Meet the people behind Ignite Capital

 Our Team

 

LINDSEY HENLEY
Director, Portfolio Operations

JAY NWACHU President

JAY NWACHU
President

 

Our Investment Committee

CANDACE CHANCE
Founder & CEO|The VPI Firm

PATTI CHANDLER VP of Finance and Admin | Baltimore Community Foundation

PATTI CHANDLER
Finance & IT Consultant

BONNIE CROCKETT
Director, Small Business Lending|Baltimore Community Lending

BREE JONES Founder | Parity

BREE JONES
Founder | Parity

Investment Committee Chair

JAY NWACHU President|Ignite Capital President & CEO| Innovation Works

JAY NWACHU
President|Ignite Capital
President & CEO| Innovation Works

CHRIS GRANT Investment Manager | Blueprint Local

CHRIS GRANT
Investment Manager | Blueprint Local

KEN MALONE Co-Founder | Early Charm Ventures

KEN MALONE
Co-Founder | Early Charm Ventures

 

CHRIS WARMAN
Program Officer|Baltimore Community Foundation

MAGGIE VILLEGAS
Executive Director|Baltimore Creatives Acceleration Network

 

Our Board of Directors

 
PATTI CHANDLER VP of Finance and Admin | Baltimore Community Foundation

PATTI CHANDLER
Finance & IT Consultant

Board Chair

MURRAY DALZIEL Dean - School of Business | University of Baltimore

MURRAY DALZIEL
Dean - School of Business | University of Baltimore

BREE JONES
Founder | Parity

FR. RICHARD McGOWAN Treasurer | USA Northeast Province of Jesuits

FR. RICHARD McGOWAN
Treasurer | USA Northeast Province of Jesuits

 
 
JAY NWACHU President|Ignite Capital President & CEO| Innovation Works

JAY NWACHU
President|Ignite Capital
President & CEO| Innovation Works

DAN RIZZO Fmr. Chief Innovation Officer, Innovation Fellow | Inovalon

DAN RIZZO
Innovation Fellow | Inovalon

MARY ANN SCULLY
Dean | Loyola School of Business & Management

 

 Our Co-Investor Network

We understand that investing directly into Ignite Capital is not the right financial decision for everyone. That is why we have created our Co-Investor Network, which gives investors the opportunity to partner with Ignite Capital by investing directly into the social enterprises in our pipeline.


Featured Co-Investors