April Young is a Managing Director at Hercules Capital, and is responsible for developing the Company's venture loan portfolio in the MidAtlantic and Southeast United States.Prior to joining Hercules, Ms. Young was Managing Director, US at MMVFinancial. She began her venture banking career at Comerica Bank where she served for 10 years as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Mid-Atlantic Technology and Life Sciences Division. Earlier in her career, Ms Young was Executive Director of the Potomac KnowledgeWay Project, and Senior Fellow for Regional Economic Development at George Mason University's Institute for Public Policy. Prior to that, Ms. Young was the Director of the Virginia Department of Economic Development and also served as Senior Vice President of NVR.Ms. Young holds bachelors and masters degrees from George Washington University and a Ph.D. from Saint Louis University. She has served as director of many professional organizations including the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association, the Florida Venture Forum, and Greater Philadelphia's MAC Alliance. She currently serves on a NASDAQ delisting panel, a member of the advisory group of Greater Washington STEM, and as director of several early stage companies.