Our Team

Before launching Collective, Greg founded SharesPost, the world’s first and largest marketplace for unicorn equities. SharesPost and Forge merged in 2020. Prior to SharesPost, Greg launched and led the Nasdaq Private Market and the SharesPost100 Fund. Greg was also a co-founder of TrueCar (Nasdaq: TRUE) and Internet Brands (Nasdaq: INET). He began his career as a securities lawyer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Greg received degrees from UC Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and The Wharton School. Greg has served on the Board of Forge and is a current Board member of Ownera.

Mr. Butler is a successful entrepreneur with a combination of financial and operating experiences including, gas stations and convenience stores, real estate, marketing, and venture capital. Larry is the owner and Managing Member of Convenience Acquisition Corp., LLC an operator of gas stations and convenience stores in northern California. Larry is the largest shareholder and Managing Member of Awestruck Marketing Group, LLC a company he founded in 2000. Larry is an investor in numerous commercial and residential real estate projects and is a board member and chair of the finance committee for Ascendigo Autism Services, a Carbondale, CO based provider of services to children and young adults on the Autism Spectrum. Larry graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984 and earned his MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1989.

Mr. Ross Kestin is a Founding Partner & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Aliya Capital Partners. He serves as Board Member at Collective and betr and as an Advisor to Kodiak. An MBA graduate of Bar-Ilan University with a B.A. from Brandeis University, he began his career at Bank Leumi in New York in 1999, followed by positions at SAIS Swiss Alternative Investment Strategies Group in Zug, Switzerland, Tamir Fishman Asset Management in Tel Aviv and HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA in Geneva. A founder of Fortune Financial Strategies SA, a family office based in Geneva, he served as its CEO until 2015 when he founded Fortune Partners Group LLC in Miami. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish, and French.

Scott Painter is a serial entrepreneur in the automotive space. He has launched several innovative companies built on transparency and digitalization that have disrupted and transformed the industry. In 2020, he co-founded NextCar, a full-service fintech and insurtech platform for delivering flexible and affordable vehicle subscriptions to consumers profitably at scale. In 2016, he co-founded Fair, a direct-to-consumer fintech company that introduced used vehicle subscriptions. Fair pioneered the Car-as-a-Service (CaaS) category by offering affordable, convenient, and flexible car subscriptions to consumers.

Philip Trahanas is a private investor with over 25 years of experience in the financial world spanning operations, investment banking and private equity roles. Philip spent 15 years at General Atlantic, a global growth equity platform, working across a spectrum of industries and investment types, including business services, outsourcing, software, applied technology, real estate and telecom/internet. Before General Atlantic, Philip worked within Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking division. Philip holds a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He attended the University of Pennsylvania for his advanced studies and received an MBA from the Wharton School, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar, and an M.S. in Engineering from the Moore School of Engineering. Philip has held a multitude of board seats over time for public and private companies as well as philanthropic institutions globally.

Mr. Ross Kestin is a Founding Partner & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Aliya Capital Partners. He serves as Board Member at Collective and betr and as an Advisor to Kodiak. An MBA graduate of Bar-Ilan University with a B.A. from Brandeis University, he began his career at Bank Leumi in New York in 1999, followed by positions at SAIS Swiss Alternative Investment Strategies Group in Zug, Switzerland, Tamir Fishman Asset Management in Tel Aviv and HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA in Geneva. A founder of Fortune Financial Strategies SA, a family office based in Geneva, he served as its CEO until 2015 when he founded Fortune Partners Group LLC in Miami. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish, and French.

Matthew Luckett is a seasoned alternative investor, with direct experience in hedge funds, venture capital, private equity and real estate. He has been an active board member of a number of private companies and non-profit organizations throughout his career. He currently serves on the board of Interprivate II (Nasdaq: IPVA), Misen, and Podchaser. Most recently, Matt was a General Partner of Balestra Capital, Ltd., a multi-billion dollar global macro investment firm. He joined the firm in 2004 as a Co-Portfolio Manager of Balestra Capital Partners (BCP), the firm’s global macro hedge fund and served on the investment committee of Balestra Spectrum Partners (BSP), the firm’s fund of funds.

Prior to Collective, Ankit was responsible for strategic equity investments at JPMorgan Chase, focusing on fintech and enterprise tech companies. Before JPMorgan Chase, Ankit spent initial years of his career in private equity and management consulting at Blackstone and McKinsey. Ankit holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, where he graduated at the top of the class and received a gold medal as the highest honor for academic achievement and leadership impact. Ankit is a seasoned private markets executive with extensive investment and board experience spanning across market cycles.

Prior to Collective, Jeff was CEO of the Corporate Division and Head of Global Payments for PagaTodo, a leading Latin American FinTech. Previously, Jeff was with Goldman Sachs for twenty years as Managing Director in the Securities Division where he developed and led a global team covering top institutional investors. He earned his MBA in Finance from The Wharton School and his BA from Union College in Economics and Spanish Literature. Jeff is a member of the Board of Directors at PagaTodo Holdings.

Andy is the founder and Managing Director of Intercept Ventures. He has over 30 years of technology company experience, including investing, advising and banking. Previously, Andy was a founding partner of Thomas Weisel Partners, the co-founder of Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, and a General Partner at TCV. Andy holds a BA from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Philip Trahanas is a private investor with over 25 years of experience in the financial world spanning operations, investment banking and private equity roles. Philip spent 15 years at General Atlantic, a global growth equity platform, working across a spectrum of industries and investment types, including business services, outsourcing, software, applied technology, real estate and telecom/internet. Before General Atlantic, Philip worked within Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking division. Philip holds a B.E. in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He attended the University of Pennsylvania for his advanced studies and received an MBA from the Wharton School, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar, and an M.S. in Engineering from the Moore School of Engineering. Philip has held a multitude of board seats over time for public and private companies as well as philanthropic institutions globally.

Cyndi is currently the CLO, GC & Corporate Secretary at Nasdaq Private Market. Previously, she served as the CLO at SharesPost and Collective Liquidity, and the Deputy GC at Nasdaq, Inc., overseeing legal and compliance at each company. Prior to that, Cyndi was at the SEC where she held several senior positions, including as the Deputy Chief of Staff. Cyndi also serves on the Board of Advisors of Vested and Astrella. She has degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas School of Law.

Chris is the Managing Member of Cap Accel Management LLC, an advisory and consulting firm focused in the FinTech, Marketplace and Alternative Lending space. Previously, Chris was Co-Head of Capital Markets at SoFi. Prior to SoFi he was a Managing Director and the West Coast Head of Fixed Income Sales at Goldman Sachs where he worked for 25 years. He is a CFA Charterholder and holds a BA degree from Pomona College.