Priscilla Guevara
Head of Investor Relations, Science Inc.
Priscilla is the Head of Investor Relations of Science Inc., a Los Angeles-based incubator and venture fund focused on technology and internet companies that tap into societal shifts and disrupt entrenched markets. Founded in 2011, Science's portfolio has seen $1.3 billion in exits including Dollar Shave Club (acquired by Unilever). It built two of the first & largest influencer networks on YouTube and Pinterest: FameBit (acquired by Google) and HelloSociety (acquired by New York Times). Today, Science’s portfolio includes notable companies such as PlayVS, Bird, MeUndies, Grove Collaborative, Mammoth Media, Liquid Death, and more. Prior to Science, Priscilla served as an investor at ZX Ventures (Anheuser-Busch's CVC arm). In this role, Priscilla oversaw the technology platform, which included global deals in the supply chain & logistics and marketing/adtech space, among others. Additionally, she was an investor in sustainable assets on behalf of family offices, and led Strategy & Ops at SevenRooms and Business Development at Whispr Group. Further, her early international experience and expertise across Wall Street from Sumitomo Mitsui to Neuberger Berman and JCAM (Moore Capital), focusing on asset management and capital markets, complemented by a deep operational and regulatory foundation, has resulted in growth of $10B+ AUM. She is currently the Chair of the Senior Women in Private Equity Group (West Coast Chapter) and an Active Member of 100 Women in Finance. She is also currently on the Development Committee of the James Beard Foundation, having previously served on the board of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (NYC Chapter) as the Chair of Society Ties, its young professionals group. Priscilla holds a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
Falko Hörnicke, CFA, CFP®
Senior Investment Strategist & Senior Portfolio Manager, Wells Fargo Private Bank
Falko joined Wells Fargo in early-2019 as a Senior Investment Strategist & Senior Portfolio Manager for the California Coastal Gateway Region. In his position, Falko and his team are responsible for managing the firm’s assets from high-net worth and ultra-high-net worth individuals. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Falko was the Chief Investment Officer & Head of Portfolio Management for a boutique Registered Investment Advisor in Santa Barbara/CA, where he developed, implemented and monitored the firm’s proprietary asset selection and investment management process. Before Falko came to Santa Barbara/CA in 2013, he was heading the Wealth Management department of the prestigious Bankhaus Lampe in Dusseldorf/Germany where he and his team oversaw more than $5b assets under management. At the beginning of his career, Falko served as the Senior Portfolio Manager for Global & European equities at Invesco Asset Management as well as Lupus alpha Asset Management in Frankfurt/Germany. Falko received a postgraduate degree (German Diplombetriebswirt) in Economic and Financial Studies from the elite Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Germany. He earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2006 and also received the designation of Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) in 2015. Falko, his wife Maria and their 4-year old son Gabriel reside in Santa Barbara, CA.
Andrea Leung
Managing Director, Structured Solutions Group, Deutsche Bank
Andrea Leung is a Managing Director on the Structured Solutions Group within Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets division. She focuses on Financial Sponsors in private credit and financing products. She is Co-Chair of the Deutsche Bank Women’s Network for the Investment Bank. Andrea joined Deutsche Bank in 2002 and spent 10 years in the equity division. She was previously Global Head of Synthetic Equity Trading, managing delta-one trading businesses in New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. In 2014 she joined the Relationship Management team, covering the firm’s top asset management, hedge fund and pension funds. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2002, she ran the US Equity Swap Trading desk at JP Morgan. She started her career at JP Morgan in 1994 in commodity and fixed income derivatives. Andrea holds a BA from Northwestern University. She is a member of the Northwestern University Leadership Circle New York Board.
Lisa Martin
Director of Business Development, Crabel Capital Management LLC
Director of Business Development and a member of the Executive Committee, graduated in 1997 with a BS in Molecular Genetics from the University of California, Los Angeles. After earning an MBA from the University of Southern California in 2001, Ms. Martin joined CSFB as an associate. In 2004, she joined HFR Asset Management to develop and lead their client relations division working with institutional investors. Ms. Martin joined Crabel in 2008 and leads the global business development effort with responsibility for investor education and distribution of Crabel's programs.
Rebekah Flohr
Managing Director, Securities Services, Deutsche Bank
Rebekah Flohr is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Securities Services Sales and Head of Securities Services Americas. She joined Deutsche Bank in 2012 from J.P. Morgan where she focused on Listed Derivatives, OTC Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage. Since then she has held a number of senior positions across the organization, most recently as Americas Head of Institutional Platform Coverage where she was responsible for expanding business across Fixed Income, Currencies and Equities with the Bank’s top Institutional Clients. Rebekah is a Steering Committee member of the CIB and Global Markets Women’s Network at Deutsche Bank. She is also actively involved in several mentoring and development programs. Rebekah graduated from Denison University, attended Graduate School at University of Chicago and now resides in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
Connie Wick
Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel, Crabel Capital Management LLC
Connie Wick, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel and a member of Crabel’s Executive Committee, graduated from Marquette University Law School in 1998 and received an MBA and BA - Finance from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. During her career in the financial services industry, Ms. Wick has focused on legal and regulatory compliance matters. Her experience covers a broad range of products and services, including hedge funds, registered funds, separately managed accounts, and brokerage, along with implementation and oversight of regulatory compliance programs. From February of 2010 to October 2015, Ms. Wick was the Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel for Castle Creek Arbitrage, a convertible arbitrage hedge fund firm in Chicago. Prior to that, Ms. Wick served as Senior Corporate Counsel at Stark Investments, Chief Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel for Heartland Advisors and the Heartland Funds, and as Senior Corporate Counsel for Strong Capital Management. Ms. Wick serves as a member of the National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP) Private Funds Committee and is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Wisconsin. She joined Crabel in October of 2015 as CCO and General Counsel.
