President

Alex Porter
, Managing Director, Nasdaq's Corporate Platforms

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Alex Porter is Managing Director of Nasdaq’s Corporate Platforms business. In this role, Alex oversees Nasdaq’s corporate client relationships and business development efforts in Silicon Valley, providing strategic guidance, mission critical resources, and networking opportunities to IROs, CFOs, CEOs, GCs, and Sustainability professionals both pre and post-IPO.

With over eight years’ experience at Nasdaq, Alex brings a unique perspective on the U.S. equity capital market environment, evolution of corporate priorities, and trends in investor relations.

Alex holds a Bachelors degree in economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

This is Alex's fourth term on the Board.

Communications & Technology Chair

Charles Eveslage
, Investor Relations Manager, Zoom

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Programs Chair

Mary Lai
, Vice President, Investor Relations, NEXTracker

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Mary Lai is the Vice President of Investor Relations, Financial Communications & ESG, Nextracker Mary brings in over 15 years of combined experience across investor relations, sell-side equity research, corporate and financial communications, and ESG. She is currently the Vice President at Nextracker, heading up Investor Relations, Financial Communications, and ESG. Prior to Nextracker, Mary led investor relations teams at Gen Digital, NortonLifeLock, and Synnex, and supported investor relations teams at Flex and Salesforce.com. Mary received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Walter Haas School of Business, at UC Berkeley. This is Mary's third term on the Board.

Membership Chair

Chris Faralli
, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates

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Chris Faralli specializes in recruiting and assessing top talent for chief financial officer and senior investor relations roles. He currently serves as the San Francisco Deputy Area Manager for Russell Reynolds Associates.

Based in San Francisco, Chris works closely with clients across industries to build effective, forward-thinking financial leadership teams. He brings a rigorous, process-oriented approach to engagements with both public and private companies, with a particular focus on leading strategic next-generation searches.

Chris has more than 10 years of experience advising clients across a range of industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations. Chris began his career in New York, focused on CFO searches, broad finance mandates and investor relations.

Chris received his BA in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), for which he has spoken at a number of industry events.

Sponsorship Chair

Alex Porter
, Managing Director Corporate Platforms, Nasdaq

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Alex Porter is Managing Director of Nasdaq’s Corporate Platforms business. In this role, Alex oversees Nasdaq’s corporate client relationships and business development efforts in Silicon Valley, providing strategic guidance, mission critical resources, and networking opportunities to IROs, CFOs, CEOs, GCs, and Sustainability professionals both pre and post-IPO.

With over eight years’ experience at Nasdaq, Alex brings a unique perspective on the U.S. equity capital market environment, evolution of corporate priorities, and trends in investor relations.

Alex holds a Bachelors degree in economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

This is Alex's fourth term on the Board.

Director at Large

Mary Frances Turnbull
, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Access, Raymond James

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Mary serves as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Access at Raymond James with an emphasis on collaborating with Investor Relations professionals to develop strategies for investor outreach and targeting. In this role, Mary is also responsible for partnering with Capital Markets, Investment Banking and Research professionals to develop and source content for Raymond James hosted general and sector-specific conferences, summits, symposiums, non-deal roadshows, bespoke and industry experts. Prior to joining Raymond James, Mary served in various research, sales and management roles at serval sell-side investment banks; including Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Salomon Smith Barney. An active NIRI member, she previously served on the Annual Conference Committee and President of the Central Florida chapter. She is founder and co-chair of The Women in Capital Markets Symposium (WICM), an annual event devoted to advancing the professional development of women at Raymond James.

Mary received a BA in economics from Mount Holyoke College, and an MBA in finance from Fordham University.

This is Mary’s fourth term on the Board.

Director

Ryan Fenwick
, Sr. Manager, Investor Relations, Palo Alto Networks

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Ryan Fenwick is currently the Sr. Manager of Investor Relations at Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq:PANW), and has been with the team since September of 2020. Prior to that, he worked at Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) through their IPO and served in a variety of Corporate Finance roles, while supporting the Investor Relations function.

He holds an undergraduate degree in Finance from Santa Clara University, and an MBA from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

Ryan is United States & Australia dual citizen, and currently resides in Redwood City, CA.

This is Ryan's first year on the Silicon Valley Board of Directors.

Director

Anil Gupta
, Vice President Investor Relations, Coinbase Global, Inc.

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Anil has 15+ years of combined experience on the sell-side and in investor relations roles at two of Silicon Valley’s most visible companies.

Anil joined Coinbase in January 2021 as Vice President to lead investor relations ahead of the company’s direct listing - which was the largest direct listing in history. He joined the cryptoeconomy leader following over 8 years in investor relations at Facebook, where he most recently served as Director.

Prior to embarking on his investor relations career, Anil worked in equity research where he covered Internet and media equities. Prior to equity research, he began his career as a management consultant.

Anil graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a major in Finance. He has been known throughout his career as a collaborative, relationship-oriented partner who enjoys working in high-growth and innovative technology environments.

This is Anil's first year on the Silicon Valley Board of Directors.