Jeff Thomas: "Private Companies Have Never Had More Options and Better Access to Capital and Liquidity."

In this episode, I talk with Jeff Thomas, SVP and Head of U.S. Western Listings and Capital Markets for Nasdaq. Previously, Jeff served as President of Liquidity Solutions at Nasdaq Private Market, where he worked closely with private companies to help them provide shareholder liquidity prior to IPO. Prior to joining Nasdaq in 2014, Jeff held senior positions at SecondMarket, Gerson Lehrman Group and Altera Corp. He now also sits on the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. In this podcast, we talk about current market conditions, IPOs, SPACs, direct listings, venture capital and crypto. We also talk about the growth of private markets, including the story (and spinoff) of the Nasdaq Private Market plus retail investing and "meme stocks". We also discuss the new Nasdaq Boardroom Diversity Rule, ESG and other matters relevant to corporate governance and boards of directors. If you like this show, please consider subscribing, leaving a review or sharing this podcast on social media. You can find all the show notes on the website boardroom-governance.com and please feel free to subscribe to the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at evanepstein.substack.com