Board of Directors

Meet the venture capital leaders serving on NVCA’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors and helping advance the U.S. entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Vineeta Agarwala
Chair
Andreessen Horowitz
Menlo Park, CA
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Andreessen Horowitz
Gavin Christensen
Chair-Elect
Kickstart Fund
Salt Lake City, UT
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Kickstart Fund
Bobby Franklin
President and CEO
NVCA
Washington, D.C.
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NVCA
Andrew Adams
Oak HC/FT
Stamford, CT
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Oak HC/FT
Molly Bonakdarpour
Drive Capital
Columbus, OH
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Drive Capital
Erica Brescia
Executive Committee, At-Large
Redpoint
Woodside, CA
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Redpoint
Graham Brooks
.406 Ventures
Boston, MA
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.406 Ventures
Beezer Clarkson
Sapphire Partners
Austin, TX
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Sapphire Partners
Alex Doll
Ten Eleven Ventures
Burlingame, CA
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Ten Eleven Ventures
Adam D’Augelli
True Ventures
San Francisco, CA
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True Ventures
Navid Farzad
Frist Cressey Ventures
Nashville, TN
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Frist Cressey Ventures
Ric Fenton
TCV
Menlo Park, CA
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TCV
Shauntel Garvey
Reach Capital
Washington, DC
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Reach Capital
Aziz Gilani
Mercury Fund
Houston, TX
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Mercury Fund
Kirsten Green
Forerunner Ventures
San Francisco, CA
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Forerunner Ventures
Sandy Grippo
Treasurer
Bessemer Venture Partners
New York, NY
Alyssa Jaffee
7wire Ventures
Chicago, IL
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7wire Ventures
Jeremy Liew
Secretary
Lightspeed Venture Partners
San Francisco, CA
Ryan Nece
Next Legacy Partners
Palo Alto, CA
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Next Legacy Partners
John Neis
Executive Committee, At-Large
Venture Investors LLC
Madison, WI
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Venture Investors LLC
Nnamdi Okike
645 Ventures
New York, NY
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645 Ventures
Deena Shakir
Executive Committee, At-Large
Lux Capital
Menlo Park, CA
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Lux Capital
Tom Shehab
Arboretum Ventures
Ann Arbor, MI
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Arboretum Ventures
Steve Socolof
Tech Council Ventures
Summit, NJ
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Tech Council Ventures
Chelsea Stoner
Battery
Boston, MA
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Battery
Jarrid Tingle
Harlem Capital
New York, New York
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Harlem Capital
Amy Wu Martin
Menlo Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
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Menlo Ventures
Rick Yang
Executive Committee, At-Large
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Timonium, MD