Company: INSP
Filing Date: 2025-03-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-009249
Chunk: 8

Company: Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 8
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 and management of suppliers                                       |
| Medical Professionalincludes time as a practicing physician and experience as an active member of a medical community                       |     | Talent / Human Capital Mgmt.includes expertise with talent strategies, organization health and culture, compensation programs, and organizational design                                                       |     | Chief Executive Officerincludes an understanding of the complexities inherent in running a public company that helps the Board independently oversee management      |

| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. |     | 7 |     | 2025 Proxy Statement |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

| PROPOSAL NO. 1 |

CLASS I DIRECTOR NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THREE-YEAR TERMS EXPIRING AT THE 2028 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

| Cynthia B. BurksAge: 59Independent Director since: 2022                     
 Committee(s):• Organization and Compensation• Audit                         
 Other Public Boards:• WD-40 Company (since 2022)                            
 Education:• B.S., Finance, Marquette University                             
 •M.B.A., Thunderbird School of GlobalManagement at Arizona State University 
 • J.D., Univ. of San Francisco School of Law                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |     | Experience:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 •Genentech, Inc., a biotechnology company that is a member of the Roche Group: Senior Vice President and Chief People and Culture Officer(2019 – 2021); Vice President, Head of Human Resources, Genentech Research and Early Development (2015 – 2019); held various human resource management roles (2011 – 2015) 
 •Held human resource and organizational development positions in industries including media, consumer goods and technology (1999 – 2011)                                                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                             | Qualifications:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 •Talent Management / Human Capital Strategyexpertise gained through her significant career in human resources, enables Ms. Burks to help advise the Company on its human capital strategy in areas critical to our business, including talent management, succession planning, compensation strategy, designing culture to increase competitive advantage, diversity, equity and inclusion, and organizational design. 
 •International / Globalexperience gained in service in various senior-level leadership roles with global responsibility at Genentech enables Ms. Burks bring value to our Board in guiding our global strategy.                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 •Legal / Complianceexpertise acquired through her education as an attorney and service in various senior-level human resources roles at Genentech where she