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Dr. Michael D. Laufer has served as a director of our company since its inception, and served as a director of Broncus since founding Broncus in 1997. Since April 2006, Dr. Laufer has served as a Founder and Managing Member of Mach Ventures, a venture capital firm. Since 1988, Dr. Laufer also has served as a member of the academic and clinical faculty at Stanford University. From December 1995 to December 2002, Dr. Laufer was also a General Partner and Managing Member of Menlo Ventures, a venture capital firm, where he was an Associate from October 1993 to December 1995. From 1986 to 1996, Dr. Laufer was a practicing physician. Dr. Laufer has founded more than ten medical technology companies including our company, Broncus, NDO Surgical and VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. Dr. Laufer serves on the board of directors of several private companies. From 1989 to 1994, Dr. Laufer served as Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at UCSF-Mount Zion Medical Center. Dr. Laufer holds a B.S. in biological sciences (MCDB) from the University of Colorado and an M.D. from Stanford University. | 