Board of Directors

Michael Brown is a Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Teamshares, where he leads the company’s long-term vision and strategy, and focuses day-to-day on acquisition and capital activities. Mr. Brown began his career in finance, spending seven years combined at Perella Weinberg Partners (“PWP”), Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America, working on mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, and equity research. After leaving investment banking in 2013, Mr. Brown acquired and ran six small businesses alongside former PWP colleague Alex Eu, where they adapted their institutional M&A experience to the small business market, created a repeatable playbook to transition businesses from retiring founders, and learned about the win-win nature of employee stock ownership from a major customer. In 2019, Mr. Brown and Alex Eu co-founded Teamshares with another PWP colleague, Kevin Shiiba. Mr. Brown is Canadian, originally from Victoria, BC, and grew up as an expat in Singapore and Saudi Arabia before his family settled in Southern California. He is a graduate of UCLA, where Michael studied economics and political science, and lives in New York City.

Alex Eu is a Co-founder and President at Teamshares, where he leads operations in close partnership with the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to co-founding Teamshares, Mr. Eu acquired and operated six small businesses alongside Michael Brown. Earlier in his career, he was an early member of the investment team at The Chernin Group from July 2013 to August 2014, focusing on investments and operations in online media businesses, and a member of the advisory team at PWP from July 2011 to August 2013. Born in Singapore, Mr. Eu served as a platoon sergeant in the Singapore Armed Forces. He is a graduate of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Richard Hendrix is currently the founder and Managing Partner of Live Oak. Founded in 2019, Live Oak is a merchant banking firm specializing in Principal Investments, SPAC Sponsorship, and Corporate Advisory. Live Oak partners with founders, sponsors, and management teams to assist companies with growth strategies and access to efficient sources of capital. Over the course of his career, Mr. Hendrix has worked extensively with issuers and investors focused on companies in the financial services, real estate, energy, industrial, and business and consumer services sectors. He has led dozens of initial equity offerings, raising funds for founder-led and sponsor-backed companies. Additionally, Mr. Hendrix has considerable experience advising chief executives, boards of directors, and large shareholders regarding corporate strategy, capital structure, and capital access. Mr. Hendrix has served as the Chief Executive Officer of four Live Oak-sponsored SPACs, including vehicles that merged with Danimer Scientific (NYSE: DNMR) and Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS), as further discussed below. Mr. Hendrix currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Navitas. Mr. Hendrix has significant leadership experience in the financial industry. Prior to founding Live Oak, Mr. Hendrix served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FBR & Co., or FBR (formerly NASDAQ: FBRC), a middle-market focused investment banking and brokerage firm. He assumed that role in January 2009, and subsequently oversaw 12 strategic transactions, including six acquisitions. Under his leadership, FBR ultimately executed a merger with B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) in 2017. Following the merger, Mr. Hendrix served as director of B. Riley Financial. Prior to serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FBR, Mr. Hendrix was President and Chief Operating Officer for FBR’s parent company, Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (former NYSE: AAIC), where he managed day-to-day operations for the firm, as well as served as its Chief Investment Officer. He oversaw both FBR’s carveout from AAIC and its subsequent IPO as an independent company. Prior to his roles as President and then Chief Executive Officer, he was Head of Investment Banking, and prior to that role headed FBR’s real estate and industrials investment banking groups. Over his tenure, he helped to grow FBR into a leading bookrunner for initial common stock offerings for middle market U.S. companies. Prior to FBR, Mr. Hendrix was a Managing Director in PNC Capital Markets’ investment banking group and headed PNC’s asset-backed securities business. Mr. Hendrix is an Operating Executive at Crestview Partners, a middle-market focused private equity firm. He is also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of RJH Management Co, a privately held investment management business. Mr. Hendrix graduated from Miami University with a BS in Finance.

Adam Fishman is the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Live Oak since inception, and is currently a Managing Partner at Live Oak, where he has served as an executive officer of three Live Oak-sponsored SPACs starting with Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II. Mr. Fishman joined the firm from Jefferies LLC, where he was a Managing Director from February 2018 to November 2020 and started the firm’s Permanent Capital Group. Mr. Fishman originated and executed SPAC transactions, including initial public offerings, assisting management in evaluating targets for merger consideration, and structuring and executing PIPE investments to support mergers. He was also responsible for originating and marketing pre-IPO private placements for companies across all industries. Prior to joining Jefferies, Mr. Fishman was an Executive Vice President and Head of Institutional Brokerage at FBR (formerly NASDAQ: FBRC), a middle market focused investment banking and brokerage firm. At FBR, he led the collective Research, Sales and Trading organizations. Mr. Fishman was responsible for relationship management for a broad range of investors such as Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Alternative Asset Managers, Pensions, Endowments, Insurance and Family Offices. During his tenure, FBR was a top 3 lead-left bookrunner for initial common stock offerings for small and mid-cap companies, including late-stage private placements executed under Rule 144A and IPOs. Mr. Fishman also served on FBR’s Commitment Committee, where he was responsible for analyzing, structuring and selling all public and private investment offerings, and was a Named Executive Officer for FBR. As a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, Mr. Fishman was a key contributor to the firm’s strategic vision and execution, including evaluating and executing numerous corporate acquisitions, divestments and partnerships. Mr. Fishman began his career as an Associate Director in the New York office of CIBC World Markets. He graduated from Brandeis University with a B.A in Sociology, cum laude.

Evan Moore was formerly a Partner at Khosla Ventures, a venture capital firm, and has served on the board of directors of Teamshares since March 2021. Prior to joining Khosla Ventures, Mr. Moore served as Vice President of Product at Opendoor Labs, Inc., a real estate technology company, from 2014 to 2018. Earlier in his career, he was a Co-founder of DoorDash, Inc. from 2013 to 2014. Mr. Moore holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.F.A. in Music from New York University and resides in Chicago, Illinois.