A director since 2009, Janet Kerr is currently Vice Chancellor of Pepperdine University and Professor Emeritus of the Pepperdine University School of Law.  Ms. Kerr founded and served as executive director of the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law at Pepperdine Law School.  She also founded several technology companies, including X-Laboratories, which she co-founded with HRL Laboratories, LLC to assist in the commercialization of technologies in research institutions.  She served as Chief Strategy Officer of Exemplify, Inc., a technology knowledge management company, acquired by Bloomberg BNA. Professor Kerr was the first professor to hold the Laure Sudreau-Rippe Endowed Chair at Pepperdine University School of Law and is a nationally recognized author, lecturer, and consultant in the area of securities law compliance, banking law, corporate governance, and general corporate law.  Ms. Kerr serves on the boards of directors of App Folio, Inc., and Tilly’s, Inc., and previously served on the boards of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. Ms. Kerr has also served as an advisor on corporate issues and entrepreneurial strategies to the People’s Republic of China, France, and Thailand and has represented the U.S. Department of Commerce as a speaker at international events.