Home > Banking & Venture Capital

NACET Mentors: Banking & Venture Capital


Rick Gibson

Hotventures
Venture Capital
www.hotventures.com
Rick is an investor, advisor, resource and deal-guy, with a 34-year career building businesses. He founded and co-founded several successful technology companies and has advised over (75) others. Co-founded ‘Knowledge Adventure’ which became the world’s largest CD-ROM edutainment company, was...

Stephanie McKinney

National Bank of Arizona
Finance, Economic Development Practices, Incentives, Opportunities
A local business leader with more than 25 years of experience, Stephanie is a Dedicated Relationship Manager with National Bank of Arizona.  Stephanie served as President and CEO of the Greater Flagstaff Economic Council for eight years, receiving three Governor’s Excellence in Rural Development...

S. Jim Allen

Business setup & growth, regulatory compliance, investment, M&A, securities
Mr. Allen is a serial CEO/COO, and specializes in business development, strategic direction, alliances, mergers & acquisitions, regulatory, SEC FINRA, state and securities law compliance.  He holds Financial Securities licenses 24, 7, 63 and 4.  Comfortable in the Board Room or on the shop floor,...

Gregory W. Gribben, Esq.

Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
Corporate Law & Finance, Securities, Venture Capital
Area of Law: Corporate Finance, Securities and Venture Capital Greg Gribben is a partner with the law firm of Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, in the firm’s Business & Finance Department. He is admitted to practice law in the states of Arizona and New York. His practice is focused in the areas of corporate...

Craig Snyder

Wells Fargo
Banking
www.wellsfargo.com
The Senior Business Relationship Manager at Wells Fargo Bank, Mr. Snyder has spent over 25 years in the banking industry. He has a BS in Mathematics from U.C. Davis and an MBA from Colorado State University. This 2002 member of the National Business School Honors Society has served on the Board of...

Keith Raab

Cleantech Group
cleantech.com
In partnership with Nicholas Parker, Keith co-founded the Cleantech Group, introduced the cleantech concept in 2002 and has helped develop it as a viable investment category.  Keith served as the company’s CEO from 2002 to 2009 before transitioning into the VP of Business Development role where...