Convergences
Blue Economy Convergence Conversation: Monica Jain, Founder of Fish 2.0
Monica Jain is a connector of people and ideas. She started her career as a marine biologist, earned an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, spent several years in finance and venture capital, then directed her experience and energy to focus on oceans. After spending many years bringing finance into ocean-related…
Read MoreBlue Economy Convergence Conversation: Chip Mahan of Live Oak Bank
Chip Mahan is a pioneer in banking who started his career in 1973 and has spent his career revolutionizing banking at the convergence of fintech and financial services. In 1995, Chip and his brother-in-law changed the way banking was done by putting the first bank on the internet. Today, Chip is Chairman and CEO of…
Read MoreBlue Economy Convergence Conversation: Spence Broadhurst of First National Bank
Spence Broadhurst is the Eastern North Carolina Region President at the First National Bank. A civic-minded professional banker, he has lived in and contributed to the Wilmington community since 1996. Between 1996 and 2006, he worked for SunTrust Bank and was the Mayor of Wilmington from 2003 to 2006. After a transfer took him out…
Read MoreBlue Economy Convergence Conversation: Dr. Chris Prentice of Cape Fear Collective
Dr. Chris Prentice was raised in the world of finance and big corporations. By the age of 12, he had learned the language of making money and business. As a young professional, he followed in his father’s footsteps with a career as a commodities broker and business strategist. His job was to maximize profits for…
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