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Co-President

Victoria Hyde-Dunn, Vice President Investor Relations, Informatica

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Victoria brings over 20 years of executive experience in investor relations and finance. During her career, Victoria developed, managed, and executed IR programs for fin-tech and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies across high-growth private equity ownership structures to established companies undergoing a transition. Her broad experience encompasses initial public offerings (IPO), management transitions, shareholder activism, debt issuance, crisis and issues management, and M&A for NYSE and Nasdaq listed companies.

Victoria is currently Vice President, Investor Relations at Informatica (NYSE: INFA), a global leader in enterprise cloud data management. She joined Informatica in 2021 to help prepare the company for an initial public offering in October 2021 raising $1 billion. Before joining Informatica, Victoria was Head of Investor Relations for 8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a global provider of cloud communications and contact center solutions from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining 8x8, she served as Senior Director of Investor Relations for Visa Inc. (NYSE: V), a leader in digital payments from 2007 to 2017. Victoria joined Visa to help establish the company’s global IR function before the company’s successful IPO in March 2008 raising $19 billion. Before Visa, she held an Investor Relations role at McAfee Inc. (acquired by Intel) from 2005 to 2007, and Investor Relations and Treasury roles at Providian Financial (acquired by Washington Mutual/ JP Morgan Chase) from 1999 to 2005.

Victoria is a board member for the NIRI San Francisco chapter since 2016 and served on the NIRI Silicon Valley board from 2007 to 2011. She has held the positions of President-Elect, Treasurer, Sponsorship, Advocacy, Membership, and Programs throughout her combined board experience. Victoria has been recognized by IR Magazine (Best Investor Relations Officer, Large-Cap 2017) and is an Institutional Investor Magazine, All-American Executive. Victoria has an MBA and B.A. in Finance from the University of San Francisco.

Co-President

Alex Porter, Sr. Managing Director, New Listings and Capital Markets, Nasdaq

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Alex Porter is Sr. Managing Director, New Listings & Capital Markets at Nasdaq with over 13 years of experience working with corporate clients on capital markets strategy, investor relations, and IPOs. Alex has a proven track record of guiding companies through complex financial landscapes and leveraging deep industry knowledge to drive successful outcomes. His expertise in capital markets and strategic advisory has made him a trusted partner for businesses looking to operate effective public companies.

This is Alex's fourth term on the Board.

Treasurer

Chris Genualdi, Vice President Investor Relations, Planet Labs

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Chris is a strategic investor relations executive with over a decade of experience leading IR programs at public technology companies, as well as performing in other corporate finance roles. His investor relations experience includes building market-leading IR programs, public listings, private financings, M&A, management transitions, and helping companies effectively navigate an increasingly complex world.

Chris is currently the Vice President of Investor Relations at Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL). Prior to joining Planet, he was the Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Development at NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR). Previous to NETGEAR, he was an technology IR consultant at The Ruth Group, an agency based in New York City. Chris attended the University of Richmond in Virginia. He currently lives in San Francisco with his wife and young son, and enjoys spending his free time outdoors.

VP, Programs

Malin Clark, Partner, Head of Consulting, Third Economy

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As a Partner at Third Economy, Malin develops and implements Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies for corporations and institutional investors. Clients advancing their long-term financial sustainability benefit from her experience on both sides of the capital markets. Malin spent four years as a buy-side analyst, seeing first-hand the need for improved disclosure on ESG topics. During her seven-year tenure as Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing at Bank of Marin she oversaw Investor Relations and the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Malin spent the first ten years of her career with GE Capital, progressing through various roles including internal audit and global pricing. A native of Sweden, Malin has a MSc in Business from Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law. She is a holder of the FSA Credential issued by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

VP, Programs

Charles Eveslage, Head of Investor Relations, Zoom

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Charles Eveslage is the Head of Investor Relations at Zoom, where he leads the company’s engagement with the investment community and drives its financial communications strategy. Before joining Zoom, Charles held roles in corporate development and investor relations, advising on cross-border M&A, IPO and earnings communications, and strategic finance initiatives across the technology and hospitality sectors.

Charles earned his Master’s degree in Management from Stanford Graduate School of Business and his B.A. in International Relations and Economics from Michigan State University. He is also a CFA charterholder and licensed private pilot.

This is his second term on the Board.

VP, Programs

Chris Faralli, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds

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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.

