David Keys

Mr. Keys serves as an Independent Financial and Operations Consultant. His current engagements include financial and operational oversight of a substantial real estate holdings and development company, commercial ranch and farming operations and a large investment portfolio of a number of startup and early stage companies. David began his career with Deloitte (one of the now Big 4 accounting firms) serving in the audit group in the Las Vegas and New York City executive offices. David was the Executive Vice President and CFO of American Pacific Corporation, a publicly traded chemical company for a number of years. Mr. Keys currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Audit Committee of RSI International Inc., a public company traded under the symbol RSY on the TSVX Exchange. He previously served on the Boards of Directors of two other publicly traded companies, AmFed Financial (NASDAQ) and American Pacific Corporation (NASDAQ). David was a member of the executive committee of the American Pacific Board of Directors. He was a member of the Boards of Directors of Norwest Bank of Nevada and Wells Fargo Bank of Nevada. Mr. Keys previously served on the Advisory Board of Directors of FM Global (formerly Factory Mutual Insurance), a leading provider of property and casualty insurance. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of a number of privately held companies including Prosetta Biosciences Inc. (Audit Committee Chair), Hauls Inc., Skywire Media Inc. (Chairman of the Board and Interim CEO), Walker Digital Table Systems LLC and Coast Flight Training and Management Inc. David is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF), Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) and Certified in Financial Management (CFM). Mr. Keys is a member of the National Roster of Neutrals (sometimes referred to as the Commercial Panel) of the American Arbitration Association and has served as the sole arbitrator and as a member of a panel of three arbitrators on several cases in the Western United States, principally involving contract and valuation disputes. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1978. Mr. Keys joined the Akonni Biosystems Board in 2014.