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Sitting board member for Craft 1861/Nano Cures and Alpha Metallurgical Resources; Former board director at Bed Bath & Beyond, Alaska Communications, & INNOVATE; LP investor in Brain Trust Fund.
Shelly spent 30+ years on Wall Street investing in the debt and equity of companies, which gives her a unique perspective in the boardroom. Her specialties include evaluating companies’ financials in order to assess financial health, balance sheet management, and leveraging the capital markets and investor relations to maximize value for stakeholders. Her familiarity with the public markets and how investors value securities give her a strong lens on how companies think about long-term value creation. Her board work spans early stage companies to the F500.