VP, Programs

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.

VP, Programs

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.

VP, Programs

Mary Lai, Vice President, Investor Relations, Copeland

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Mary Lai is the Vice President of Investor Relations at Copeland. Mary brings in over 15 years of combined experience across investor relations, communications, ESG, and technology equity research. She has worked in growth-oriented and large-cap companies such as Salesforce.com, Gen Digital (formerly NortonLifeLock), Nextracker, Flex, and Synnex. Mary has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of California Berkeley’s Walter Haas School of Business. This is Mary’s fourth term on the Board.

VP, Programs

T.J. O'Sullivan, Director, Joele Frank

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T.J. O’Sullivan is a Director at Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, advising companies across industries and in a wide range of special situations, including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism and crisis management. In addition, he works extensively with clients to develop and refine their investor and public relations programs.

T.J. joined Joele Frank in 2019 from PG&E Corporation, where he served on the investor relations team through several crises, including the 2017 Northern California wildfires, the 2018 Camp Fire and PG&E’s Chapter 11 filing in 2019. He received a BA in History and Accounting from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

VP, Membership

Nick Tooker, Head of Investor Relations, Expensify

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Nick Tooker is Head of Investor Relations at Expensify based in San Francisco, CA. He joined Expensify in 2017 leading Strategic Partnerships before helping take the company public in 2021. Prior to Expensify, he held corporate development roles at in sports-marketing and privately held tech firms. He was named to NIRI's Class of 2024 Rising Leaders Under 40 program. He will be serving his first year on the NIRI SF chapter board. He has a BA in Economics from the University of Arizona.

VP, Communications

Kimberly Sampson, Director of Investor Relations, Roku

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Kim Sampson is a Director of Investor Relations at Roku based in San Jose, CA with more than 15 years of financial communications experience. Prior to Roku, she was the head of Corporate Communications at Nextdoor, and before that she was Corporate Communications Lead at Square. She also previously worked at strategic communications agencies Brunswick and FTI Consulting. She will be serving her first year on the NIRI SF chapter board. She has a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University.

VP, Sponsorship

Zane Keller, Head of Investor Relations, Affirm

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Zane Keller is Head of Investor Relations at Affirm, a financial technology company. Before moving into investor relations, he worked in buy-side equity research for a decade, including at Barrow Hanley Global Investors and Brandes Investment Partners. He holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

VP, Advocacy Ambassador

Moriah Shilton, IR Consultant

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Moriah Shilton was most recently Senior Vice President at Rivel, Inc, a global data-driven management consultancy, where she was part of the Advisory group. Prior to Rivel, Moriah was an SVP at Financial Profiles, a strategic communications firm, where she managed multiple investor relations programs for small and mid-cap companies. She joined Financial Profiles from LHA Investor Relations, which is now part of Alliance Advisors, LLC. From 2015 through 2016 Moriah served as VP, Corporate Strategy & Relations at Meetyl, a San Francisco based technology company that enabled direct engagement between investors and issuers. Prior to Meetyl, from 2008 through 2014 she was Senior Director, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations at Tessera Technologies, Inc. (now Xperi), a technology miniaturization company located in San Jose, CA. Moriah started her IR career at LHA Investor Relations. She has 25 years business and legal experience, including over 20 years in investor relations. Moriah graduated with honors from Dartmouth College. Her post graduate work includes financial and accounting courses at UC Berkeley Extension.

Director at Large

Nicole Noutsios, Founder, Stratos Advisors

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What I love about in IR is that no day is ever the same - it’s very challenging and rewarding.  I am always working on interesting projects, solving hard problems, and working with smart and driven people.

Nicole has been running her own consultancy, NMN Advisors, for more than 15 years. During her 20 years in investor relations, she has provided over 100 pre-IPO and public companies investor relations and strategic communications counsel and has worked with companies in virtually every facet of investor relations, including IPOs, shareholder activism, M&A communications, global investor targeting and crisis communications.

Prior to consulting, she was the Director of IR for meVC / Draper Fisher Jurvetson's (DFJ) public venture capital fund where she managed the public relations and investor relations departments. While at meVC/DFJ Fund, she assisted with the company's $330M IPO on the NYSE. Before working for the meVC/DFJ Fund, Nicole held IR and Finance positions at Infoseek and Imatron.

