SEISMIC CAPITAL COMPANY - Key Persons
Named LA Business Journal CFO of the year in the "Small Private Business" category and a Finalist for the LA Business Times Rising Star Award, Alice's talents and experience are leveraged by Seismic Capital's investment committee and portfolio companies. Alice manages the internal and external procedures of Seismic. Building on her previous experience on behalf of lenders such as JPMorgan Chase, where she stepped into executive management of distressed clients, she has seen companies develop problems and knows the pitfalls to avoid. Those experiences provide a deep understanding of how start-ups can succeed. Her operational and regulatory compliance oversight is foundational to her work with Seismic. She oversees the Cap Table with Seismic's transfer agent, coordinates accounting books and records with the company's CPA firm, and manages compliance with Seismic's auditor and regulatory filings with the SEC. She also handles banking, IRA, and broker-dealer relationships. She will be overseeing the integration of Seismic's portfolio companies as they are brought into the portfolio, providing accounting, HR, and other services so those firms can squarely focus their efforts on building products and growing revenue.
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- Entrepreneur Compensation & Recruitment Advisor
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- Government / Public Affairs & Diversity Advisor
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- Technology & Web Analysis
Eric White - Chief Investment Officer, President
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- Chief Investment Officer
- President
After spending years as an investment banker with billions of dollars of successful transactions for prominent firms, Eric puts his expertise to work at Seismic Capital as he leads the investment team and advisory board seeking innovative megatrends and the companies he believes can participate in them, aiming to shake up their industries and profits for our shareholders. His experience includes being a founder of a hugely successful Silicon Valley tech company, an advisor to venture capital and private equity firms, and leading a Washington, DC public affairs and advisory firm focused on technology, gaming, media, communications, transportation, banking, and small business.
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- Information Design & Infrastructure
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- Entrepreneur in Residence
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- Banking / Corporate Finance
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- Marketing / Corporate Communications Advisor
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- CEO
- CEO, Member of Investment Committee
Named a CEO Visionary by the LA Business Times, Steven puts his vast experience to work in leading Seismic as it seeks to uncover the world's next unicorns. Throughout his career, Steven has been at the forefront of technological innovation and process improvement. The CEO of Seismic led the teams that put real-time information into formally static apps, started artificial intelligence processing in the creation of news stories, and developed the first hypertext links into news articles. These innovations lead to practices that we consider customary today. Frequently ahead of his time, he started and led a messaging company before mass marketing by email, SMS, and other electronic means became popular. He has raised significant capital for ventures from technology to real estate.
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- Diversity, Inclusion & Media Advisor
Yann Geron - Chief Legal Officer
Yann has been practicing bankruptcy law since 1988. At Seismic, he is responsible for the company's securities, regulatory, corporate, and transactional activities. Based in New York City, Yann brings his legal experience to Seismic by aiding in compliance and guiding our portfolio companies in legal tasks. He understands the ins and outs of both growing and failing firms. With nearly three decades of experience, Yann has served a variety of clients and interests in bankruptcies, out-of-court restructurings, and assignments for the benefit of creditors. Yann heads his law firm's insolvency, restructuring, and bankruptcy practice. Since 1993, Yann has served with distinction as a member of the Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees for the Southern District of New York (Manhattan). In addition to his own cases, Yann has represented a number of other panel and non-panel trustees in New York and other jurisdictions. He has directly handled and supervised numerous litigations in the bankruptcy space, district, and state courts, from recovery actions to complex fraud cases.