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5 ANDY TSAO Silicon Valley Bank United States SEAN LAWSON Silicon Valley Bank United States JACKIE HYLAND Silicon Valley Bank United States JEREMY KLEIN Gunderson Dettmer United States Andy Tsao is a Managing Director at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and leads SVB's Global Gateway, which assists innovation companies in emerging markets with their US and international market expansion. In addition, Andy leads SVB Global Private Equity Services, working with SVB's international private equity and venture capital clients, particularly those in emerging markets. He brings more than 20 years of experience banking dynamic companies in technology industries worldwide. In his roles, Andy manages SVB's relationships with venture capital and private equity firms outside the U.S., and also helps emerging market companies as they seek U.S. market entry and U.S. companies as they seek to expand abroad. In both capacities, Andy provides these firms with strategic advice and banking services, including debt financing. Previously, Andy led and helped found SVB's U.K.-based operation, SVB Financial Group UK Ltd, which was established in 2004. Sean Lawson is a manager with SVB Analytics and SVB Securities, responsible for leading valuations and research involving early and growth stage venture-backed technology companies. Prior to joining SVB, Sean was an intern at Caliber Advisors in San Diego, CA, where he assisted associates and directors with valuation opinions ranging from buy-sell agreements, estate and gift, fairness opinions, financial statement reporting and security and intellectual property valuations. Sean received his bachelor's degree in management science and a minor in accounting from the University of California, San Diego. Jackie Hyland is a Director on Silicon Valley Bank's Global Gateway team, which was established to work with innovation companies and their investors in international and emerging technology-focused markets. Leveraging her years of experience in Latin America, Jackie handles business development and manages SVB client relationships with venture capital investors and entrepreneurs in the region. Jackie joined SVB after leading deal activity and portfolio engagement in Latin America as an investment associate with Accion Venture Lab. Jackie has also worked at Compass Group Asset Management in Mexico City where she was part of the real estate private equity team, and Angel Ventures Mexico as a Fulbright Binational Business Scholar. Jackie holds a BA in international relations and journalism from Baylor University and a graduate certificate in business from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Jeremy is a corporate and securities associate in Gunderson Dettmer's Silicon Valley office. Jeremy specializes in the representation of emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycles. Jeremy is broadly experienced with corporate formation and governance matters and a variety of M&A transaction structures. Before law school, Jeremy was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay. He holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

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