Nicola Corzine - Smart Cities Innovation Accelerator at Harvard (2017)

Nicola Corzine serves as the founding Executive Director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, a San Franciscobasednon-profit organization designed to educate, innovate and connect aspiring and current entrepreneurs. AsExecutive Director, Nicola is responsible for strategic and operational leadership. Nicola brings over 15 years ofstrategic business development and entrepreneurial thought leadership programming experience to the NasdaqEntrepreneurial Center, most recently in her role as Investment Manager for the Band of Angels, a position sheheld since 2004. Nicola has a broad background in investor relations and marketing at both startup companies,such as Digital Integrity, and financial institutions, including Credit Suisse First Boston and Fundraising Forum.Nicola is a frequent speaker on angel investing, technology trends and seed financing.