Our Team

Meet the Team at Venture First

John Shumate

CEO & Chairman

Rob Penta

President, Chief Legal Officer & Vice Chairman

Jack Hellige

Vice President, Funds & Transactions

Ken Edwards

Chief Operating Officer

Greg Guilford

Vice President, CFO Services

Christopher Marlin

Vice President, CFO Services

Ben Lawrence

Vice President, Business Development

Brad Couch

Senior Associate

Christian Carr

Senior Financial Analyst

Tarun Bothra

Valuation Analyst

Scott Sieg

Accountant

Carolle Siegel

Executive Assistant

Keegan Hebert

Junior Analyst

Srikar Sirvisetty

Junior Analyst

Vik Chadha

Board Member

Jack Danehy

Board Member

Cordt Huneke

Board Member

Brian Oldham

Operating Partner

Mark Crane

Operating Partner

Steve Huey

Operating Partner