Mr. Jeremy R. Whitaker has been the Chief Financial Officer of Lantronix, Inc. since September 26, 2011 and served as its Interim Chief Executive Officer from November 18, 2015 to December 7, 2015. Mr. Whitaker served as Secretary of Lantronix, Inc. since Septamber 26, 2011. He served as Director of Finance at Lantronix, Inc. from August 2005 to February 2006. He served briefly as Vice President, Corporate Controller at Mindspeed Technologies. Prior to Mindspeed, he served as Vice President of Finance and Accounting at Lantronix Inc. from August 2005 to January 2011, where he was responsible for managing all worldwide finance and accounting functions. Prior to August 2005, he held Vice President and Director level finance and accounting positions with two publicly-traded companies, as well as having served as an Audit Manager during his six years at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Whitaker earned a Bachelor of Arts in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the California State University at Fullerton and a Masters of Science Degree in Accountancy, from the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.