Board of Directors
Bruce Nollenberger — Chairman
Mr. Nollenberger founded Nollenberger Capital Partners in July, 2001, with the intent of building an investment bank and advisory services firm with some of the best and most experienced talent in the industry. With more than 30 years of experience in the securities industry, including over 20 years of management leadership experience, he has built a team that prides itself on its clients’ success.
Prior to founding Nollenberger Capital Partners, Mr. Nollenberger was an Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Private Brokerage at Wells Fargo Van Kasper. He served on the Commitment Committee and the Management Committee, which consisted of the firm’s top five executive officers. Prior to the sale of First Security Van Kasper to Wells Fargo, Mr. Nollenberger was a member of the Board of Directors of the securities division of First Security and Chairman of Van Kasper’s Executive Committee.
Mr. Nollenberger holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Colorado and is a member of the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). He is on FINRA’s Nominating Committee for District 1 and serves on SIFMA’s Regional Firm’s CEO Roundtable, Group (F) CEO Committee, and the Private Client Services Committee. Mr. Nollenberger was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California.
Douglas Heske — President
Mr. Heske joined Nollenberger Capital Partners in April 2004 as an Executive Vice President and Partner. He brings to the firm over 22 years of experience in the securities business and over 14 years of management leadership. He currently leads the firm’s public finance and retail brokerage groups. Mr. Heske joined NCPI from Piper Jaffray where he was its Regional Director and San Francisco Branch Manager. During his 13 years at Piper Jaffray, he launched the Piper Jaffray’s wealth management business in San Francisco and led its significant growth across California.
Mr. Heske has served on the Executive Committee of the SIFMA-Western District since 1996 and was acting Chairman during 2002-2004. He was the Board President of the San Francisco-based charitable organization “The Edgewood Center for Children and Families,” and still serves as a board member.
Mr. Heske has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, and did his postgraduate work at the Daniels School of Business at the University of Denver.
David Hoover — Founding Partner
Mr. Hoover is a Founding Partner at Nollenberger Capital Partners and serves on the firm’s Board of Directors. Mr. Hoover brings to the Private Client Services division over twenty one years of experience managing portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and non-profit organizations.
Prior to joining Nollenberger Capital Partners, Mr. Hoover was a Vice President at Wells Fargo Van Kasper in the High Net Worth Division. Wells Fargo Van Kasper appointed Mr. Hoover to the Chairman’s Council and Corporate Services Group-the elite private brokerage units. He is a Registered Investment Advisor, and is versed in all facets of equity and fixed income portfolio management.
Mr. Hoover holds an M.B.A. and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Mr. Hoover also holds a CIMA (Certified Investment Management Analyst) designation.
ROBERT KAHAN — FORMERLY SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR & HEAD OF TRADING, NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES
Mr. Kahan served as Senior Managing Director and Head of Trading at Banc of America Securities, formerly NationsBanc Montgomery Securities. Prior to joining Montgomery, Mr. Kahan served as Vice President at Goldman Sachs & Co. for nine years covering institutional accounts where he became the largest producer in the New York office. He also worked as an Assistant Vice President at Bankers Trust Co. in New York, where he assisted in the management of pension portfolios. He was an Executive Committee Member of the National Organization of Investment Professionals, a member of the NYSE Stock Allocation Committee and a former Governor of the Chicago Stock Exchange. Mr. Kahan earned his B.A. in Economics at Columbia College and attended New York University Graduate School of Business.
Harry Kellogg, Jr. — Vice Chairman of the Board Group and President of the Merchant Banking Group of Silicon Valley Bank
Harry W. Kellogg is vice chairman of the board of Silicon Valley Bank, chairman of SVB Capital and president of Private Client Services. He is responsible for SVB Financial Group’s venture capital, private equity and private banking activities.
After serving as a banking professional for more than 20 years, Mr. Kellogg joined Silicon Valley Bank in 1986 as senior vice president of the Technology Division. In 1990 he was promoted to executive vice president and has, over the years, served the company in various capacities. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Kellogg was the group manager of Corporate Banking at Bank of the West for five years. He was also with Wells Fargo Bank for 13 years, including four years in the Wells Fargo Special Industries Group, a high-tech lending unit within Wells Fargo Bank.
Mr. Kellogg is a member of and on the Boards and Advisory Boards of many civic and industry organizations, including TechNet, Heller Ehrman LLP, The Enterprise Network, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, Financial Executives International, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford Project on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, California/Israel Chamber of Commerce, the Tuck Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, the Asia America MultiTechnology Association, Pacific Community Ventures, the World Economic Forum’s Private Equity Group on “Nurturing the Early Stage Investment in China,” and an emeritus board member of the Technology Museum of Innovation. Mr. Kellogg is also an International Council member of INSEAD. He was also named to Upside Magazine’s “100 People Who Changed Our World.”
Mark Michael — Board Member, Natus Medical, Inc. and Senior Executive Advisor, Control Risks
Mr. Michael has served on the Board of Directors of Natus Medical, Inc. since 2004. Natus is a leading provider of healthcare products used for the screening, detection, treatment, monitoring and tracking of common medical ailments in newborn care, hearing impairment, neurological dysfunction, epilepsy, sleep disorders, and balance and mobility disorders.
Mr. Michael has also served as Senior Executive Advisor to Control Risks since 2008. Control Risks is an independent, specialist risk consultancy with 27 offices on five continents. Control Risks enables its clients to succeed in complex or hostile business environments.
Previously, Mr. Michael was employed at 3Com Corporation from 1984-2003, most recently as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He served on 3Com's executive committee from 1997-2003. Mr. Michael is an attorney admitted to practice in California and Hawaii. He served as co-chair of the Silicon Valley Association of General Counsels from 1991-1993; and was a member of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals from 1985-2003, serving on its Corporate Practices Committee and National Board of Directors. Mr. Michael received a bachelor's degree in history from Stanford University in 1972 and a J.D. degree from University of California at Los Angeles School of Law in 1977.
THOMAS QUIGG — FORMERLY CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO, BANK OF AMERICA’S FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK SUBSIDIARY
Mr. Quigg is a 46-year veteran of California’s commercial banking industry. He has over a decade of board experience as an outside Director and as a financial expert concerning audits and governance, specifically by providing hands-on, independent oversight as defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In addition, he has over 20 years of marketing management, business development and sales management experience. Formerly, Mr. Quigg was Chairman, President and CEO of Bank of America’s Federal Savings Bank subsidiary. During his 37 year career there, he built a proven record of revenue and profit growth while developing advanced banking products and services. Previously, Mr. Quigg was Managing Director for Bank of America’s High Technology Practice. A longtime Marin County resident, Mr. Quigg earned his B.S. and MBA in Finance at University of San Francisco.
DENNIS RANEY — PARTNER, LIBERTY GREENFIELD
Mr. Raney serves as a board director at four companies, and as a Partner at Liberty Greenfield, an advisory firm that provides real estate, financing, and cost management services to corporations. He began a 24 year career at Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 1970, and served in management posts in finance, manufacturing, and real estate. From 1978 to 1982, he was CFO for HP’s Intercontinental Operations, and from 1982 to 1989, based in Geneva, Switzerland, he was CFO of HP’s European Operations. Mr. Raney has also served as CFO for Bristol Myers-Squibb Pharmaceutical from 1993-1996, and for Novell, Inc. from 1996-2001.
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