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Columbus, Oh, Us

FocusCFO empowers business owners with sound financial management, forward thinking insights and tools, and proactive financial strategies so businesses and organizations can improve internal cash flow, reduce business risk and increase the value and efficiency of their business or organization. Fractional CFO assignments: Designli, LLC (Software), Schot Engineering (engineering design), Steel Plate, LLC (steel processing) and Foothills Community Foundation (non-profit).Companies that benefit the most from working with FocusCFO:Currently generate $1M to $30M a year in revenue, although some are larger and some are smaller.Are ready to maximize cash flow and profitabilityNeed better insights to where they are making money and where they are notHave internal accounting support and an outside CPA providing accounting and tax expertiseWant an objective affordable enterprise experienced expert to help make it happen

Kirkland, Washington, Us

Serve as Managing Partner, Co-founder, Chairman of the Investment Review Committee and Chief Compliance Officer for a family of funds dedicated to early stage investing--and with a concentration in the Pacific Northwest. Experienced in all areas of investing in early stage (seed series A) companies, including: screening candidates, conducting due diligence, valuation, negotiating terms, drafting management company, general partnership and limited partnership agreements, submitting FINRA filings, investor communications and completing tax returns.FINRA personal CRD #: 1212912. Website: https://swanvg.com.Separately, have periodically served as fractional CFO or board member for several early stage companies, including: Indicio Tech (blockchain based digital identify platform), Loopr.AI (manufacturing AI platform), Global Index Group (Fintech) Zeva Aero (eVTOL designer) and Odysseus Technologies, Inc. (carbon nanotubes).From 2017 through 2022 served as an outside director and compensation committee member on the Board of Kineta, Inc. an early stage biopharmaceutical firm. In Dec. 2022 Kineta, Inc. completed a reverse merger into Yumanity Therapeutics (YMTX). Over a five year period, participated in all major decisions pertaining to closing down affiliates, negotiating licensing and milestone agreements, determining executive and staff compensation, appointing financial advisors and realizing a successful exit.

Active private investor in more than twenty early stage companies. Have invested across several sectors, including: water purification, financial products, software, medical/bio technology and industrial products. Most recent exits (both in 2022) include: the acquisition of EV Connect by Schneider Electric (Exit of 11X) and the reverse merger of Atrin Therapeutics into Aprea Therapeutics (Exit in process). Until mid-2018, served on the board of Bird Buffer, LLC. which exited at 1.5X. Serve as an advisor to Zeva Aero and Global Index Group. Previously served as an advisor to Immunomic Therapeutics (Exit of 8X) as well as on the advisory committee of SRS Acquiom as it pertained to the acquisition of Otosense, Inc. by Analog Devices (Exit of 4X). Served on the investment screening committee for Keiretsu Capital Fund1 which was launched in 2014. Have participated in numerous due diligence projects for Keiretsu-sponsored early stage companies, mostly performing financial analysis. Due diligence team projects completed:Information technology: The GRID, Nouvola, Dimensional Mechanics, Blue Leap LLC, Openmake software and Everloop, Inc..Internet of Things (IoT): IBIS Networks, Otosense, Inc. and Elevat.Hardware: American semiconductor, Klatu Networks, Arovia.Biopharmaceuticals: Immunomic therapeutics, Forge Life Science, RiboNova, Inc., and Axxia Pharmaceuticals.Medical equipment: First Light Biosciences and Kitotech Medical.Cleantech: Puralytics and Phytonix.Nanomaterials: Graphene Technologies, Inc.Real Estate: Wilkinson Corporation Fund.Wellness: Nuvita

Charlottesville, Va, Us

Graded Level III examinations.

Paris, Fr

Managed what is mainly a derivatives business as well as a separate brokerageunit. Served on the global executive committee, representing Asia. Resigned the position after about eight months as the implications of the financial crisis began unfolding.

