Board of Directors

Executive Officer of Fairchild Venture Capital Corporation from 2000 and as General Partner of Positano Premiere Properties from 2003. Mr. Albert was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fairchild Aircraft and Fairchild Aerospace, the parent company of Fairchild Aircraft and Dornier Luftfahrt, from 1990 to 2000. Mr. Albert served as principal investor, Chairman, CEO and President of Wings West Airlines, managing the growth of the airline and initial public offering from 1984 to the 1988 acquisition of the company by AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines. Prior to his work in the airline and aircraft manufacturing industries, Mr. Albert was an attorney specializing in business matters. Mr. Albert received his LLB at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law and his B.A. at the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Albert is qualified to serve as Chair of the SAM Board based on his extensive business experience and industry knowledge.

Mr. Little will serve as SAM’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of the SAM Board. Mr. Little has served as the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Airways Express and its sister company, Mokulele Airlines, since April 2013. Mr. Little has been a practicing attorney since 2002, and has served as Senior Partner Emeritus at Little & Barton PLLC, since September 2003. Mr. Little is admitted to both the Mississippi and Hawaii Bar Associations. Mr. Little received his J.D. from the University of Mississippi and B.A. from the University of Tennessee. Mr. Little is qualified to serve as SAM Chief Executive Officer and a member of the SAM Board based on his extensive business management and industry experience.

Mr. Shahani will serve as co-founder and a member of the board of SAM. Mr. Shahani has served as the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Surf Air since 2013. Prior to his role at Surf Air, Mr. Shahani was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Anthem Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, where he worked with a number of portfolio companies, led investments, served on the board of Madefire from July 2013 to December 2018, and Panna from March 2012 to April 2019 (until their sale to Discovery Networks). Prior to his role at Anthem Ventures, Mr. Shahani co-founded Musicane, a digital music and social shopping network from 2004 to 2009. Mr. Shahani holds a B.S. with honors in Business Administration & Entrepreneurship from Babson College. Mr. Shahani is qualified to serve as a member of the SAM Board based on his extensive business management experience.

Mr. D’Agostino will serve as a director of SAM. Mr. D’Agostino has served as Senior Advisor at Coinbase Institutional since June 2021. Prior to his role at Coinbase Institutional, Mr. D’Agostino was the US Managing Director at Waystone Governance from May 2015 to September 2021. From May 2017 to December 2021, Mr. D’Agostino served as a director of Midpoint Holdings Ltd. In 2021, Mr. D’Agostino was named Fellow of the AIF Institute Financial Innovation Center of Excellence. Mr. D’Agostino received his MBA from Harvard Business School, and his B.A. from Williams College. Mr. D’Agostino is qualified to serve on the SAM Board based on his extensive corporate finance and operational leadership.

Mr. Mady will serve as a Director of SAM. Mr. Mady has served as Senior Advisor and Advisory Board Member to Surf Air since January 2017. Prior to his role at Surf Air, Mr. Mady served as General Manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel and Regional Director for Dorchester Collection, also overseeing Hotel Bel- Air from July 2011 to February 2022. Prior to that role, Mr. Mady worked as the General Manager at the New York Palace From June 2009 to June 2011. Prior to that role, Mr. Mady worked at The Ritz- Carlton Hotel Company as a Vice President and Area General Manager, November 1988 to May 2009. Mr. Mady has also served as the Principal to Edward Mady LLC since December 2016. Mr. Mady studied Hotel Restaurant Management at St. Clair College. Mr. Mady is qualified to serve on the SAM Board based on his extensive management and client hospitality experience.

Mr. Painter will serve as a director of SAM. Mr. Painter has served as the CFO of Wisk Air since April 2022. Prior to becoming the CFO of Wisk Aero. Mr. Painter served as a Senior Advisor and acting CFO for SAM from August 2020 to April 2022. From January 2018 to October 2019. Mr. Painter served as CFO of Fair Financial Corporation. Mr. Painter served as the CFO of Solazyme from September 2007 through October 2014 and expanded his role to include CFO and COO from October 2014 through October 2017. Prior to Solazyme, Mr. Painter served as Corporate Treasurer and VP of Finance and Investor Relations for Wind River Systems from September 2000 through April 2007. Earlier in his career, Mr. Painter held various finance roles at Cars Direct and Gap Inc. Mr. Painter holds a B.S. in business with concentration in finance from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. Mr. Painter is qualified to serve on the SAM Board based on his extensive corporate finance and operational experience.

Mr. Bland will serve as a director of SAM. Mr. Bland has returned to serve as a Managing Partner at Porter Tellus, LLC since May 2023. Prior to his role at Porter Tellus, LLC, Mr. Bland served as the Head of Global Government Affairs for Creative Artists Agency, LLC (“CAA”) from October 2020 to May 2023. Prior to CAA, Mr. Bland was Vice President of State and Local Government Relations for Herbalife Nutrition from January 2016 to October 2020 and Managing Partner for Porter Tellus, LLC from January 2007 to January 2016. Mr. Bland received his B.A. from University of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Bland is qualified to serve on the SAM Board based on his regulatory experience and operational leadership.

Mr. Hack will serve as a director of SAM. Mr. Hack has served as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of BLH Venture, LLC since 2010. Prior to founding BLH Venture, LLC, Mr. Hack served as an Executive Vice Chairman of Activision Blizzard from 2008 to 2009 and Chief Executive Officer of Vivendi Games from 2004 to 2008. Mr. Hack also served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors for Universal Music Group, Inc. from 1998 to 2001 and Chief Financial Officer of Universal City Studios LLC from 1995 to 1998. In addition, Mr. Hack has served as the Executive Chairman of PowerUP Acquisition Corporation since January 2021 and was previously Director then Chairman of Technicolor, Inc. from 2010 to 2019. Mr. Hack received his B.A. from Cornell University and his M.B.A from the University of Chicago. Mr. Hack is qualified to serve on the SAM Board based on his operational expertise and public company board experience.