Chair, Risk & Compliance Committee
John M. Driver is a Chief Executive, Independent Director, business strategist, and change agent with a track record of leadership in global, mid-market, and early-stage software companies. He currently serves as CEO of Lynx Technology, a digital media and Smart Home IoT firm he founded through a management buyout of PacketVideo’s Connected Home business from NTT DOCOMO. He successfully transitioned the company to a profitable outsourced model while continuing to develop its flagship Twonky™ platform, embedded in millions of devices worldwide.
Mr. Driver was appointed as the Lead Independent Director at Broadway Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: BYFC) and its subsidiary City First Bank, N.A. (collectively, the “Company”) in April of 2026. Mr. Driver is also a director at Vital Energy, Inc. (NYSE: VTLE), where he serves on Audit, Finance, Nominating & Governance, and Risk & Compliance Committees. He is NACD Directorship Certified and Cybersecurity Oversight Certified.
His previous roles include COO and CMO of PacketVideo, Senior Director of Global Field Marketing at Serena Software, and Global Mid-Market Strategy Leader at Sun Microsystems.
A committed advocate for expanding access and pathways to corporate leadership, he mentors emerging directors through Santa Clara University’s Black Corporate Board Readiness Program and the Corporate Directors Forum’s “Avenue to the Boardroom.” He is a Board Member at 50/50 Women on Boards and Chair of the Nominating & Governance Committee Roundtable for NACD Pacific Southwest Chapter.
Mr. Driver is a Trustee and former Chair of the Fleet Science Center, former Chair of the Stanford Associates Board of Governors, and past Board Member and Marketing Chair of the San Diego YMCA Overnight Camps.
He received the 2024 Director of the Year Award from the Corporate Directors Forum and the Stanford University Governor’s Award for long-standing volunteer service. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.
Mr. Driver has expertise in corporate governance, strategy, finance, acquisitions, international operations; enterprise, consumer, and mobile application software; enterprise computer systems & services, Internet-of-Things, global sales & marketing strategy, developing and patenting award-winning technologies, and corporate governance.