Block, Inc.

Directors

Jack Dorsey is our co-founder and has served as our principal executive officer and as a member of our board of directors since July 2009, having previously served as our Chief Executive Officer and President from July 2009 until his title changed to Block Head as of April 2022. Mr. Dorsey has also served as our Square Head since October 2023 and as Chairperson of our board of directors since October 2010. From May 2007 to October 2008, Mr. Dorsey served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”). Mr. Dorsey returned to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Twitter from July 2015 until November 2021. He served on the board of directors of Twitter from May 2007 to May 2022.

Mr. Dorsey was selected to serve on our board of directors because of the perspective and experience he provides as one of our founders and our Block Head, as well as his extensive experience with technology companies and innovation.

Paul Deighton has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2016. In April 2024, it was announced that Mr. Deighton will serve as Chairman of Goldman Sachs International and Goldman Sachs International Bank. Mr. Deighton has served as the non-executive Chairperson of The Economist Group since July 2018 and the non-executive Chairman of Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited, the owner of Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom since June 2016. From December 2012 to May 2015, Mr. Deighton served as Commercial Secretary to the Treasury and as a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Mr. Deighton previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and held various roles at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Deighton serves as the non-executive Chairperson of Hakluyt Company Limited, an advisory firm. Mr. Deighton holds a B.A. in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Mr. Deighton was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his financial and business expertise, as well as his international perspective and his government and regulatory experience.

Neha Narula has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2023. Dr. Narula has served as a Director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”) Media Lab, an interdisciplinary research lab focusing on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, since January 2017, and she previously was the Director of Research in digital currency at MIT Media Lab from May to December 2016. Prior to joining MIT, Dr. Narula was a Senior Software Engineer at Google. Dr. Narula currently serves on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s FinTech Industry Committee and

the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Innovations Advisory Council. She also previously served on PayPal’s Blockchain, Crypto, and Digital Currencies Advisory Council and the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Blockchain. Dr. Narula holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Dartmouth College and a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT.

Dr. Narula was selected to serve on our board of directors because of her experience with distributed systems, cryptography, cryptocurrencies and programmable money.

Roelof Botha has served as a member of our board of directors since January 2011 and as our Lead Independent Director since June 2022. Since January 2003, Mr. Botha has served in various positions at Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm, including as a Senior Steward and as a Managing Member of Sequoia Capital Operations, LLC. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Botha served in various positions at PayPal Holdings, Inc., including as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Botha serves as the Chairman of the board for Unity Software Inc. and on the boards of directors of 23andMe Holding Co., Natera, Inc., MongoDB, Inc. and a number of privately held companies. Mr. Botha previously served on the boards of directors of Bird Global, Inc., from June 2018 to December 2022, and Eventbrite, Inc., from October 2009 to June 2022. Mr. Botha holds a B.S. in Actuarial Science, Economics and Statistics from the University of Cape Town and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Botha was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his financial and managerial experience.

Amy Brooks has served as a member of our board of directors since October 2019. Since January 2024, Ms. Brooks has served as President, New Business Ventures at the National Basketball Association, after serving as President, Team Marketing & Business Operations and Chief Innovation Officer from November 2017 to December 2023, the Executive Vice President from May 2014 to November 2017 and Senior Vice President from January 2010 to May 2014. Ms. Brooks also serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately held companies and charitable organizations. Ms. Brooks holds a B.A. in Political Science and Communication from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ms. Brooks was selected to serve on our board of directors because of her sales and marketing experience as well as her expertise in growing a global brand.

Shawn Carter has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2021. Known professionally as Jay-Z, Mr. Carter is a musician, songwriter, record executive, producer and entrepreneur. He has served as the co-founder and majority owner of Roc Nation LLC and founder of Marcy Media LLC, a full-service agency and entertainment company, since 2008 and co-founder and Manager of Marcy Venture Partners, L.P., a venture capital and private equity firm, since March 2019. Mr. Carter founded TIDAL, which is now majority owned by Block, in March 2015, and remains a shareholder and artist of the music streaming service. Since 2014, Mr. Carter has served as the co-founder, Manager and board member of Ace of Spades Holdings, LLC, a luxury champagne company, and serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately held companies. Since 2003, Mr. Carter has served as the founder of the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation, a charitable organization focused on education. He also serves on the board of directors of REFORM, a philanthropic organization advocating for criminal justice reform. Mr. Carter previously served as the Chief Visionary Officer of TPCO Holding Corp. (“TPCO Holding”) from November 2020 to 2023, and as the Chief Brand Strategist of CMG Partners, Inc., or Caliva, from July 2019 until its acquisition by TPCO Holding in November 2020.

Mr. Carter was selected to serve on our board of directors because of his entrepreneurial experience and expertise in the music industry, which is valuable for our TIDAL business.

James McKelvey is our co-founder and has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2009. Since March 2012, Mr. McKelvey has served in various positions at Mira Smart Conferencing, Inc., a digital conferencing company. Mr. McKelvey currently serves on the board of directors of Emerson Electric Co. and previously served as Chair of the St. Louis Federal Reserve. He also serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately held companies. Mr. McKelvey holds a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

Mr. McKelvey was selected to serve on our board of directors because of the perspective and experience he brings as one of our founders.

Non-Continuing Directors

Sharon Rothsteinhas served as a member of our board of directors since January 2022. Since October 2018, Ms. Rothstein has served as an Operating Partner at Stripes, LLC (“Stripes”), a growth equity firm. Prior to joining Stripes, Ms. Rothstein served as Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer, and subsequently, as Executive Vice President, Global Chief Product Officer of Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks”) from April 2013 to February 2018. Prior to joining Starbucks, Ms. Rothstein held senior marketing and brand management positions with Sephora, Godiva, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Nabisco Biscuit Company and Procter & Gamble. Ms. Rothstein serves on the boards of directors of Yelp Inc., InterContinental Hotels Group PLC and a number of privately held companies. She previously served on the board of directors of Afterpay Limited (“Afterpay”) from June 2020 until its acquisition by Block in 2022. Ms. Rothstein holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ms. Rothstein was appointed to our board of directors in connection with Block’s acquisition of Afterpay. She was selected to serve on our board of directors because of her marketing expertise and global operations experience.

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