Explore the future of public markets and SPACs with LTSE President Michelle Greene and FirstMark Capital Partner Adam Nelson.
Speaker Name: Michelle Greene
Position: Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) President
Michelle Greene is the President of Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), a new SEC approved public market. Founded by The Lean Startup author Eric Ries, LTSE is a platform that supports investment, experimentation, and scaling that companies can use to find continuous success.
Prior to LTSE, Michelle served at the US Department of the Treasury under two Administrations, including working on the government response to the 2008 financial crisis. Michelle is an adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
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Speaker Name: Adam Nelson
Position: FirstMark Capital Partner
Adam Nelson is a Partner at FirstMark Capital, an early-stage VC firm in New York. FirstMark just formed a SPAC (blank check company) called FirstMark Horizon Acquisition, which recently raised $360 million.
Prior to FirstMark, Adam was a Partner at Social Capital, where he focused on early stage venture investing in enterprise SaaS and marketplaces. He was also at Dropbox as an early stage employee, where he built and scaled the Partner Network and Revenue Partnerships teams.
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FOCUS AREAS
Demystifying SPACs and direct listings
The future of finance
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