On July 17, 2023, the Board of Directors of Lightwave Logic, Inc. elected Laila Partridge to serve as a Class III member of the Board. Ms. Partridge?s initial term as a Class III member of the Board will begin on August 1, 2023 and continue until the Company?s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until her successor is duly appointed. Ms. Partridge brings over 30 years of executive experience in technology, corporate innovation and finance to the Board of Directors ?

having worked with a wide range of technologies, including telecommunications, internet infrastructure, AI, internet of things and more. She was named by Boston Business Journal as one of the ten ?2017 Women to Watch in Science and Technology".She currently serves as Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The HardTech Project, a new venture with a novel approach to early-stage hardware investing. Previously, she was Managing Director of the STANLEY + Techstars Accelerator where she directed a global effort for Stanley Black & Decker?s Chief Technology Officer to identify and invest in innovative technologies for industrial applications with an emphasis on electrification, sustainability and advanced manufacturing.

Prior to that, she began her technology career at Intel Capital, serving as a Director of Strategic Investments. Ms. Partridge began her career at Wells Fargo, where ultimately achieved the role of VP of Corporate Banking, having led complex corporate finance transactions for the Company?s senior secured debt agencies in the Midwest. Ms. Partridge brings significant board experience to the Board of Directors, including at Intel Capital serving privately-held technology companies, and in her current role as an independent Director at Cambridge Trust.

She holds a Bachelor?s degree with Honors from Wellesley College. At Intel, Laila gained incredible operational experience from sitting on the Itanium? Executive Launch Team, a 10-member cross-divisional management team, coordinating and directing all elements of Intel?s 15-year Itanium?

chip family launch. Her appointment to this team was a result of creating the $253 Million Intel 64 Fund?, an ecosystem development effort that generated Harvard Business School Case Study N9-800-351.