Tracy Knox is a seasoned board member and executive leader with over 25 years of experience driving growth and profitability in the technology sector. With a track record of success in scaling global companies, Tracy has served as CFO for three public companies overseeing complex financial transactions, including leading two of them through the go-public process.

Tracy currently serves on the board of Getty Images, Inc., a visual media company and as chair of the Audit Committee for BabyList, a leading vertical marketplace. Notably, Tracy was the CFO of Rover Group, the world’s largest online marketplace for pet sitting and walking services, where she played a pivotal role in growing the company's Gross Merchandise Value to approximately $1 billion and leading its successful SPAC merger, resulting in a valuation of over $1.3 billion. Rover was subsequently sold to Blackstone in February 2024 for $2.3B.

Tracy's expertise extends to complex M&A transactions, international expansion, and corporate governance and she has led multiple acquisitions and divestitures. Tracy's leadership in financial markets includes raising significant capital via equity and debt for both Rover and Rightside, a leading domain name services company.

Tracy earned her M.B.A, with honors, from the University of Washington and a B.A., Accounting from Indiana University.

Evan is a strategic CFO with a focus on leading emerging technology companies to scale. With more than 25 years of financial management experience, he brings a strong track record of helping growth stage companies achieve successful outcomes.

As Chief Financial Officer of TextNow, Evan oversees finance, accounting, legal, IT and strategic growth initiatives for the leading free calling and texting mobile app. TextNow has more than 10 million monthly active users and was the 8th most downloaded communications app in the US in 2020, with more than 18 million downloads.

Prior to TextNow, Evan was CFO at Chef Software, which he led through its successful acquisition by Progress Software in October 2020. Evan also served as CFO of Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) from 2000 to 2018, where he helped to secure multiple rounds of private funding before leading the company through an initial public offering and follow-on offering on the NASDAQ.

A committed member of Seattle’s technology industry, Evan founded the Seattle Tech CFO professional group in 2011, which now consists of more than 100 Seattle based CFOs from the region's most innovative companies. He is an active angel investor and serves as an advisor to numerous technology companies in the region.

He also serves as a board member for the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) and the University of Washington Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking. He previously served on the board of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center and The Technology Alliance.

He lives in Seattle with his wife and four children and is a passionate UW sports fan, attending all home football games and several road games.

Albert Vanderlaan is a partner in Orrick’s Capital Markets Group. He works with public and private companies, SPACs, SPAC sponsors, venture capital firms and investment banks focused on the life sciences and high-growth technology sectors.

Albert is involved in a broad range of corporate legal engagements for high growth technology companies, including IPOs, follow-on public offerings, private and public company securities law compliance matters, public company disclosure obligations, de-SPAC transactions, SPAC IPOs, venture financings and mergers and acquisitions. He also regularly advises public and private companies and their boards of directors on corporate governance issues.

Albert's clients include public and private companies in technology, automotive, Internet related industries, real estate, finance and the life sciences (including, among others, immuno-oncology, gene therapy, restorative cell therapy and medical device companies). He also represents underwriters in initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and PIPE offerings and venture capital firms in a variety of investment transactions.

Albert was named to the Deal’s Top Rising Stars 2021 list, which recognizes top new partners at U.S. law firms who are “doing spectacular work in the field of deal-making and who have continued to progress in their career despite the obstacles put in front of them.”

Ann Lucchesi is an enterprise relationship manager at Silicon Valley Bank in San Francisco. She works within the commercial banking division, serving as a key contact between tech banking and the private bank, delivering educational programs and providing thought leadership. She’s also a subject matter expert for all things related to private stock and equity compensation. In her current role, she’s primarily focused on helping founders and executives of private companies plan across their entire balance sheets.

In addition to her career at SVB, Ann is a certified financial planner and certified equity professional. She has also spent time working with companies on pre-IPO planning and post-IPO management. Throughout her career, Ann has enjoyed connecting clients with professionals who can help solve their financial planning issues and educating them on how best to achieve their financial goals. In short, she loves helping people understand their financial life.

Ann holds bachelor’s degrees in international business and finance from Oregon State University. She also has an MBA in finance from the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley. When she’s not working, Ann volunteers and fundraises for her local food bank and local schools. She loves spending time with her three children and her dog, reading, cooking and playing cards with friends and family. She particularly relishes the Texas Hold’em tournaments she holds at her home.

Jack Gaziano is the head of Relationship Management for Corporate Banking at Silicon Valley Bank, focusing on public and later-stage private clients in the innovation economy, structuring senior debt facilities for general working capital purposes, capital restructurings and acquisition financing, as well as advising them on strategic direction and global cash management issues. Jack joined SVB in 2000 and has worked in several capacities during his tenure.

Prior to joining SVB, Jack was employed for more than 12 years at State Street Bank in the commercial lending group, financing middle market companies primarily in the New York region.

Jack earned a bachelor’s degree in American History and Italian from Middlebury College and an MBA degree from Boston University.