For 9 years, Nicole volunteered as both an Officer and Director with the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) San Francisco and Silicon Valley chapters and is currently a member of the senior roundtable. She has been a public speaker on the topic of disclosure, ethics, and investor relations strategic issues at the Annual NIRI National conference, PRSA San Francisco Chapter, and NIRI Silicon Valley Chapter. Nicole is also a contributor to IR Update, a magazine specializing in investor relations. Nicole holds a B.S., Political Science and B.A., History from the University of California, Santa Cruz and completed additional studies at the University of Grenoble, France and University of Hull, England.

IR Update Publications:

  • November 2015 - When Investors Ask to Speak to Directors
  • November 2015 - A Year-Round Strategy For Proxy Season
  • January 2012 - Expanding Your Stock's Global Ownership
  • February 2006 - The New World: Expensing Stock Options
  • October 2004 - Gaining Visibility for Small Cap Companies
  • May 2002 - Integrating Financial Messaging into Employee Communications

Memberships:

  • NIRI National Senior Roundtable Membership
  • For 9 years, Nicole has volunteered as both an Officer and Director with the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) San Francisco and Silicon Valley chapter (chapter won numerous national awards).

Director at Large

Peter Schuman, Vice President Investor Relations, Adtran

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Peter Schuman, IRC, is VP Investor Relations at Adtran Holdings since November 2024. He has a proven track record in financial communications. Prior to that he was VP Investor Relations, Industry Analyst & Public Relations at Cambium Networks. In 2019, he helped take Cambium Networks public on NASDAQ with J.P. Morgan & Goldman Sachs with a market cap of $250M which increased to $1.7B, and through 2 secondary offerings at $28 and $48. As active participant in the IPO process, he helped formulate the S-1 registration statement, investor presentation, Q&A, roadshow, investor targeting, creation of the investor website and related press releases, and helped facilitate two secondary offerings. He was previously Sr. Director Investor Relations at Avaya (a SaaS company) where he helped take the company public on the NYSE with a direct listing and built the investor relations program. Previously he was promoted to Sr. Director, Investor Relations at Atmel Corp in April 2013. He joined the investor relations department at Atmel Corporation in July 2010 as Director Investor Relations. Peter was responsible for all investor activities until Atmel's acquisition in April 2016. In 2011 Atmel's IR Department received an honorable mention from IR Magazine for most progress in investor relations. In April 2016, Peter passed the National Investor Relations Institute's Investor Relations Charter (IRC) certification exam. Prior to Atmel he was a manager of investor relations at Intel Corporation from September 2007 until June 2010. He was responsible for Midwest & Canada buyside, retail shareholders, an award-winning annual report and the annual stockholders' meeting. He re-designed INTC.com, Intel's IR website achieving awards from both IR Global Rankings and the Web Marketing Association. In 2009 and 2010 Intel's IR department was ranked #1 by the buyside for the semiconductor industry by Institutional Investor. Prior to Intel, Peter was the Director of Investor Relations and Public Relations at Coherent, Inc. He joined Coherent, Inc. in September of 1997 as Manager of the newly created Investor Relations Department. Prior to re-joining Coherent in April 2001, Peter served a six-month stint as Director, Investor Relations at Oplink Communications in San Jose, CA where he helped oversee that company's successful initial public offering in October 2000 and set up its investor relations program. Peter has also worked as a Marketing Director at The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. in Menlo Park, California and as a Compliance Examiner in the Enforcement Department of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in Washington, D.C. He began his career as an auditor with Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s General Re unit in Stamford, Connecticut. Peter received an MBA in Investments & International Business from Pace University in White Plains, New York and a BS in Finance from The University of Maryland, College Park. Peter presently serves on the NIRI San Francisco Chapter board as Treasurer and served on the advisory boards of vOOrka, a start-up biometrics company, and IPREO, a global leader in providing market intelligence, data, and technology solutions. Peter previously served on the served on the NIRI Silicon Valley Chapter board for five years.

Director at Large

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

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Mary serves as Managing Director, 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 general and sector-specific conferences, summits and symposiums. Prior to joining Raymond James, Mary served in various research, sales and management roles at Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and Salomon Smith Barney. An active NIRI member, she is currently on the Board of NIRI San Francisco Bay Area, and previously served on the Annual Conference Committee and President of the Central Florida chapter. She was elected a NIRI Fellow in 2023. She is a co-founder 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.
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