Michael Clifton

Mr. Clifton has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 2022. Mr. Clifton currently serves as a Partner at Falfurrias Management Partners, where he helps lead Falfurrias Growth Partners, a technology-focused private equity fund, a position he has held since September 2022. He served as a director and Chief Financial Officer of Supernova Partners Acquisition Company III Ltd. from March 2021 until March 2023 and April 2023, respectively; as a director and Chief Financial Officer of Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. from October 2020 until March 2022; and Chief Financial Officer of Supernova Partners Acquisition Company, Inc. from September 2020 until March 2021. Prior to that he was a senior investment professional at The Carlyle Group from 2010 to September 2020 as a member of its flagship U.S. Buyout team where he helped lead Carlyle’s investing activities in the technology and business services sectors. During his tenure with Carlyle, he worked on transactions involving companies in multiple sectors, including semiconductors. He has served on more than a dozen public and private boards. Over his career, Mr. Clifton has been involved in several leveraged buyouts (including taking public companies private), growth investments, and carve-outs. Additionally, Mr. Clifton has substantial public market experience and has helped lead the public and follow-on offerings for several companies. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Clifton worked at two middle market private equity firms, as well as in the M&A group of Bank of America Securities. He earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in classics from Davidson College, and an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar.