STEPHEN SOCOLOF - Corporate Board Profile

ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-11-08	Mr. Socolof has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2019. ... Mr. Socolof currently serves on the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. ... In September 2019, the Board of Directors established a lead independent director position (“Lead Director”) and the Board appointed Mr. Socolof as the Lead Director.
2020-08-03	Mr. Socolof has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2019... Mr. Socolof currently serves on the Audit and Finance Committee and as chair of the Compensation Committee... The following table summarizes the total compensation paid to non-employee directors for the year ended December 31, 2019: Stephen Socolof Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 31,103 Stock Awards ($) 8,400 Total ($) 39,503.
2021-04-13	Mr. Socolof has served as a member of our Board since May 2019. Mr. Socolof has been Managing Partner of Tech Council Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, since 2018 and remains a Managing Partner of New Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that he co-founded in 2001. Previously, Mr. Socolof worked at Lucent Technologies, Inc. from 1996 to 2001 where he established Lucent’s New Ventures Group. Before joining Lucent, Mr. Socolof spent eight years with Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc., where he was a leader of the firm’s innovation consulting practice. Mr. Socolof is currently a director of Everspin Technologies Inc., which is a semiconductor and electronics technology company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market. He is also currently a director on the boards of ChoiceWORX and SunRay Scientific and an observer on the boards of Adrich, Kintra Fibers, and Vydia Inc. He was a director of Gainspan Corporation before its acquisition by Telit Communications, Silicon Hive, until its acquisition by Intel Corporation, StratIS IoT before its acquisition by RealPage, and SyChip, Inc. before its acquisition by Murata, and a board observer of Flarion Technologies, Inc., until its acquisition by Qualcomm Inc. Mr. Socolof holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematical sciences from Stanford University and received his M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he was a Tuck Scholar. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of the Center for the Study of Private Equity at the Tuck School. Our Board believes that Mr. Socolof’s qualifications to serve as a Board member include his long history of investing in technology growth companies, significant leadership experience in the corporate venture community, and experience as a public company board member, as well as his financial, business, and investment expertise. Mr. Socolof currently serves as Lead Director, as a member of the Audit and Finance Committee, and as chair of the Compensation Committee. 2020 Director Compensation: Stephen Socolof Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 59,750 Stock Awards ($) 4,500 Total ($) 64,250
2022-04-13	Mr. Socolof has served as a member of our Board since May 2019 and as Lead Independent Director from September 2019 until he was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer in January 2022. Mr. Socolof has been Managing Partner of Tech Council Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, since 2018 and remains a Managing Partner of New Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that he co-founded in 2001. Previously, Mr. Socolof worked at Lucent Technologies, Inc. from 1996 to 2001 where he established Lucent’s New Ventures Group. Before joining Lucent, Mr. Socolof spent eight years with Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc., where he was a leader of the firm’s innovation consulting practice. From 2008 to 2021, Mr. Socolof was a director of Everspin Technologies Inc., which is a semiconductor and electronics technology company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market. He is also currently a director on the boards of ChoiceWORX, Data Inventions and SunRay Scientific and an observer on the boards of Adrich, Kintra Fibers, and Vydia Inc. He was a director of Gainspan Corporation before its acquisition by Telit Communications, Silicon Hive, until its acquisition by Intel Corporation, StratIS IoT before its acquisition by RealPage, and SyChip, Inc. before its acquisition by Murata, and a board observer of Flarion Technologies, Inc., until its acquisition by Qualcomm Inc. Mr. Socolof holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematical sciences from Stanford University and received his M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, where he was a Tuck Scholar. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of the Center for the Study of Private Equity at the Tuck School. Our Board believes that Mr. Socolof’s qualifications to serve as a Board member include his long history of investing in technology growth companies, significant leadership experience in the corporate venture community, and experience as a public company board member, as well as his financial, business, and investment expertise. Mr. Socolof currently serves as Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer and previously has been a member of the Audit and Finance Committee as well as chaired both of the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. 2021 Director Compensation: $117,230.
2023-05-01	Mr. Socolof has served as a member of our Board since May 2019 and as Chairman or Lead Independent Director since September 2019. From January 2022 to September 2022, he also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Socolof currently serves as Lead Independent Director and chair of the Compensation Committee. 2022 Director Compensation: Mr. Socolof's 2022 compensation is fully reflected in the Summary Compensation Table and not in the Director Compensation table.