Notable Facts
→CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) since July 2019
→Board member of Hercules Capital since 2019
→Chief Investment Officer since 2014; Chief Credit Officer 2010-2013
→22+ years of financial services and direct investment experience
→Prior founder and partner of Century Tree Capital Management (2009-2010)
→Former managing director at Laurus-Valens Capital Management
→Former member of Financial Technology Coverage Group at UBS Investment Bank
→B.B.A. in Finance from Emory University
→Regular speaker at industry conferences (Piper Sandler Western Financial Services Conference, Jefferies BDC Summit, JMP Securities Financial Services Conference)
→Active LinkedIn presence with 500+ connections
→Recently purchased 30,000 additional company shares (February 2026) - current stake of 2.5M+ shares
→Major company achievements under his leadership include record-breaking commitments and $25 billion+ in total capital deployed