PANews reported on December 22 that according to The Block, the latest documents show that shortly before being included in the Nasdaq 100 stock index, Microstrategy's board of directors added 3 members, bringing the total number of board members to 9. The documents show that the new board members include Brian Brooks, Jane Dietze and Gregg Winiarski, all of whom have experience working in large companies dealing with digital assets. Each board member will receive equity worth $2 million, half of which will be options and the other half will be RSUs, which will be vested within four years.
Brian Brooks served as CEO of Binance.US, the U.S. arm of the global Binance exchange, from May to August 2021. From September 2018 to March 2020, Brooks also served as Coinbase's chief legal officer.
Jane Dietze has served as Brown University’s chief investment officer since July 2018, overseeing the Ivy League school’s $7.2 billion endowment. Since February 2022, Dietze has also served on the board of directors of Galaxy Digital, the digital asset firm founded by Mike Novogratz.
Gregg Winiarski has served as chief legal officer for sports apparel and collectibles company Fanatics since February 2023. Winiarski served as a senior counsel for Fanatics from August 2021 until February 2023 when he took on the top legal position.
