The Company

What Is True Of No One Else

There are three things true about Knightscope that are true about no one else in this industry.

American & Public

We are the only American, publicly traded company delivering integrated autonomous security with licensed armed and unarmed agents. Every other provider at this level is foreign-owned or controlled by private equity. When the work requires clearance, continuity, and a chain of accountability that ends on American soil — ownership is not a detail. It is the first question. We are the answer.

Federal-Grade End To End

We are building the only security stack engineered to be Federal-grade end to end — hardware, software, and human force, held to United States Government standards across all three. Not one layer certified and the rest hoped for. The entire operation. We then offer that standard to every client we serve, public sector and private.

6% Turnover

The industry runs 100% to 400% annual workforce turnover. We run 6%. That gap is the difference between a security program you can trust and one you sign invoices for and pray over. We earn it deliberately — careful recruiting, real training, proper compensation, and a stake in the outcome: Knightscope is the only publicly traded American company that grants stock options to its entire security force. A force that stays is a force that performs. That is the whole point.

We don't trade on logos. We trade on receipts — and on the people accountable for them.

Governance

Board of Directors

William G. Billings

Independent Director

Mr. William G. Billings is a finance executive who joined Chewy in 2024 as its chief accounting officer, where he is responsible for overseeing the company's accounting operations. Mr. Billings previously served as the Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of GlobalFoundries, Inc. ("GF"), a semiconductor manufacturer, from November 2021 until July 2024, where he was responsible for overseeing global finance and accounting operations, including critical aspects of GF's IPO.

Prior to joining GF, Mr. Billings led global operations for Airbnb, an online marketplace for lodging and tourism activities, where he oversaw teams in Canada, Ireland, Singapore, India, and China, leveraging enterprise technology to enrich financial capabilities and drive predictable performance to support the company's successful IPO.

Mr. Billings previously worked for World Kinect as a vice president, finance and global controller, where he worked to increase value via scalable solutions. He was also with General Electric ("GE") as their Global Technical Controller. Mr. Billings began his career in public accounting, starting at Ernst & Young in Houston, Texas.

Mr. Billings has served as a director of Knightscope, Inc. since February 2024, and of Sucro Sourcing LLC since May 2024. Mr. Billings is a certified public accountant and has an MBA from Rice University and a bachelor's in accounting from Southern University A&M.

Robert A. Mocny

Independent Director

Mr. Robert ("Bob") A. Mocny has a distinguished career spanning over three decades in the federal government. Initially serving as an Inspector with the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS"), he later transitioned to the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), where he ascended to the Senior Executive Service in 2004.

Throughout his tenure, Mr. Mocny spearheaded numerous technology innovation initiatives, from crafting award-winning office automation software programs for the Western Region of the INS, to leading the development of the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection – or SENTRI program, which was recognized with a prestigious Hammer Award by Vice President Al Gore and is now one of the core Trusted Traveler programs operated by DHS.

Mr. Mocny served as deputy director, and later director, of the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program, overseeing the implementation of the world's largest biometrics program in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Concluding his government service as the Chief Technology Officer at the Federal Protective Service, he orchestrated the creation of a comprehensive technology roadmap and modernized communication centers.

Mr. Mocny holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Melvin W. Torrie

Independent Director

Mr. Melvin ("Mel") W. Torrie has taught at Utah State University and worked on multiple NASA Space Shuttle payloads. His autonomous vehicle development efforts started 27 years ago and led to the spinout of Autonomous Solutions, Inc. ("ASI") in 2000 to make driverless vehicles a reality in industries like agriculture, mining, construction, and logistics. As ASI CEO and Chairman of its board of directors, Mr. Torrie has piloted robotic development partnerships with some of the largest vehicle manufacturers in the world, such as John Deere, Case, New Holland, Ford, Chrysler, Komatsu, Doosan and Toyota. He is also an invited keynote speaker and trainer around the world on the topics of AI, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Industrial Robotics and Leadership.

Mr. Torrie earned a master's degree in electrical engineering and a computer science minor from Utah State University.

William Santana Li

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

William ("Bill") Santana Li has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") since April 2013. Mr. Li is an American entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience from working in the global automotive sector and founding and leading a number of startups. From 1990 to 1999, Mr. Li held multiple business and technical positions at Ford Motor Company across four continents.

His positions at Ford ranged from component, systems, and vehicle engineering with the Visteon, Mazda, and Lincoln brands; to business and product strategy on the United States youth market, India, and the emerging markets in Asia-Pacific and South America; as well as the financial turnaround of Ford of Europe. In addition, he was on the "Amazon" team, which established an all-new modular plant in Brazil. Subsequently, he served as Director of Mergers & Acquisitions.

