Bret Batchelder

Experience

1. Sovereign's CapitalChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — present
2. Clear Choice Therapeutics, Inc.CEO & CFO2020 — 2025United States
3. West Street Investment Services, Inc.President2010 — 2025Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
4. CherokeeManaging Director and CFO2001 — 2025
5. First Union National Bank (now Wells Fargo)Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions (in Charlotte)2000 — 2001
6. Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. (acquired by First Union)Associate (in Charlotte)1997 — 2000
7. Goldman SachsSummer Associate (in New York)1996
8. Bank of AmericaAnalyst (w/former subsidiary in Atlanta)1991 — 1995

Education

1. The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillB.A., Political Science1987 — 1991
2. Texas McCombs School of BusinessPost Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Business Applications2025
3. Northwestern University - Kellogg School of ManagementMBA, Finance1995 — 1997
4. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)CFA1993 — 1995
5. Successfully completed the CPA Exam (Illinois Certificate Number 70,958)1993
6. Broughton High School (Raleigh, NC)1983 — 1987

Same school

Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill167

CMClint MyersInvestor at RevolutionMSMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionEWEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSDSoul DayanInvestor at True VenturesALAlexander LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)ATAlex TaubPrincipal at QED Investors

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Also attended Texas McCombs School of Business138

BGBill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkADArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthMSMonica SolizDirector, Marketing at Sapphire VenturesDCDale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture PartnersJHJoel HemmertFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCMMMadison McDonaldFinance/Legal/IR at 8VC

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Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management520

JLJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaAFAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDCDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGDGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesATAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesJTJon TurowVenture Partner at Madrona Venture Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at Sovereign's Capital4

JCJohn ColemanCo-CEO and Board Member at Sovereigns Capital VentureBEBen ErskinePartner, Real Estate at Sovereigns Capital VentureMMMatt MonsonPartner, Public Equity at Sovereigns Capital VentureLRLuke RoushCo-Founder, Co-CEO, and Board Member at Sovereigns Capital Venture

Also worked at Cherokee4

AAAmon AndersonManaging Partner at Acumen AmericaSHSteven HartantoVice President at 8090 IndustriesKGKeith GroseScout at Andreessen HorowitzBRBrian RoddeManaging Director at Makena Capital

Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,186

JKJosh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFEFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMHMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmNPNiki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesCBChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystDBDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at Bank of America202

KGKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesMCMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalALAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalAWAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at RevolutionWQWilliam QuistGP at Slow VenturesAKAdrian KaniaSenior Associate at Sapphire Ventures

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