Biography

Director since: 2025

Principal Occupation:
Chairman and CEO, Overland Tandberg, Inc.

Age: 66

Relevant Expertise

• Technology industry veteran and proven operator. Kelly has over four decades of managerial and operational experience in a wide range of senior executive roles across the technology sectors. Throughout his career, he has successfully grown and turned around technology companies ranging from pre-public startups to Fortune 100 organizations. As Chairman of Silicon Valley Technology Partners, he oversees a portfolio of technology companies in the areas of unified data management, data protection, cyber security, B2B SAAS software, AI, and healthcare.
• Extensive mergers and acquisitions, portfolio management, and strategic planning experience. Kelly has overseen a wide range of transformative business combinations over the course of his career. As the CEO of Snap Appliance, Mr. Kelly led the strategic sale of the company for $100.4 million after private equity investors had valued it at only $10 million 18 months prior. Additionally, he oversaw the combination of Overland Storage and Tandberg Data Holdings to create the combined Overland Tandberg, which fueled growth and delivery of innovative products. As CEO of Sphere 3D, a virtualization software company, he brokered the 2018 divestment of its Data Protection and Archive business to strengthen its balance sheet.
• Trusted expert and advisor in emerging technologies. Kelly also brings important regulatory and policy experience to our Board of Directors. In 2013 he was appointed by President Obama as a member of the Advisors on Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee, tasked with creating high quality jobs and enhancing America’s global competitiveness. He also served as vice chair to the Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Committee, providing oversight based on his expertise in technology. Mr. Kelly draws on his advisory technology experience to share critical insights with our Board and inform its oversight of our strategy and operations.

Business Experience Highlights

• Chairman and CEO, Overland Tandberg Inc. (2018 – Present)
• Founder and Chairman, Bridge 2 Technologies, LLC (2018 – Present)
• Chairman and CEO, Sphere 3D Corp. (2014 – 2018)
• President and CEO, Overland Storage Inc. (2009 – 2014)
• Chairman and Founder, Silicon Valley Management Partners Inc. (2007 – 2009)
• Vice President and General Manager of Storage Systems and Solutions, Adaptec (2004 – 2006)
• President and CEO, Snap Appliance (2002 – 2005)

Other Experience

• Board Member, Executive Office of the President of The United States Counsel of Advisors on Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee (2009 – 2017)
• Vice Chairman of the Workforce Sub-Committee, U.S. Department of Commerce
• Advanced Manufacturing Council (2013 – 2016)
• Chairman of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Economic Advisory Council (2021 – 2024)
• Board Member, Guardian Life Insurance (2024 – Present)
• Board Member, San Jose State University (2019 – Present)