1809 Capital

Chris Siebers is the founder of Sieber CPA, where he serves business owners, families, and ultra-high net worth individuals. His practice focuses on tax compliance and optimization strategies to minimize tax liability within legal requirements.

Erin Graham is a Designer I in Media and Communications at Ariel Corporation and founder of Post Ghost Digital Media Agency. She holds a degree in Emerging Technology in Business and Design from Miami University, with technical proficiency in CAD design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Swift/Xcode, and front-end programming languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python. Post Ghost provides web development, branding, social media strategy, and digital services to small and mid-sized businesses.

Investor and advisor to growth businesses through his own VC fund and partnerships with venture and PE firms. Spent his career at W.W. Grainger, retiring as Chairman in 2017 after serving as CEO from 2008 to 2016.

Co-founder of High Alpha, a serial entrepreneur and former Salesforce executive.

Venture investor with 20+ years of experience and a focus on digital health; partner at NGP Capital for 14 years and previously a founding partner at BlueRun Ventures, with earlier business development experience at Nokia.

Executive with investment, finance and commercialization experience in early-stage technology; founding investment team member at JumpStart Inc. where he serves as a healthcare Venture Partner. Previously led finance and corporate development at CardioInsight Technologies (acquired by Medtronic).

Kevin Randall is General Counsel at 1809 Capital, a venture fund affiliated with Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has 28 years of experience at General Electric, where he structured and negotiated complex cross-border transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures across more than 50 countries. Randall also spent nine years as a partner at an international tax planning legal firm and currently serves as in-house counsel for Tribetic LLC, a startup focused on AI-based diabetes management solutions.

Institutional asset management veteran who served as Chief Investment Officer at Washington University in St. Louis and President of Qwest Asset Management. Board member of Commerce Bancshares and advisory group member of NISA Investment Advisors; CFA charter holder.

EVP at Octagon Sports & Entertainment Network with 25 years advising brands and agencies on celebrity/influencer value; advisor and investor to Territory Foods and Hilo Nutrition and a Forbes contributor.

Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners since 2014, having led investments including Hubdoc, Pear Deck, Provi and Frank. Previously COO of Piece & Co. and a Senior Director of New Ventures at Redbox.

Howard BobRow is a Partner and Chair of the Venture Capital and Emerging Company Practice at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital transactions, as well as matters related to entrepreneurship and start-ups.

Mark Richey is Managing Partner of 1809 Capital, which he founded. His work centers on venture investing and supporting entrepreneurship, including efforts tied to Miami University's ecosystem through the Farmer School of Business and the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship.

Financial executive specializing in alternative investments, private valuations and SEC compliance; currently CFO of Altos Ventures and previously CFO/CCO of NewView Capital and CFO of the SharesPost 100 Fund.

Miami University student studying Information Systems & Cybersecurity Management and Entrepreneurship, serving as an intern.

Operating Partner at Atlantic Street Capital Advisors and board member at Gorilla Glue and Sargento Foods; former CEO of Luxury Garage Sale with a 17-year career at PepsiCo ending as SVP & Chief Customer Officer.