Biography

Lance D. Bultena (62) has been a Director of the Company since September 2021 and has served on the Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee since September 2021. He chaired the Nominating Governance Committee from July 2022 until August 2024 when he became the chair of the newly formed Strategy and Risk Committee. Mr. Bultena is the Global Director of Thought Leadership at Hogan Lovells, a global law firm, where he is currently a senior counsel after serving as a partner for many years. He has been at the firm (and its predecessor Hogan & Hartson) since 1999. He was Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation from 1995 to 1999. He received a doctorate (D. Phil) in Politics and a masters (M. Phil) in Economics from Oxford University which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He received a law degree (J.D.) from Harvard Law School and did his undergraduate study at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Bultena brings to the Board significant experience in helping businesses evaluate and address the challenges of technological change and public policy developments.