After internally securing $250 million in financing, Mr. Li founded and served as COO of GreenLeaf LLC, a Ford Motor Company subsidiary that became the world's second largest automotive recycler. Under his leadership, GreenLeaf grew to more than 600 employees, 20 locations worldwide, and annual sales of approximately $150 million. At the age of 28, Bill was the youngest senior executive at Ford Motor Company worldwide.

After successfully establishing GreenLeaf, Mr. Li was recruited by SoftBank Venture Capital to establish and serve as the President and CEO of the Model E Corporation, a newly established automobile manufacturer that focused on the "Subscribe and Drive" model in California. Mr. Li also founded Carbon Motors Corporation in 2003, and as its Chairman and CEO until February 2013, focused it on developing the world's first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle.

Mr. Li earned a BSEE from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy.

Command

Leadership

William Santana Li

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Founder and CEO since 2013, leading the re-founding of Knightscope and the build-out of the Nation’s First Autonomous Security Force. (Full biography above.)

Apoorv S. Dwivedi

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

With extensive finance and corporate strategy experience, Dwivedi most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of Nxu, Inc. (NXU). He joined the company in 2022 and helped to take it public on Nasdaq in the same year. He then led the company's strategy around capital markets, investor relations, finance operations and corporate growth. Prior to his CFO role at Nxu, Dwivedi served as Director of Finance for Cox Automotive from 2019 to 2022 where he successfully ran the Manheim Logistics business. From 2018 to 2019, he was the Director of Presales at the SaaS company Workiva, and from 2010 to 2017 Dwivedi served in several corporate finance roles of increasing responsibility at the General Electric Company across both the GE Capital and GE Industrial businesses. Dwivedi began his career at ABN-AMRO, N.A. and was instrumental in building one of the first data analytics teams at Sears Holdings Company. Dwivedi earned his Bachelors in Finance from Loyola University – Chicago and his MBA from Yale School of Management.

Mercedes Soria

EVP & Chief Intelligence Officer / CISO

Mercedes Soria is our Chief Intelligence Officer and has been with Knightscope since April 2013. Ms. Soria is a technology professional with over 15 years of experience in systems development, life cycle management, project leadership, software architecture and web applications development.

Ms. Soria led IT strategy development at Carbon Motors Corporation from 2011 until 2013. From 2002 to 2010, Ms. Soria was Channel Manager and Software Development Manager for internal operations at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where her team deployed software that was used daily across the firm's thousands of employees. From 1998 to 2002, Ms. Soria worked as a software developer at Gibson Musical Instruments leading the effort to establish its online presence.

Ms. Soria obtained Bachelor and Master's degrees in Computer Science from Middle Tennessee State University with honors, as well as an Executive MBA from Emory University. She is also a certified Six Sigma green belt professional and a member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

Aaron J. Lehnhardt

EVP & Chief Design Officer

Aaron Lehnhardt has served as our Chief Design Officer since November 2015. Previously, from the Company's inception in April 2013 until November 2015, Mr. Lehnhardt served as Chief Designer of the Company. From 2002 to April 2013, Mr. Lehnhardt was the co-owner of Lehnhardt Creative LLC where he worked on advanced propulsion vehicle design, personal electronics, product design, video game design, and concept development work.

From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Lehnhardt was Chief Designer at California Motors ("Calmotors"), where he led the design for various concepts for HyRider hybrid vehicles, the Calmotors 1000 horsepower hybrid super car, Terra Cruzer super off-road vehicle, multiple vehicles for the U.S. Military, and various other hybrid and electric vehicles. He was also the lead designer and partner of Ride Vehicles LLC, a sister company to Calmotors, which worked on a 3-wheeled, standup personal mobility vehicle.

Eric J. Rose

President, Security Force

Eric Rose leads Knightscope’s licensed guarding and executive protection operations — the human response layer of the Autonomous Security Force. A U.S. Marine with specialized anti-terrorism experience who went on to serve as lead trainer for U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, Eric built his career on the operator-to-operator trust this industry runs on. He has held senior security leadership roles at Pinkerton, Apple, and Madison Square Garden, and founded Event Risk — acquired by Knightscope in 2026 — building it into a nationwide provider of armed and unarmed security and executive protection for Fortune 1000 companies, national brands, and high-profile individuals. A retired peace officer (LEOSA/HR-218) with graduate study in criminal justice and cybersecurity at Harvard, Eric has spent his career on the accountable side of the work — the named individual on the outcome, not the invoice.

Knightscope is an American company.

Board of Directors

Leadership

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