Biography

Michael S. Klein has served as a member of our Board since February 2020, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Churchill Capital Corp III, the blank check company with which Claritev merged as part of going public, from February 2020 to October 2020. Mr. Klein is the founder and managing partner of M. Klein & Company, LLC (“M. Klein & Co.”), which he founded in 2012. M. Klein & Co. is a global strategic advisory firm that provides its clients a variety of advice tailored to their objectives. Mr. Klein also serves on the board of directors of Skillsoft, an entity which merged with Churchill Capital Corp II in June 2021 and is now publicly-traded, and Oklo, Inc. (“Oklo”), an entity which merged with AltC Acquisition Corp. in May 2024 and is now publicly-traded. Prior to its merger, Mr. Klein previously served as the CEO and Chairman of the board of directors of Churchill Capital Corp II. Mr. Klein served as chairman of the Board of Directors of AltC Acquisition Corp. from July 2021 until the closing of its business combination with Oklo, and on the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG and Credit Suisse AG from 2018 until October 2022. Mr. Klein is currently a director of several private companies, including Magic Leap, TGB Europe NV, Evolution Media Capital, M. Klein Associates, and Garden State affiliates. He also holds positions as a board member and/or adviser for multiple charitable organizations. Mr. Klein was the Co-Founder and Chairman of Churchill Capital Corp, a blank check company formed in 2018. Churchill Capital Corp merged with Clarivate Analytics in May 2019, and Mr. Klein served on the board of directors of Clarivate Analytics through October 2021. Mr. Klein was the Co-Founder and Chairman of Churchill Capital Corp IV, a publicly-traded blank check company formed in July 2020, which merged with Lucid Motors in July 2021. Mr. Klein was Chairman of Churchill Capital Corp V until October 2023, Churchill Capital Corp VI until December 2023, and Churchill Capital Corp VII until April 2024. Mr. Klein currently serves as the CEO and Chairman of the Board for each of Churchill Capital Corp IX, Churchill Capital Corp X, and Churchill Capital Corp XI. Mr. Klein is a strategic advisor to global companies, boards of directors, senior executives, governments and institutional investors. Mr. Klein’s background in strategic advisory work was built during his 30-year career, including more than two decades at Citigroup Inc., a publicly-traded, global financial services company, and its predecessors, during which he initiated and executed strategic advisory transactions. He began his career as an investment banker in the M&A Advisory Group at Salomon Smith Barney and subsequently became Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Citi Markets and Banking, with responsibilities for global corporate and investment banking and Global Transaction Services across Citi.