LizAnn is a trusted advisor to companies, organizations and individuals facing complex business and legal challenges. She is a highly accomplished professional with a remarkable career that spans the legal, academic, and public sectors. Her career has been shaped by working collaboratively to identify opportunities, implement value-enhancing strategies and solve problems. LizAnn brings an unusual range of business, strategy and regulatory expertise in both large organizations and startups. She regularly advises entrepreneurs, evaluates and invests in businesses, and serves on public, private and governmental boards.

LizAnn is an Acting Professor of the Practice at Cornell Law School, and has taught at Cornell in Ithaca and Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island since 2018. At the end of 2018, LizAnn retired from Cravath, where she had been a Corporate Partner since 2005, and had a wonderful 20 plus-year career. Her practice focused on domestic and international public and private corporate finance transactions, corporate governance and reporting matters, M&A, and liability management transactions. She has worked across many industries, including technology, financial services, industrials and consumer products.

From January 2022 to September 2022, LizAnn served as the Deputy Director, Disclosure Operations, Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC. In that seat, she led a team of over 350 people overseeing the disclosure review program for ‘33 and ‘34 Act disclosure, including in emerging areas such as fintech and digital assets, and division-wide performance evaluation, risk oversight and strategy.

LizAnn’s experiences have deepened her passion to work with entrepreneurs as a valuable sounding board to them on strategy, regulatory matters and talent. She was on the board of a SPAC and serves on the board of CEA company capitalizing on emerging market trends. Since 2018, through teaching at Cornell Tech, she has spent time with entrepreneurs early in their startup journey. This complements her role as a Senior Partner, Strategy & Regulatory, at Braven, an early-stage investment firm, and as an independent advisor to startups in the fintech, digital health and consumer products.

Adrian Croke grew up in New York City, primarily in lower Manhattan, surrounded by creativity and activism. Before landing in Jackson, she bopped from college in St. Paul, Minnesota to the Peace Corps in West Africa. Now, Adrian is the Director of Education and Outreach at Community Safety Network, where she raises awareness of the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, in hopes of ushering in a world free of violence. When she takes a break, she loves to travel, eat and cook food from around the world, be near or in a body of water, or scramble around in the mountains.

Carl is an experienced nonprofit leader, impact investor and collaboration facilitator with deep ties to the communities and landscapes of the Tetons. Carl moved to Jackson in 1995 to work at Teton Science Schools and attend the graduate program there. He served as executive director of the Ogden Nature Center in Ogden, Utah, attended graduate school and then founded and ran two innovative impact investment firms (Greenbridges and Beartooth Capital) seeking conservation and community outcomes across the West, including investments in Jackson and Teton Valley, Idaho. In 2012 Carl founded LegacyWorks Group to help advance collaborative conservation and community impact initiatives in the Tetons and beyond. Carl received his BA with honors in Environmental Studies and a BA in Architectural Studies from Brown University. He received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he served as the President of the Public Management Program, the student arm of Stanford’s Center for Social Innovation. lives in Santa Barbara with his wife (and collaboration facilitator and marine biologist) Carrie Kappel, their son (and guitar and ultimate frisbee player) Charlie and daughter (and aerial artist) Lily, along with a menagerie of chickens, turkeys, cats, and friends.

Anya is a partner at Latin Pay, a fintech business operating in Argentina. Having co-founded the business in 2021, she is a strategic leader and manages its finances.  Anya was a partner and portfolio manager at Gemcorp, an emerging markets focused fund based in London, from 2014 to 2020. She focused on executing investments in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Prior to Gemcorp, she spent the majority of her career in asset management and emerging markets trading at Goldman Sachs as an investment professional and trader in credit and macro and managing portfolios using quantitative strategies. Anya has a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Management (Finance) from MIT.

James is a partner with Cerity Partners, based in the Jackson, Wyoming office.  He takes a comprehensive approach to wealth management, utilizing over two decades of expertise in capital markets, portfolio management, investments, estate planning, and risk management. 

Prior to joining Cerity Partners, James was a Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager for First Western Trust in Jackson, WY, where his strategic insights played a pivotal role in the expansion of the investment management and wealth planning practice. Before joining First Western Trust, James co-founded Thermopolis Partners, LLC, the General Partner for a long/short and long only fund, where he led the trading, equity analysis, idea generation, portfolio management and sales functions. James began his career at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin in New York City, as an investment banking analyst focused on debt restructuring, M&A and corporate valuations. 

James earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Vermont, and currently sits on the Board of Advisors for the Grossman School of Business at UVM.

Liza Millet is an experienced financial/business development professional, passionate about startups and creating opportunities for entrepreneurs. She has worked with over 200 startup businesses on strategy, marketing, fundraising and business development. Before moving to Jackson, WY Liza spent 12 years on Wall Street on the investment side of the business. She currently works as a Portfolio Manager at Income Focus Portfolio Management, a Registered Investment Advisor. She is the co-founder of Silicon Couloir, a Jackson-based 501(c)3 whose mission is to align entrepreneurship with community vision in the greater Teton region.  She co-founded the Silicon Couloir Angel group and co-teaches intensive entrepreneurial bootcamps under Central Wyoming College and Silicon Couloir.  Liza was awarded the Wyoming Mentor of the Year in 2017. She serves on the board of private company Bento Biology Systems. She has an MBA from The Wharton School of Business and graduated from Dartmouth College.  She lives in Jackson with her family.

Lynne Davis, JD – Lynne worked for TIAA in New York for 15 years as Managing Counsel in the Investment Law Division, where she was responsible for managing a large team of commercial real estate and securitization attorneys. She retired in 2008 to focus on her nonprofit commitments in Princeton, NJ. Lynne has a deep passion for helping people and in reducing the stigma around mental health and fostering care for others. She became involved with Center at 353, formerly Trinity Counseling Service, a mental health agency which serves clients without regard to their ability to pay. In 2005, she served as chair of the Governance Committee, Board Chair for 7 years and Vice Chair for several additional years. She also presided over the search for a new Executive Director in 2014 during a time of upheaval and dynamic change at the Agency. Lynne was instrumental in guiding the Board and working with the ED. During this time, she also served Trinity Church as both co-chair of the Profile Committee (formed to reflect the Parish) and then the Discernment Committee in its search for a new Rector, again during a changing environment. Lynne and her husband, Van, now live in Jackson approximately 8 months out of the year where she is involved with the Grand Teton National Park Foundation as a Resource Council member. She also serves with her husband as a volunteer ranger in GTNP in the summer and as a ski ambassador in the winter. The Thursday Roundtable group is also part of her current volunteer activities as well as serving on the Executive Committee of Center at 353.