Chestnut Street Ventures Team

Bio: Steven Finn was cofounder of LocalStove (Acquired Summer 2018 by HUNGRY Marketplace Inc), a marketplace connecting the best local, independent chefs with corporate catering customers. He launched LocalStove during the final semester of his Wharton MBA (WG ’16 – Entrepreneurial Management). He cofounded his first company (RentMine.com) as an undergrad at Wharton (W ’08 – Operations and Information Management). He holds a third Penn degree, a Masters in Engineering (GEng ’10 – Computer and information Technology). Earlier, he was at Bloomberg LP for four years as a full stack software engineer in their Internal Systems/CRM group. He lives in NJ with his wife and three children.Steven Finn was cofounder of LocalStove (Acquired Summer 2018 by HUNGRY Marketplace Inc), a marketplace connecting the best local, independent chefs with corporate catering customers. He launched LocalStove during the final semester of his Wharton MBA (WG ’16 – Entrepreneurial Management). He cofounded his first company (RentMine.com) as an undergrad at Wharton (W ’08 – Operations and Information Management). He holds a third Penn degree, a Masters in Engineering (GEng ’10 – Computer and information Technology). Earlier, he was at Bloomberg LP for four years as a full stack software engineer in their Internal Systems/CRM group. He lives in NJ with his wife and three children.

Bio: William is the CIO of Intermex Wire Transfer (NASDAQ: IMXI), where he architected and implemented Intermex’s online processing and anti-fraud capabilities. Prior to Intermex, he served as CIO of Abarca Health, held leadership roles at PwC and Accenture, a Fortune Global 500 management consulting and professional services firm, where he directed technology and strategic initiatives for diverse organizations in financial services, consumer goods, higher education and healthcare. William currently serves as a director for a STEM-focused non-for-profit organization, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, a Master’s Degree in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Bio: Yuval is a leading expert in decision-making in the context of risk and the founder of the Pillars of Wealth financial literacy initiative for medical professionals. He is a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School, where he primarily teaches investments, corporate finance, wealth management, and risk and leadership courses. In 2015 he was awarded the school’s Excellence in Teaching Award and he’s received a Dean’s Award for Faculty Excellence each year from 2015 to 2018. Yuval is also the founder and president of the Light Brigade, LLC (a management consulting company) and the author of seven books, including the Pillars of Wealth book series for doctors and Leveraging People for a Corporate Turnaround (also available in Chinese). Prior to launching The Light Brigade, Yuval held senior strategy and operations roles with some of the world’s leading risk management firms, notably KMV and Algorithmics. His roles have included managerial responsibilities in New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London, Singapore, and Sydney. His risk management expertise has assisted global financial institutions in management of over a trillion dollars in assets. Yuval has lectured extensively in academic, government, and corporate settings on the subjects of risk management and financial literacy. He’s been a contributor on Forbes.com and has been quoted in various media, including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Reuters, USA Today, The Baltimore Sun, TheStreet.com, WTOP radio, American Public Media, FoxBusiness.com, Bankrate.com, Washingtonian, Investopedia.com, AdvisorOne.com, InvestmentNews.com, The Arizona Republic, Consumers Digest, US News & World Report, Treasury; Risk, Morningstar.com, RIABiz.com, WalletHub.com, Sweet Fish Media, Progressive Dentist Magazine, the Journal of Medical Practice Management, Cureus, and The Journal of Risk Management in Financial Institutions. Yuval holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, as well as an engineering degree (B.Eng.) and two economics degrees (B.A. summa cum laude, M.A.) from Canada’s McMaster University. As a college student he was a member of the varsity wrestling and rugby teams, and prior to that a provincially ranked gymnast.

Bio: Colleen joined Mastercard in March 2017 as Executive VP New Payments, driving non-consumer payment volume growth from B2B, government, and new economy sources. She joined Mastercard from Capital One, where she most recently served as head of Treasury Management and Enterprise Payments. Colleen has had a successful career in finance with various positions at Wachovia Bank/Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, where she managed their ACH business. She graduated from Spelman College and received her MBA from Wharton.

