Management

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MOSHE J. KUSHMAN, FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Mr. Kushman co-founded GRoK Technologies in 2011. Prior to becoming GRoK's CEO in 2013, he served from 1998 to 2013 as the senior tax partner in the West Coast office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and financial products. From 1986 to 1998, Mr. Kushman served as a law clerk, tax associate, and Counsel to the Tax Department of the firm. In addition, he has served as Adjunct Professor, Taxation, at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles; Adjunct Professor International Taxation, California State University, Northridge; Chairman of the Committee on Corporate Taxation, Taxation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association; and Advisory Board Member of the University of Southern California, Taxation Institute. Mr. Kushman earned his JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and his MBA from University of Southern California.

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DANA B. SHINBAUM, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Mr. Shinbaum joined GRoK Technologies in December 2015. He has more than 26 years of experience in global pharmaceutical and biotechnology business/corporate and commercial development. Prior to GRoK, Mr. Shinbaum led corporate development, investor relations, alliance management, and sales operations at VIVUS. Previously, he held senior executive, strategic planning/M&A and investor/public-facing roles at Capstone Therapeutics and Savient Pharmaceuticals. He began his career in commercial roles of increasing responsibility at Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. Mr. Shinbaum holds an MBA, summa cum laude, from Drexel University and a BA from Lafayette College. 

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