Jonathan Nelson

Managing Director, Founder

2019 - Current

Corporate Advisory / Project management helping growth stage technology companies raise capital via stock exchanges. Also advised re: 4 buy side M&A transactions. Internal technology created was an IPO process management software, M&A management software, a CRM for potential clients as well as APIs to allow fintechs to connect with stock exchanges like the London, Euronext and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.

Partner ( project )

2023

Practical Venture Capital is a venture fund that buys secondaries and provides liquidity for other VC funds, founders, investors and employees. We specialize in LP/GP fund interests in microVC funds at years 5-10, as well as direct secondary in breakout companies around the globe.

Senior Advisor

2022

The White House is working on improving the development of the economies of Central America to mitigate the hundreds of thousands of economic and climate refugees coming to the United States from Central America. The Partnership for Central America is their forum to solve those problems. They've mobilized billions of dollars in public / private investment, gotten commitments to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and they are helping educate millions. The Partnership is changing the lives of millions of people in Central America, where I spent the first 14 years of my life. America

Advisory Board Member - Latin American Program

2016

The Woodrow Wilson Center is the think tank equivalent of a presidential library. The center is the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, established by Congress in 1968 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the living, national memorial to President Wilson. It is a nonpartisan institution, supported by public and private funds, engaged in the study of national and world affairs. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars serves as an open forum for informed dialogue and welcomes comment from the public.

CEO, Managing Director

2007 - 2023

Founder of the largest network of tech founders in Silicon Valley and around the world. H/F Global has had 350,000 people attend our events in 200 cities. Built a Venture and advisory portfolio of 75 companies the grew from zero to a market cap of $600M. Nine acquisitions, and one IPO planned for 2023. We think globally about growing economies, creating jobs through improving startup ecosystems. H/F obsesses about improving long term success rates and growing the number of meaningful, profitable technology companies around the world.

Board of Advisors, Capital Formation for Small and Emerging Businesses

2016 - 2018

Served on the SEC Advisory Committee for Small and Emerging Companies identifying reasons for lack of investment outside of Silicon Valley and suggesting improvements to regulatory and policy to grow investment across the United States The committee represents and expresses the perspective of emerging companies engaged in private and limited securities offerings or considering an IPO as well as their investors

Lecturer

2017 - 2018

Lecturer

2016 - 2017

Mentor / Advisor

2011 - 2017

Congressional App Challenge Judge

2015 - 2016

Served as the Congressional App Challenge Judge in the 18th Congressional District's Congressional App Challenge in helping advance STEM with the next generation.