Bryant Hayward, De La Prym Family Office:
Bryant Hayward is a venture investor, portfolio strategist, and wealth advisor with 23+ years of experience helping family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and institutions optimize venture portfolios. At De La Prym, he specializes in custom allocations, direct investments, risk reduction, and strategic exits. He also focuses on succession and multigenerational education, helping families prepare future leaders while protecting and growing wealth through disciplined, long-term investment strategies and selective venture opportunities.
SooMan Wolffs, Manhattan Venture Partners:
SooMan Wolffs is a General Partner at Manhattan Venture Partners, where he leads venture investment diligence, sourcing, and capital raising. His career includes helping build eShares, now Carta, where he worked on approximately 1,000 venture-backed company valuations and contributed to early financial products. At MVP, SooMan focuses on mid-to-late-stage venture and secondary investments, championing private-market liquidity and data-driven strategies for generating realized returns and efficient portfolio outcomes.
Amanda Reed, RISE Family Office:
Amanda Reed is a family-office investment executive and venture investor focused on high-growth technology companies. At RISE Family Office, she works with entrepreneurial families to identify, evaluate, and support transformative opportunities across venture capital and private markets. Her experience advising family offices, venture funds, and innovation-driven organizations combines operational expertise with a long-term investment perspective, helping founders build scalable, high-impact businesses while aligning investments with family objectives.
Anurag Chandra, CIO Single Family Office:
Anurag Chandra is an allocator, investor, and operator with 25 years of experience across private markets, portfolio construction, and manager selection. He serves as CIO of a single-family office with a venture studio and as Trustee of the $4.5B San Jose Federated Employees Retirement Fund. Having helped lead four venture funds totaling $2B+ in AUM, Anurag combines direct investment expertise with startup operating experience and institutional governance.
Gordon Chan, Private Family Office:
Gordon Chan is an investment professional combining Wall Street expertise with technology investing experience. Based in a San Francisco Bay Area family office, he evaluates opportunities across public and private markets using an institutional approach to portfolio management and capital allocation. His background spans investment banking, equity research, and venture investing. A UCLA Anderson MBA, Robert Toigo Fellow, Dean’s Fellow, and CPA, Gordon connects entrepreneurs, investors, and family offices around long-term value creation.
