Angela Lee is a Professor of Venture Capital Practice at Columbia Business School.  She teaches Venture Capital (Foundations of VC, VC Seminar) and Leadership (The Leader’s Voice) courses.  She brings 20 years of innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship experience to the classroom.  She started her career in product management and then moved into strategy consulting at McKinsey.  Angela is passionate about entrepreneurship and has started several companies in the education sector.  She is a startup investor and the founder of 37 Angels, an investing network that has evaluated 15000 startups, invested in 60, and activates new investors through a startup investment bootcamp.

Angela has spoken at the White House and NASA and is a sought-after expert on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, MSNBC and Fox Business.  She was recognized by Inc. as one of 17 Inspiring Women to Watch in 2017, by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of 6 Innovative Women to Watch in 2015, and by Crain’s as a Notable Women in Tech in 2019.  Angela received her BA from the University of California, Berkeley and her MBA from Columbia Business School.   

Regina Marrow is the Chief Information Officer at ReliaQuest.

Prior to ReliaQuest, Marrow served as the CIO at ConnectWise, managing director for advisory services at Ernst & Young, LLP, and held technology transformation and executive roles at Accenture.

Previously, she served as the executive director over IT for the North American operating unit for Gerdau, a multi-billion dollar steel manufacturer over a tenure of 10 years.

Marrow earned a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Central Florida and is a recognized Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Deborah is a former CEO with extensive global board experience, who is focused on the intersection of consumer products and services, technology, and digitization. She is a frequent speaker on private equity investment, activist investor engagement, board governance, and women’s leadership. Ellinger was recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors for her governance work in 2018 and was honored as a Top 100 Director in 2019.

Deborah has 15 years of public and private board experience, and was Lead Director of iRobot (maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner) during a period that included an activist engagement, significant director change, rapid growth, record revenues, and record share price. She is still a director of iRobot

(NASDAQ:IRBT) and also of Covetrus (NASDAQ: CVET), a $4Bn tech-enabled veterinarian services and supply company. Previous board memberships include Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), National Life Group, Sealy, Inc. (NYSE:ZZ) and several private companies.

Deborah is also a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group (a global management consulting firm), and an advisor to several early stage technology companies, including JoyLux, Cuseum, and Prechorus. She sits on the board of The Commonwealth Institute, a non-profit focused on women’s leadership development, and is Co-Chair of the Tampa Chapter of Women Corporate Directors.

Deborah spent 14 years running private-equity backed companies on behalf of L. Catterton and Charlesbank Capital, successfully growing the top line and bottom line of each company, and yielding investment returns from 3X to 9X. The companies are Ideal Image (the largest US chain of MedSpas, with 130 locations in the US and Canada), The Princeton Review (an international test prep and tutoring company with 5,000 teachers and tutors worldwide), Restoration Hardware (a $2B+ retailer of home products and furnishings), and Wellness Pet Food (an all-natural pet food company, selling to over 10,000 stores in the US and Canada). Deborah retains a close relationship with both L. Catterton and Charlesbank Capital, and is a Limited Partner in funds they manage.

Earlier in her career, Deborah was an Executive Vice President at CVS Pharmacy, a Senior Vice President at Staples, and a partner at The Boston Consulting Group. She began her career in Finance with Mellon Financial Corporation.

Born in the UK, Deborah graduated from Cambridge University in England, studying mathematics and law; she was also an officer cadet in the British Army, in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. She ran the Boston Marathon on behalf of an educational charity in 2015 and 2020. Deborah is married with two daughters.

Artemis is the CEO of Cadence Rx, a PBM with a patient-first technology designed to provide a better patient experience and improve patient medication management.

Before Cadence Rx, Artemis was the CEO of myMatrixx; Artemis led the company's strategic growth and successful sale to Express Scripts in May 2017. Under her leadership, the company exceeded financial goals by over 100% revenue growth and overall profitability. The company also reduced the client concentration and expanded its geographic footprint from a small regional player to a national player. At the same time, maintaining and building a corporate climate to attract, retain and motivate a diverse staff of top-quality talent and resources.

Artemis founded the Alliance of Women in Workers' Compensation, a think tank committed to sharing ideas and mentoring tomorrow's industry leaders. Currently, she serves on the board of directors for Paradigm Outcomes, Ametros, Adelphi Trust, and on the advisory boards for AffordIt and the American Heart Association Metro Board.

Kristina Barrett has spent the last 3 years with Cultivation Capital helping launch funds and deploy capital. She is an alumni of the Venture for America Fellowship. She graduated from Harvard University with degrees in Scandinavian Studies and Studio Art, which led her on a winding path to working with startups and VC. Prior to joining Cultivation Capital, Kristina worked in a leadership role at an early-stage surgical education startup.
 

Yasmine is an early-stage investor at Florida Funders. She has a diverse background having spent 7 years working across the globe from co-founding startups to working in consulting.

Caitlin Szikszai is a Senior Investment Team Associate at Republic. Previously she was an Analyst at University Growth Fund as she obtained her BA in International Business at San Diego State University. In her current role she helps early stage founders raise capital through equity crowdfunding. She has a personal interest in consumer technology, and sustainable businesses.