Bio: Alberto has over 25 years of strategy, product marketing, and business development experience. He is Founder and President of Alameda Holdings, advising clients on innovation and investing in startups in mobile, cloud, and digital technologies. Alberto is also a Mentor at 1871, the premier Chicago innovation hub. Previously, he served as a senior manager at Tribal Brands, a digital and entertainment marketing agency. Earlier, he co-founded Tribal Technologies, a mobile marketing and analytics platform, and led development of global content and applications at Motorola. He holds a BS in Economics from Universidad Católica Argentina and an MBA from Wharton.

Bio: Rebecca is the Managing Member of the Singer Group, a family-owned private equity and venture capital fund that provides advisory services and funding to early and growth-stage startups in the biotech, digital media and hospitality industry. She has also served as an advisor and board member for several public and private digital media companies. Rebecca was publicly elected three times to serve as a member and, later, as the President, of her local Board of Education. Rebecca is currently a program coordinator for the AmeriCorps VISTA program for the Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County and is part of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps. Rebecca holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MS in genetics and a PhD in molecular biology, each from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Bio: Neal brings over 20 years of experience in product development, operations and data science across mobile devices, enterprise software, network security, virtualization, smart home and IOT, from his roles at Motorola, Dell, VMware and Comcast. He holds an MBA from Wharton (WEMBA 2010) and computer and electrical engineering degrees from Rutgers College of Engineering. He is passionate about helping to enable great teams to do amazing things, and focused on accelerating new and growth opportunities.

Bio: While in school, Tiffany co-founded two ventures, and more recently, she’s worked in product strategy and business development at startups. She is currently a product manager specializing in logistics and e-commerce at a marketplace. Tiffany is a graduate of Wharton, with a B.S. in Economics.

Bio: Wilson leads CyberNYC, a $100 million flagship initiative to build the cybersecurity ecosystem in New York City. CyberNYC is establishing a leading global cyber accelerator, creating and growing dozens of companies, driving VC investment, and generating thousands of jobs. Wilson was previously a Director at Tideline, an impact investing consulting firm where he managed priority projects with KKR, Ford Foundation, and the Environmental Defense Fund. Prior to Tideline, Wilson was an experienced Manager in the Strategy and Operations practice at Deloitte Consulting. He also worked at UBS in their Strategy group and began his career with IBM. He has committed his life towards working at the intersection of economic flourishing, social justice, and achieving a greater good. Wilson received his BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Bio: Krystle is a serial entrepreneur with an extensive background in biotech consulting. As an ambassador for the Center for Advancing Innovation, Krystle has co-founded several startup companies that are commercializing therapeutic technologies focused on nanoparticle drug delivery systems and neurodegenerative disease. Krystle earned a Master’s Degree in neuroscience and bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania, and is completing an Executive Doctorate focused on translating innovative research into emerging biotech companies.

Bio: Aneesha is passionate about entrepreneurship and investing and is a current Private Equity Associate at TA Associates in Boston. Prior to TA, Aneesha spent two years in venture capital investing at Bessemer Venture Partners in New York City. Aneesha holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Bio: Ifeanyi is an MBA candidate at The Wharton School (WG’19). Prior to Wharton, he covered the financial services industry as an investment banker at Barclays and The Blackstone Group, and then as a private equity investor at Partners Group. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard University, where he was a member of two Ivy League championship football teams. Ifeanyi is passionate about investing to support entrepreneurship and innovation through the venture ecosystem.

Bio: Prior to joining AVG, Chris was a Customer Advocate at Graphic Packaging and in Sales & Marketing at Putnam Investments, where he created materials for reps and investors. He’s a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Manning School of Business, where he studied Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Studies.

Bio: Previously, Anne was an Applied Behavioral Analysis Counselor for Melmark and a medical biller for Physicians Resources. She is also a certified Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor, with her own clientele. Anne has a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire.

Bio: Prior to joining AVG, Hilary was a Staffing Executive and Program Manager at Robert Half. Previous positions include Retirement Planning & Guidance Consultant for Fidelity and an Investor Assistant for an independent investor. She has a Bachelor of Science, Business Management & Marketing from Fisher College.