SEC.gov | Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee was established by the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016, and is designed to provide a formal mechanism for the Commission to receive advice and recommendations on Commission rules, regulations and policy matters relating to small businesses, including smaller public companies.

Committee Members

Robert Fox
National Managing Partner, Professional Standards Group, Grant Thornton LLP; Chicago, IL
Carla Garrett
Corporate Partner, Potomac Law Group PLLC; Washington, DC
Stephen Graham
Co-Chair, Fenwick & West LLP’s Life Sciences Practice; Seattle, WA
Sara Hanks
CEO and Co-Founder, CrowdCheck, Inc.; Alexandria, VA
Youngro Lee
CEO and Co-Founder, NextSeed; Houston, TX
Brian Levey
Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer, Upwork Inc.; Mountain View, CA
Terry McNew
President and CEO, MasterCraft Boat Holdings; Vonore, TN
Sapna Mehta
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Rise of the Rest Seed Fund; Associate General Counsel, Revolution; Washington, DC
Karen Mills
President, MMP Group, Inc.; Boston, MA

Catherine Mott
Founder and CEO of BlueTree Capital Group, BlueTree Allied Angels, and BlueTree Venture Fund; Pittsburgh, PA
Poorvi Patodia
CEO and Founder, Biena Snacks; Allston, MA
Jason Seats
Chief Investment Officer, Techstars; Austin, TX
Jeffrey M. Solomon
Chief Executive Officer, Cowen, Inc.; New York, NY
Hank Torbert
President, AltaMax, LLC; New Orleans, LA
Gregory Yadley
Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP; Tampa, FL

Committee members will also include the SEC’s Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, Martha Legg Miller, and three non-voting members appointed by each of the SEC’s Investor Advocate, the North American Securities Administrators Association, and the Small Business Administration. The Committee will also have an observer appointed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.