Forge Global Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Asiff Hirji to its Board of Directors, effective as of June 1. Mr. Hirji was also appointed to the Risk Committee. Mr. Hirji has served as the President of Figure Technologies, Inc., a blockchain-based home equity lender, since January 2020. Mr. Hirji was also previously a member of the board of directors of Forge Global, Inc. from November 2019 until the Company's business combination on March 21, 2022.

From November 2017 to June 2019, Mr. Hirji served as President and COO of Coinbase, Inc. where he helped significantly grow the company's revenue and valuation. Mr. Hirji was an Operating Advisor with Andreessen Horowitz, from October 2016 to December 2017, Chief Restructuring Officer of Hewlett Packard Inc. from November 2014 to March 2017, a Partner at TPG Capital from April 2007 to December 2013 and served as President and COO of TD Ameritrade from July 2002 to October 2006. Mr. Hirji has also served on a number of public and private boards of directors, including Citrix Systems from May 2006 to July 2015, Advent Software from September 2011 to July 2015, Saxo Bank A/S from December 2010 to September 2018, and Lefteris Acquisition Corp.

from October 2020 to present. Mr. Hirji has served as an Advisory Board Member for Nubank (Nu Pagamentos S.A.) since December 2019. Mr. Hirji received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from University of Calgary and his Master of Business Administration from Ivey Business School at Western University.