Company: BLND
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001855747-25-000024
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Company: Blend Labs, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-28
Form: DEF 14A
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 Mr. Kneafsey received a B.A. from Santa Clara University.

Winnie Ling. Ms. Ling has served as our Head of Legal since February 2023 and as our Head of People since January 2024. Ms. Ling previously led our corporate, securities and M&A legal functions. Prior to joining us, from 2014 until 2021, Ms. Ling was a corporate attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where she advised financial institutions, technology companies and other clients on a wide range of capital markets, financing, M&A, and other strategic matters. From 2011 until 2013, Ms. Ling was a corporate attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where her practice focused on corporate finance transactions for investment banks and corporate clients. Ms. Ling started her legal career in 2009, and has extensive experience in complex cross-border matters. Ms. Ling received an LL.M. from Columbia Law School as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, as well as a B.Com. in finance with distinction and an LL.B. with honors from the University of New South Wales.

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### EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

### Processes and Procedures for Compensation Decisions
To achieve our goals, we have designed, and intend to modify as necessary, our compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, incentivize and reward deeply talented and qualified executives who share our philosophy and desire to work towards achieving these goals.

Our Compensation Committee is responsible for the executive compensation programs for our executive officers and reports to our board of directors on its discussions, decisions and other actions. Our Compensation Committee reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relating to the compensation of our Head of Blend and other executive officers, evaluates the performance of our Head of Blend and other executive officers in light of those goals and objectives and determines and approves the compensation of our Head of Blend based on such evaluation.

The Compensation Committee has also established the Section 16 Subcommittee consisting solely of independent directors and has delegated the nonexclusive authority to grant awards to any individuals eligible to receive awards under any of our former, current, and future incentive and equity-based plans in order to ensure compliance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The Compensation Committee is authorized to retain the services of one or more executive compensation and benefits consultants or other outside experts or advisors as it sees fit, in connection with the establishment of our compensation programs and related policies. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024,