SPEAKERS

As a serial fintech founder and current CEO of Forge Global, Inc. [NYSE: FRGE], Kelly Rodriques leads the only publicly listed company offering marketplace infrastructure, data services, technology, and investment solutions for the private market. Previously, Kelly was CEO of Pensco, Inc., a pioneer in alternative asset custody for some of the largest investment advisors in the world. He ultimately sold Pensco to a Fortress owned company, Opus Bank in 2016. Prior to that, he was an operating partner at Ignition, a venture capital firm. As the CEO of Totality Corporation, which focused on managed security and performance SaaS, Kelly grew the company to profitability before selling it to Verizon. At the first company he founded, Novo, he revolutionized internet marketing and media, which he ultimately sold to Publicis Groupe in 2001. Today, Kelly serves as a board member and advisor to several growth companies in fintech. He’s regularly featured on CNBC’s Squawk Box and Worldwide Exchange and on Yahoo Finance. As a former All-American pole vaulter, Kelly competed in the U.S. Track and Field National Championship, and in the 1986 World Games held in Helsinki, Finland.

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