John Driver is a Chief Executive, Independent Director, business strategist, and change agent with broad and diversified experience in large global, mid-market, and early-stage software companies. He has a foundation in software marketing and sales for matrixed and entrepreneurial organizations and direct experience in new product launches for first-to-market categories. In these roles, he held P&L accountability for established and pre-revenue businesses. Navigating complexity, delivering innovation through technology, creating new opportunities, and motivating international organizations to exceed business and operational objectives are hallmarks of his career.

Mr. Driver is an Independent Director at Broadway Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: BYFC) and its subsidiary City First Bank, N.A., and Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE). He is a member of the Audit, Nomination & Governance, Finance and Risk & Compliance Committees, is NACD Directorship Certified, and holds the NACD Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight. He has been a guest speaker on entrepreneurship and corporate directorship for the Stanford Department of Management Science & Engineering, the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley, and various corporate director events and seminars. Mr. Driver is also a Mentor for the Silicon Valley Executive Center’s Black Corporate Board Readiness Program at Santa Clara University.

Currently, he leads Lynx Technology a Smart Home IoT and digital media technology firm powering a range of consumer electronics products. Mr. Driver’s specific expertise in international acquisitions and divestitures, allowed him to successfully execute a management buyout of the North American, European, and Japanese Connected Home business operations, including the transfer of the market leading Twonky ™ media connectivity technology, from PacketVideo, a subsidiary of Japanese public company, NTT DOCOMO. Mr. Driver successfully completed the asset purchase agreement, which was approved by the PacketVideo Board of Directors due to his knowledge of and commitment to the business. His strong business and financial acumen enabled Lynx Technology to grow profitably. As a change agent, he outsourced the entire business operation, reducing overhead and increasing profitability. While continuing to develop the pioneering Twonky ™ software platform, embedded in tens of millions of consumer electronics devices worldwide, he generated revenues to fund research and invest in new innovations.

Previously, he was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of PacketVideo, a subsidiary of NTT DOCOMO, a global leader delivering innovative, digital media solutions to the world’s largest service providers and consumer electronics manufacturers. He led the company’s Connected Home business operations with full P&L responsibility across North America, Europe, Japan, and India while also driving global marketing strategy and its execution, which grew the division’s profitability.

Mr. Driver was the Senior Director of Global Field Marketing for Serena Software, a private equity-backed provider of SaaS enterprise software and services. He built and managed a new field marketing organization, with 8 global teams harnessing SEO, SEM, and other strategies to generate sales pipeline for new license opportunities. At Sun Microsystems, he was the Corporate Leader of Sun's Global Mid-Market Strategy targeting companies with $100M to $1B in revenues, which significantly increased market share.

Community service is a priority for Mr. Driver. He is a Trustee and former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Fleet Science Center in San Diego, former Chair of the Stanford Associates Board of Governors, and Board Member and Marketing Chair of the San Diego YMCA Overnight Camps. He is a recipient of the Stanford Governor’s Award for exemplary and long-standing volunteer service to Stanford University. Mr. Driver earned an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University. He and his wife have three adult children and reside in greater San Diego, California.