Oklo Board Member Confirmed as Energy Secretary

<p><strong style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;">SANTA CLARA<&sol;strong><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 1rem&semi;"> &&num;8212&semi; Oklo Inc&period; announced that Chris Wright&comma; a member of its Board of Directors&comma; was confirmed as the U&period;S&period; Secretary of Energy on February 3&comma; 2025&period; As a result&comma; Wright has stepped down from Oklo’s Board to assume this critical role in advancing the nation’s energy policies&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We congratulate Chris Wright on his confirmation as Secretary of Energy and thank him for his contributions to Oklo&comma;” said Jacob DeWitte&comma; Co-Founder and CEO of Oklo&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;His expertise in energy and technology has been instrumental in shaping our vision&comma; and we look forward to his leadership in the Department of Energy&period; We deeply appreciate his time on the Oklo Board of Directors and his dedication to our mission&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company said it will announce a replacement for Wright’s board seat soon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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