Venture Greenhouse + Startup Grind Northbay Host Mark Nelson (Nelson Family of Companies)

Mark Nelson's mission

is to ignite entrepreneurial investment energy in the North Bay,
providing educational, financial, experiential, network, and
consultative capital to skilled and hungry innovators, while providing
unparalleled qualitative and quantitative returns for all constituents.
In 2013, Mark joined Altus Equity, a boutique

Alternative Asset Management Company, and was named Entrepreneur in

Residence at Sonoma State University. Mark has
served as a trusted advisor to companies like Google, Sony Computer
Entertainment, Clorox, Bank of America, Cisco Systems, Trinchero Family Estates, Redwood Credit Union, and countless others. He
is an industry expert in the areas of talent acquisition, contingent

workforce management, and human capital strategy.