Michael Volkov

Director

Mr. Volkov has served as a director since June 2015. Since 2012, Mr. Volkov has served as the Chief Executive Officer of The Volkov Law Group, a premier boutique law firm specializing in corporate compliance, internal investigations and white-collar defense.  Mr. Volkov was a former federal prosecutor, working for 25 years for the United States Department of Justice.  In addition, Mr. Volkov served for a total of 5 years as the Chief Counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, respectively.  Prior to starting his own law firm in 2012, Mr. Volkov was a partner at Mayer Brown and Dickinson Wright, respectively, in Washington, D.C. Mr. Volkov previously served as a board member of U.S. Precious Metals Inc. We believe that Mr. Volkov is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors because of his extensive business experience.