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.

Gavin Christensen
Chair
Kickstart
Salt Lake City, UT
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Kickstart
John Neis
Chair-Elect
Clarevia
Madison, WI
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Clarevia
Bobby Franklin
President and CEO
NVCA
Washington, D.C.
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NVCA
Jenny Abramson
Rethink Impact
Washington, D.C.
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Rethink Impact
Andrew Adams
Oak HC/FT
Stamford, CT
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Oak HC/FT
Karey Barker
Cross Creek
Salt Lake City, UT
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Cross Creek
Molly Bonakdarpour
Executive Committee, At-Large
Drive Capital
Columbus, OH
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Drive Capital
Erica Brescia
Secretary
Redpoint
Woodside, CA
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Redpoint
Graham Brooks
.406 Ventures
Boston, MA
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.406 Ventures
Michael Dodd
Silverton Partners
Austin, TX
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Silverton Partners
Alex Doll
Ten Eleven Ventures
Burlingame, CA
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Ten Eleven Ventures
Adam D’Augelli
True Ventures
Miami, FL
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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
Aziz Gilani
Mercury Fund
Houston, TX
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Mercury Fund
Sandy Grippo
Treasurer
Bessemer Venture Partners
New York, NY
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Bessemer Venture Partners
Travis Hawkes
Capital Eleven
Meridian, ID
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Capital Eleven
Samara Hernandez
Chingona Ventures
Chicago, IL
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Chingona Ventures
Eric Hippeau
Lerer Hippeau
New York, New York
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Lerer Hippeau
Alyssa Jaffee
Executive Committee, At-Large
7wire Ventures
Chicago, IL
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7wire Ventures
Monish Kundra
Columbia Capital
Alexandria, VA
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Columbia Capital
Paul Madera
Meritech Capital Partners
Palo Alto, CA
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Meritech Capital Partners
Holly Maloney
General Catalyst
San Francisco, CA
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General Catalyst
Ryan Nece
Next Legacy Partners
Palo Alto, CA
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Next Legacy Partners
Adair Newhall
Stepstone
Baltimore, MD
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Stepstone
Tom Shehab
Arboretum Ventures
Ann Arbor, MI
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Arboretum 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
Brooklyn, NY
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Menlo Ventures
Rick Yang
Executive Committee, At-Large
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Menlo Park, CA
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New Enterprise Associates (NEA)