Mr. Pelsinger spent a decade at Palantir Technologies as Global Head of Corporate Development & Senior Counsel.

Mr. Pelsinger established the exclusive strategic relationship between Palantir Technologies and Surf Air Mobility.

Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE:SRFM) ("Surf Air Mobility", the "Company"), a leading air mobility platform and developer of SurfOS™ software operating system powered by Palantir Technologies ("Palantir"), today announced the election of Shawn Pelsinger as Chairman of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective July 24, 2026, the date of the Company's Annual Shareholder Meeting. Mr. Pelsinger's election as Chairman, on the nomination of Carl Albert, follows Mr. Albert's decision to retire from the Board at the end of his current three-year term, transition to the role of Chairman Emeritus, and to serve as an advisor to the Company.

Mr. Pelsinger has served on the Company's Board since October 2025. He is currently Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Acrisure, a global fintech provider. Prior to Acrisure, Mr. Pelsinger served for ten years as an executive at Palantir as Global Head of Corporate Development & Senior Counsel, where he was instrumental in originating the strategic partnership between Palantir and Surf Air Mobility beginning in 2021. At Palantir, Mr. Pelsinger led major partnerships with Airbus, Korea Telecom, Fujitsu, Sompo, HD Hyundai, Credit Suisse, and Starlab Space, among others. He was also central to the creation of Skywise, a data platform for the commercial aviation industry developed through the Palantir-Airbus partnership. Mr. Pelsinger previously served on the Boards of Palantir Technologies Japan, K.K. and Palantir Korea, LLC.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Pelsinger practiced law at Shearman & Sterling LLP (now A&O Shearman). He is an advisor to several early-stage technology companies and has been an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School since 2013.