Mr. Jesse Funches became a director of the Company in August 2021. Mr. Funches has more than three decades of regulatory experience, including ten years as Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In that capacity, reporting to the Chairman, he served as a key member of the senior management team that set the strategic direction for the agency and addressed policy issues. He established internal controls and risk management, achieving an unqualified assurance statement on the federal version of Sarbanes Oxley. Mr. Funches liaised directly with Congress and the Office of Management and Budget on financial and regulatory program issues and oversaw all aspects of agency-wide budgeting, performance evaluation, and strategic planning. Mr. Funches worked closely with the agency’s chairman, commissioners, and program managers to license new power reactors and nuclear fuel cycle activities.
Prior to working at the NRC, Mr. Funches spent six years at the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon. As an Operations Research Analyst, he completed analyses and studies for use by the Secretary of Defense in making decisions on defense programs and activities and developed planning and fiscal guidance for use by the military departments.
Mr. Funches earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Jackson State University, an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Illinois, and an MBA from Loyola College.
He has won numerous awards throughout his career. In addition to winning the 2004 Donald L. Scantlebury Memorial Award (the federal government’s highest award for excellence in financial management), Mr. Funches is a three-time recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Senior Executives and a two-time winner of the NRC’s Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Funches was also an active member of the Federal Chief Financial Officers Council, a collection of senior-level officials working to improve government-wide financial issues.
What is Jesse L. Funches' net worth?
The estimated net worth of Jesse L. Funches is at least $1.00 million as of October 7th, 2025. Mr. Funches owns 64,840 shares of Lightbridge stock worth more than $1,001,778 as of December 15th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Funches may own. Learn More about Jesse L. Funches' net worth.
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Has Jesse L. Funches been buying or selling shares of Lightbridge?
During the last quarter, Jesse L. Funches has sold $32,826.16 in shares of Lightbridge stock. Most recently, Jesse L. Funches sold 1,448 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.67, for a transaction totalling $32,826.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 64,840 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,469,922.80. Learn More on Jesse L. Funches' trading history.
Who are Lightbridge's active insiders?
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Lightbridge?
In the last year, insiders at the energy company sold shares 16 times. They sold a total of 253,986 shares worth more than $4,399,805.24. The most recent insider tranaction occured on December, 1st when Director Sweta Chakraborty sold 1,948 shares worth more than $30,135.56. Insiders at Lightbridge own 5.8% of the company.
Learn More about insider trades at Lightbridge. Information on this page was last updated on 12/1/2025.
