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Join this SVDX in-person session to hear about how the best investors add value as Board members of dynamic Silicon Valley technology companies.
SPEAKERS
Richard Blake
Richard Blake is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he practices corporate and securities law with a focus on public company representation, corporate governance, and public offerings. He has represented public and private clients across a broad range of industries, as well as investment banking and venture capital firms, and has been lead counsel on IPOs listed in PitchBook's "Top 10 U.S. VC-backed IPOs" for five out of the last six years.
Nicholas Brathwaite
Nicholas Brathwaite has spent over 25 years developing technology and building technology-oriented businesses. He is Chief Technology Officer at Katerra and Founding Managing Partner at Celesta Capital. Before Celesta, Nicholas was also co-founder and partner of private equity firm Riverwood Capital, and from 1996 to 2007, he served as the CTO at Flex, where he oversaw the launch and growth of several of Flex’s largest business units, including an innovative push into product development.
Jeff Crowe
Jeff Crowe is Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. Holding more than 20 years of CEO and executive experience in technology companies, Jeff joined Norwest in 2004 and is one of two managing partners responsible for the firm, which has more than $15.5 billion in capital under management. Jeff focuses on investments in the internet, consumer, and software arenas. Jeff has served on the board of directors of the National Venture Capital Association, serves on the Board of Trustees at Dartmouth College, and has lectured at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) on entrepreneurship and venture capital and has served on the Management Board. Jeff is the past Chairman of the Board of Hand in Hand Parenting, and he is also past Chairman of the Board of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
Heidi Roizen
Heidi has achieved success as an entrepreneur, executive, director, venture capitalist and educator. She has also held positions of leadership with a number of industry organizations, and is a recognized and popular spokesperson for the technology industry. Today, Heidi is a partner with leading venture capital firm Threshold Ventures and serves as a board director for privately-held portfolio companies Upside Foods and Polarr. Heidi is also a member of the board of directors of Planet PBC (NYSE:PL). She also leads the Threshold Venture Fellows program in the Engineering Department at Stanford University and serves on the Advisory Councils of Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence and the Stanford Technology Ventures program. You can hear Heidi on her podcast, The Startup Solution.
Mark Lonergan, moderator
Mark Lonergan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lonergan Partners. He specializes in CEO and Board placements in technology companies. Since 1992, Mark has conducted over 500 technology company CEO, Board, and senior executive assignments.