Zurich, Ch

Overall P&L and local managerial responsibility for all Japanese equity activities. This includes: sales, research, derivatives, trading, execution, exchange traded derivatives and prime services.Achievements: Revenues grew from just over $200M to an annualized rate of $700M as of 2006. Front office staff increased only marginally from around 220 to around 260, makingJapan one of the most profitable offices per capita within UBS equity.Focused investment on derivatives, technology and prime services. Derivatives proved to be our largest source of incremental revenue during the period. Focused our strategy in brokerage on execution technology, including DMA, hiring high quality analysts/salesmen and dramatically improving our investor relations offering. By 2004, public research and sales rankings had moved from 6th (or below) to top three in the major surveys such as Institutional Investor and to number 1 in McLagan.Commission income nearly tripled between 2002 and 2006.Presenter: International Conference on Investment Funds Korea 2003, Seoul, Korea, "Comparison of Recent Trends Between Korean and Japan-based Asset Management Companies," Feb. 18-19, 2003.Panel speaker: The Japan Society of Northern California, 2003 Economic Conference & Symposium, San Francisco, Corporate Governance in the New Japan, "Corporate Governance: Ideal vs. Current Global Practice, Nov. 3-4 2003.Speaker: Credit Risk Management Summit 2006, Kuala Lumpur, "Developing a Robust Credit Risk Model for Derivatives," June 29, 2006.Speaker: GARP's 3rd Asia Pacific Convention, Hong Kong, "Evolving Forms of Raising Capital - Examples from Japan." Oct. 24, 2006.

Zurich, Ch

Overall P&L and local managerial responsibility for all Korean equity activities including: sales, research, and execution.Also focused on helping corporate finance to pitch for underwriting mandates.Revenues grew to approximately $60M as of YE2001. Commission market sharereached first place among foreign firms.The Korean operation became the largest and most profitable revenue contributor to the Asian equity operations for UBS. Helped win important primary deals such as Korea Telecom and Korea Tobacco.

Zurich, Ch

Primary focus was on managing research and writing strategy. I also managed the office.Research and sales rankings moved from 4th (or below) to top two during this periodas measured in various surveys including Institutional Investor, Asiamoney, Euromoney and Reuters.Personally ranked in a number of surveys as well. Extensively quoted in the press, especially theFinancial Times.Panel speaker: Financing Asian Development: Potential Opportunities in Asia's Economies, Co-organized by Asia Society and Asian Development Bank, May 28-29, Seoul, Korea.

Zurich, Ch

Started as an analyst covering telecommunications and utilities. Promoted to Head of Research role and strategist in 1995.

Conducted privatization consulting and other financial analysis for the Governments of Thailand, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Publications: 1. "Korea 1992: Foreign Perspective," Business Korea, July 1990, Michael P. McLindon & Richard Samuelson. 2. "Sri Lanka, The World's Emerging Stock Markets" edited by Keith K. H. Park & Antoine van Agtmael, Chicago: Probus 1992, Michael P. Mclindon, Richard Samuelson, Marianne Page & Niall Shiner.3. "Privatization and Capital Markets in Developing Countries," A working paper presented to the World Bank in February 1991, Michael McLindon, PhD and Richard Samuelson.

Managed sales and distribution network for a venture-capital funded software companydedicated to PC-based electronic data interchange(EDI). Also wrote documentation anddelivered one-day courses on EDI to more than 50 companies, including: Pacific Bell and American Airlines. Publications: "EDI Holds the Promise of Faster Document Transfer," The Office, November 1989. "The Quick Fix...Or How to Implement EDI on the PC," Actionline, October, 1989, Volume 8, Issue 10. "The Impact of EDI Standards Version Releases on the EDI Community," The EDI Forum, 1990 Issue, Volume 3.

Marketed a research and advisory service focused on information technology in a variety of countries across Asia. Managed distributors in five countries. Doubled sales to more than $500,000 within the first year.Publication: Edited "International Investments" by Professor Bruno Solnik of Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC).

Sejong-Si, Kr

Edited and researched papers on economic policy. Wrote and edited speeches for Korean government officials, most notably, the Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce & Industry.

Managed seven employees in a large public facility dedicated to urban re-development in the south end of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General

Master'S Degree, International/Global Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature/Letters