Entrepreneurs are often disappointed at the low valuations their
company receives from VCs, and puzzled by the effects of the public
equity markets on valuation of private companies. In this session we
will discuss how the public markets value biotechnology companies, and
the impact that events in public markets have on valuations that VCs
give to companies.
Networking session will follow.
Presenters:
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Lloyd S. Kurtz III, MBA, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Nelson Capital Management
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Lloyd Kurtz is a portfolio manager at Nelson Capital Management in Palo
Alto. Previously, he had research responsibility for the healthcare
sector at the investment mangement firm Harris Bretall Sullivan and
Smith in San Francisco. Prior to joining Harris Bretall, Mr. Kurtz was
senior research analyst at Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co., where he
did much of the quantitative research for the development of the Domini
Social Index. Mr. Kurtz is a frequent speaker on healthcare topics, and
has written articles on the performance of socially screened accounts
for numerous books and journals. In 1999, he received the SRI Service
Award for his contributions to the growth of social investing. Mr.
Kurtz received his B.A. in English and Psychology from Vassar College
in 1983. He received his M.B.A. in Finance from Babson College in 1991,
graduating with Highest Distinction. He is a holder of the CFA
designation.
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Susan Woodward Ph.D., Founder and Chief Economist, Sand Hill Econometrics
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Susan Woodward is a financial economist specializing in the
organization and performance of securities markets. She has served as
the Chief Economist of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and
the Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. She has taught finance at the Stanford Law School, the
University of Rochester Business School, and University of California
at Los Angeles. Before founding Sand Hill Econometrics, Woodward was
Executive Vice President and Chief Economist of OffRoad Capital, an
Internet-based investment bank specializing in later-stage private
equity placements. At OffRoad, she designed a system for auction
pricing of private equity offerings. She is a co-inventor of the
technology described in a pending patent application. Woodward
received both her B.A. and Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the
University of California, Los Angeles.
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