RichardShapiro is Founder of Ridge Run Partners, LLC, a family office firm, where he has served as Chief Investment Officer since October 2021. He joined the Boards of Directors of public companies Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX) in March 2023, where he serves on its Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee, and Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLV) in February 2024, where he serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee as its chairperson and on the Audit Committee. Previously, Mr. Shapiro served on the Board of Directors of Altus Power, Inc. (NYSE: AMPS), including as chairman of the Compensation Committee, from August 2024 to April 2025, when it was taken private by TPG. He served on the Board of Directors of CDON AB (STO:CDON) from May 2024 to November 2024. From July 2015 to August 2020, Mr. Shapiro served on the board of directors of BBQ Holdings, Inc. f/k/a Famous Dave’s (Nasdaq: BBQ; DAVE), where he served as its Compensation Committee chair and a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. From October 2020 to October 2021, and previously from 2007 to 2011, he was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager with Millennium Management LLC, managing a long-short portfolio. Mr. Shapiro joined Wexford Capital LP in 2011, and at the time of his departure in 2020, he was Partner, Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of Equities, and a member of Wexford’s hedge fund investment committee. Mr. Shapiro’s prior investment experience includes positions with the equities division of Amaranth Advisors, Putnam Investments, and Lee Munder Capital. Mr. Shapiro holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.