Board of Directors | Hour Loop, Inc.

Mr. Lai has served as our Chief Executive Officer and been a member of our Board of Directors since June 2013 and our Chairman of Board since April 2021. He is a seasoned software engineer who has designed and built software and code from the ground up at Hour Loop, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., UnifiedEdge, Inc., Kits, and Applied Research Labs for the past 18 years. From December 2009 through June 2017, Mr. Lai served as a Software Development Engineer for Amazon.com, Inc. From March 2009 through December 2009, he served as a Senior Java Developer at UnifiedEdge, Inc. From February 2007 through March 2009, Mr. Lai served as a Senior Java Developer at Kits. From September 2005 through February 2007, he served as a Software Development Engineer for Amazon.com, Inc. From March 2003 through January 2004, Mr. Lai served as a Research Engineer Scientist Assistant at Applied Research Labs. Mr. Lai graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from University of Texas at Austin in 2003 and a Masters degree in Computer Science from University of California, San Diego.

Mr. Lenner has been an independent member of our Board of Directors since June 1, 2021. Since May 2018, Mr. Lenner has served as Vice President, Software Engineering, Disney Streaming Services at The Walt Disney Company. From August 2017 through May 2018, he served as Vice President, Software Engineering at BAMTECH Media. From July 2014 through August 2017, Mr. Lenner served as Vice President, Software Engineering and Senior Director, Software Engineering at Major League Baseball Advanced Media. From February 2011 through June 2014, he served as the Vice President, Engineering at H. Bloom. Mr. Lenner graduated with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Physics from Binghamton University and a Masters of Science Degree in Computer Science from Columbia University.

Mr. Gao has been an independent member of our Board of Directors since October 6, 2021. From October 2021 to May 2024, Mr. Gao has served as the Chief Technology Officer of Cue Health, Inc. From January 2018 to October 2021, he served as the Chief Technology Officer of PillPack (which was acquired by Amazon Pharmacy). From October 2016 to January 2018, Mr. Gao served as the Director of Prime Video at Amazon.com. From September 2013 to October 2016, he served as Engineering Director of Seller Services at Amazon.com. From September 2011 to September 2013, Mr. Gao served as the Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Product and Engineering at Xiu.com, an e-commerce company in China. From November 2008 through June 2011, he served as Engineering Director at Amazon.cn in China. From October 2007 to November 2008, Mr. Gao served as Senior Manager, Software Development at Amazon.com. From November 2006 to October 2007, he served as a Software Development Manager at Amazon.com. From April 2001 to November 2006, Mr. Gao served as Software Design Engineer and Development Lead. Mr. Gao graduated with a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Baylor university in 1999.

Ms. Bui has been an independent member of our Board of Directors since February 20, 2023. Since November 2022, Ms. Bui has served as the Senior Finance Manager–North America and US Retail FP&A of Starbucks Corporation. She joined Starbucks Corporation in 2015 and has served various positions including Finance Manager and Business Analysis Manager of different divisions before being promoted to the current position. From 2011 to 2015, Ms. Bui served as Senior Finance Analyst and Finance Analyst in different divisions of General Mills, Inc. From 2007 to 2011, Ms. Bui served as Senior Assurance Associate of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Ms. Bui graduated with a bachelor’s degree of Accounting from the University of Minnesota in 2007.

Board Diversity Matrix (As of July 22, 2024)
Board Size:
Total Number of Directors:	5
Gender	Female	Male	Non-Binary	Did Not Disclose Gender
Directors	2	3
Number of Directors who identify in Any of the Categories Below:
African American or Black
Alaskan Native or Native American
Asian	2	2
Hispanic or Latinx
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White		1
Two or More Races or Ethnicities
LGBTQ+
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background

Board Diversity Matrix (As of Feb 20, 2023)
Board Size:
Total Number of Directors:	6
Gender	Female	Male	Non-Binary	Did Not Disclose Gender
Directors	2	4
Number of Directors who identify in Any of the Categories Below:
African American or Black
Alaskan Native or Native American
Asian	2	2
Hispanic or Latinx
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White		2
Two or More Races or Ethnicities
LGBTQ+
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background

Board Diversity Matrix (As of Nov 22, 2022)
Board Size:
Total Number of Directors:	5
Gender	Female	Male	Non-Binary	Did Not Disclose Gender
Directors	1	4
Number of Directors who identify in Any of the Categories Below:
African American or Black
Alaskan Native or Native American
Asian	1	2
Hispanic or Latinx
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White		2
Two or More Races or Ethnicities
LGBTQ+
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background