Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


          Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
          Officers.

Appointment of Ray Thompson as President and Chief Operating Officer

On January 20, 2022, Akerna Corp. (the "Company") announced the appointment of the Company's current Chief Operating Officer, Ray Thompson, as the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 20, 2022.

Ray Thompson, 51, has served as Chief Operating Officer since November 2018. From November 2016 to January 2018, Mr. Thompson worked as the head of customer and sales Operations for Gloo, a people development SaaS company. During that time, Mr. Thompson reported to the executive team to develop and execute on market strategies, product offerings, financial projections, and talent management. From October 2008 to October 2016, Mr. Thompson served as corporate senior vice president of VisionLink, a multiagency humanitarian software platform, managing across all aspects of the business providing enterprise SaaS solutions to federal and state governments and international humanitarian organizations. From 1996 to 2008, Mr. Thompson served in various executive sales and marketing roles across multiple technologies companies. Mr. Thompson holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Denver.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Thompson and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer of the Company. Additionally, there are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company and Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson was not a party to any transaction with the Company reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.

As part of his appointment as the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer and under the 2022 Executive Compensation Structure, Mr. Thompson will receive a base salary of $275,000 and Mr. Thompson's performance target annual cash bonus shall be 25% of his base salary.

Departure of Named Executive Officer

As of the date hereof, the Company announces that Nina Simosko, the Company's Chief Commercial Officer, and the Company have agreed to a mutual separation to be effective January 31, 2022.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of Akerna Corp., dated January 20, 2022* 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

* - Furnished not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act; not incorporated by reference in any filing that the Company makes under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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