before it was acquired by Genius Group. Mr. Moe co-founded Hi Solutions, Inc. and has served as its Executive Chairman of the board of directors since July 2021. Previously, Mr. Moe was Chief Executive Officer of Class Acceleration Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, from September 2020 to January 2023. From 2010 to 2018, Mr. Moe served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the board of directors for GSV Capital Corp., now known as SuRo Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: SSSS). Mr. Moe co-founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ThinkEquity Partners LLC from 2001 to 2008. Mr. Moe has served on the board of directors for BookClub, Inc. since July 2020. Mr. Moe received a B.A. in Political Science and Economics at the University of Minnesota and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.