Board of Advisors

Larry Mercado
Larry Mercado
Chairman of Investment Committee, Coastal
Community Foundation ($400M+ AUM)
Larry is the founder and CEO of DEI Fund and Bold Biologix, LLC. He also chairs the Investment Committee of Coastal Community Foundation managing over $400M in assets. The South Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recognized Larry as their Businessman of the Year and in 2013 & Governor Nikki Haley appointed him an Ambassador for Economic Development in South Carolina.

George A King
George A King, CEO, Infrastructure Group Inc.
George was the Vice-Chairman of a NASDAQ Listed $6 billion dollar company; Universal Access. His capital markets experience includes 325+ capital closings of $20+ billion and advisory closings of $8+ billion. George is also the Board of Trustees Member of Wagner College in New York City and has also served as the Vice President of the leading global Investment Bank Credit Suisse.

Ross Youngs
Ross Youngs, CEO, Univenture Inc
Ross was awarded as the American Businessperson of the Year in 1998 by President Bill Clinton. Univenture Inc. was also first five inclusions in the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America for 5 years continuously. His company has generated more than $435+ Million in revenue in the past 34 years. Ross is also in the Hall of Fame of Inc. Magazine.

Eric Newman
Treasury Manager, City of Stamford, Connecticut
Eric is a Trustee on the Town of Fairfield Employee Retirement Board and Vice Chairman of the Joint Retirement Investment Board. Serves on the NASP-MiDA Africa Institutional Investor
Advisory Council and USAID MiDA Institutional Investor Delegations to Senegal, Kenya and South Africa. Member of AIF Global Trustee Advisory Board, an independent economic think tank focusing on institutional investment policy.